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Matchday 3 · Saturday 5 September, 16:00 · City Ground

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur: line-ups and result

Nottingham Forest 16 · 2 points
0 - 0
Tottenham Hotspur 18 · 1 points

Line-ups Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1 · O. Glasner
26 Sels
5 Murillo
31 Milenković
23 Cunha
3 Williams
24 McAtee
21 Schlager
34 Aina
14 Ndoye
10 Gibbs-White
19 Delap
  • 59' Daniel Muñoz Ola Aina
  • 59' Igor Jesus Dan Ndoye
  • 74' Chris Wood Liam Delap
  • 90' Ousmane Diomande Murillo

Line-up for Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenković, Cunha, Williams, McAtee, Schlager, Aina, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Delap

Bench
  • 22 R. Yates
  • 27 D. Muñoz
  • 11 Igor Jesus 59'
  • 9 C. Wood
  • 12 John
  • 2 O. Diomande 90'
  • 25 L. Netz
  • 7 C. Hudson-Odoi
  • 8 N. Domínguez
Absentees Nottingham Forest

Savona (injured)

Tottenham Hotspur 4-2-3-1 · R. De Zerbi
31 Kinsky
13 Udogie
37 van de Ven
6 van Hecke
23 Porro
16 Tonali
30 Bentancur
11 Tel
8 Gallagher
17 Sávio
22 Marmoush
  • 61' Andy Robertson Destiny Udogie
  • 61' Mohammed Kudus Sávio
  • 74' Mykhailo Mudryk Mathys Tel
  • 83' Mateus Fernandes Conor Gallagher
  • 84' Dominic Solanke Omar Marmoush

Line-up for Tottenham Hotspur: Kinsky, Udogie, van de Ven, van Hecke, Porro, Tonali, Bentancur, Tel, Gallagher, Sávio, Marmoush

Bench
  • 3 A. Robertson 61'
  • 5 M. Senesi
  • 14 A. Gray
  • 15 L. Bergvall
  • 18 Mateus Fernandes 83'
  • 20 M. Kudus
  • 27 M. Mudryk
  • 39 M. Dúbravka
  • 19 D. Solanke 84'
Absentees Tottenham Hotspur

Kulusevski, Maddison, Odobert, Simons (injured)

Highlights Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Nottingham Forest

  1. Morgan Gibbs-White Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  2. Dan Ndoye Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Tottenham Hotspur

No goals or assists yet.

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Nottingham Forest

Player Starts Min. Form
Matz Sels 3/3 270 mixed
Jair Cunha 3/3 270 mixed
Nikola Milenković 3/3 270 mixed
Neco Williams 3/3 270 strong
Morgan Gibbs-White 3/3 270 solid
Murillo 3/3 268 solid
James McAtee 3/3 253 strong
Ola Aina 3/3 219 solid

Tottenham Hotspur

Player Starts Min. Form
Antonin Kinsky 3/3 270 mixed
Jan Paul van Hecke 3/3 270 strong
Sandro Tonali 3/3 255 mixed
Mathys Tel 3/3 232 mixed
Rodrigo Bentancur 2/3 225 mixed
Andy Robertson 2/3 187 solid
Pedro Porro 2/2 180 solid
Micky van de Ven 2/2 180 solid

Stats

Nottingham Forest Match Tottenham Hotspur
  • 41% Possession 59%
  • 12 Shots 12
  • 2 Shots on target 0
  • 7 Shots off target 8
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 22 Fouls 13
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.27 1.24
  • Predicted goals2.0
  • Both teams to score0%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners6.0

Team comparison

NFO home Per match TOT away
0.50 Points 0.50
0.00 Goals for 0.00
0.50 Goals against 1.50
1.25 xG for 1.17
1.12 xG against 1.90
2.5 Corners 6.5
LD Home and away form LD

Head-to-head record Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur

10 previous meetings
5 Nottingham Forest 0 draws 5 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Goals per match2.80
  • Both teams scored40%
  • Over 2.5 goals60%
  • Mar 2026 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 3 Nottingham Forest
  • Dec 2025 Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Apr 2025 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest
  • Dec 2024 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Apr 2024 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Dec 2023 Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Mar 2023 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
  • Nov 2022 Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Aug 2022 Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Sep 2014 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?

Craig Pawson refereed Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur.

Who is unavailable for Nottingham Forest against Tottenham Hotspur?

Nottingham Forest are without Nicolò Savona (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Tottenham Hotspur against Nottingham Forest?

Tottenham Hotspur are without Dejan Kulusevski (knee injury), James Maddison (knock), Wilson Odobert (knee injury) and Xavi Simons (knee injury).

What formation do Nottingham Forest play?

Nottingham Forest have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 3 matches under O. Glasner.

What formation do Tottenham Hotspur play?

Tottenham Hotspur have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under R. De Zerbi.

How did the last meeting between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur finish?

On 22 March 2026, Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest finished 0-3.

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