Nottingham Forest VS Tottenham Hotspur - Prediction

Following four defeats and a draw, Tottenham Hotspur have returned to the winning track. The Spurs have secured a dominating victory against Newcastle United in their last encounter in the Premier League. Goals from Udogie, Rircharlison, and Son sealed a win by a 4-1 margin at the Spurs Stadium. However, Tottenham Hotspur will be looking for their second victory in a row when they travel to City Ground tonight to face Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, will look for a much-needed win over the Spurs to avoid the relegation zone.

Stats&Facts

• Nottingham Forest had a strong record against Tottenham Hotspur before 2000. From 1995 to 1997, Nottingham Forest defeated the Spurs in four consecutive matches. However, their performance was very poor after 2000. They have now lost each of their last four league games against the Spurs.
• Home records are also in favor of Nottingham Forest. They have lost their last two home games against Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. A defeat over Tottenham Hotspur would see them losing three home games in a row for the first time since 1991.
• Playing on Friday night has been difficult for Tottenham Hotspur. They have won only three of their 12 games played on Friday, while they lost five of them.
• Nottingham Forest have earned only one point from the possible 15 in their last five games. They lost four and tied the remaining one. In fact, the Forest have bagged the lowest points among the other teams in the league from their last five games.

Team News

Centre-back Murillo has been one of the top performers for the Forest. But he got a hamstring injury during the match against Wolverhampton and will miss tonight's match. Former Spurs player Serge Aurier is unavailabvle for his calf injury, while Taiwo Awoniyi is out of the squad due to a groin injury. The injury list a pretty big for Tottenham Hotspurs. A number of players are still out of the squad due to injury. A list of absentees includes Alfie Whiteman, Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ashley Phillips, and Micky van de Ven. Giovani Lo Celso is the newest addition in the treatment room. He will miss tonight's clash, but his injury is not serious. Possible Lineup for Nottingham Forest: Turner; Boly, Niakhate, Felipe; Williams, Kouyate, Yates, Mangala, Toffolo; Gibbs-White, Elanga Possible Lineup for Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Johnson, Kulusevski, Son; Richarlison

Prediction: Forest 0-2 Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur showed their hunger in the match against Newcastle United. The return of Christian Romero has been a massive boost for the back four of the Spurs. In addition, captain Son Heung-min is in his peak form. Therefore, we expect Tottenham to win this game comfortably.

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