Nottingham Forest look to continue their fairy tale season, as they welcome Tottenham Hotspur side to the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest have been playing well above expectations this season, sitting in 4th place in the Premier League after 17 games. A win against Tottenham could see Nuno Espírito Santo’s side climb to third in the table and just a point from second.
Tottenham Hotspur have had a ‘Spursy’ campaign so far, with impressive wins against Manchester City and Aston Villa being followed up with disappointing losses to Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town.
Ange Postecoglou’s side currently sit 11th in the Premier League and will be wanting to bounce back, following a 6-3 loss to Liverpool.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Line-up: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Yates, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood
Nuno Espírito Santo returns to his former club with a new found confidence and belief that his Nottingham Forest team can achieve things that no one had foreseen before the season.
Chris Wood’s remarkable form has seen him score ten goals in 17 games for Forest this season. The New Zealand international ranks joint third in the Golden Boot race, five goals behind leader Mohamed Salah.
Nottingham Forest remain without Taiwo Awoniyi, Danilo, Ibrahim Sangare, Andrew Omobamidele through injury.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Line-up: Forster, Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Porro, Sarr, Maddison, Son, Johnson, Solanke
A win for Tottenham on Thursday could see the Lilywhites climb to 8th in the table, reestablishing their expectations of qualifying for Europe next season. Dejan Kulusevski will be key for Spurs, having recorded 8 G/A in 15 Premier League starts this campaign
Having been plagued with injuries this season, Spurs will be without Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Mikey Moore, Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero and Mikey van de Ven for the trip to Nottingham.
Tottenham have won the last four Premier League meetings against Nottingham Forest with their only loss in the last five fixtures being in the Carabao Cup. Nottingham Forest will be feeling confident that they can put an end to this run, considering the progress they have made since Nuno’s arrival.
Our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this match is both teams to score. Odds on Betfred of 2/5 mean a bet of £10, would potentially return £14.
(Odds subject to change)
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
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