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Nottingham Forest to Win (1-0)
Forest have a hex over this lot, and Spurs still haven’t scored a goal — we’re calling a 1-0 home win to nil.
Two seasons pulling in opposite directions meet at the City Ground. Oliver Glasner’s Forest have a point on the board and a settled look after last year’s four-coach chaos; Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham sit rock bottom, beaten twice, and yet to put the ball in the net. And this is Forest’s fixture right now — four straight league wins over Spurs and back-to-back doubles.
Frame it however you like — a Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham prediction, a hunt for value on the coupon — the read is the same: a tight, low-block afternoon that suits the hosts down to the ground.
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Who Will Win Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
We’re on Nottingham Forest, in a cagey, low-scoring game. Two rounds in, the case comes down to three things: how each side has started, Forest’s stranglehold on the fixture, and a Spurs attack that has completely stalled. The market’s near enough a coin toss, Forest around 29/20 at home, but the underlying numbers tilt to the hosts.
Tottenham’s trouble is right at the sharp end. Two games, two defeats, zero goals, barely 1.6 xG to show for it, and with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both crocked, De Zerbi is missing the players who unpick a deep block. Savio and Omar Marmoush add fresh legs, but a rebuilt front line rarely fires on cue.
Forest are the opposite: hard to break down and well versed in beating this opponent. Glasner’s side have kept it to a goal or fewer across a long Premier League run, dug out a point at Anfield last time, and carry the physical, settled spine that keeps derailing Spurs. At home, against a team that can’t find the net, a narrow Forest win to nil is the shape the data draws.
Top 3 Betting Tips for Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
| Pick | Market | Odds |
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Pick 1 |
Nottingham Forest to win |
29/20 |
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Pick 2 |
Under 2.5 goals |
13/20 |
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Pick 3 |
Tottenham not to score (no BTTS) |
17/20 |
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Nottingham Forest to Win at 29/20
That’s a generous home price for a side with this kind of hold over the fixture. Forest have beaten Spurs in four league meetings on the bounce and done the double in each of the last two seasons, and they’re the steadier outfit here — a new manager already bedded in and a point banked at Anfield.
Tottenham, pointless and goalless, are about as low as a team gets two matches in. At 29/20 for an organised home side against an opponent in a tailspin, Forest are the standout value on the card.
Under 2.5 Goals at 13/20
Everything about this one screams low. Spurs haven’t managed a competitive goal all season and posted just 0.4 xG in last term’s reverse fixture, while Forest’s back line has been mean, a goal or none across a long stretch of games. Layer a cautious Glasner setup over a Spurs side short of creators and you get a cagey, chance-starved afternoon.
A 1-0 brings it home with room to spare, and the goals-shy form on both sides makes under 2.5 the safest way into the theme.
Tottenham Not to Score at 17/20
The sharpest way to back the story of the game. Spurs have drawn a blank in both league outings, their two best creators are in the treatment room, and now they run into a Forest defence that keeps clean sheets almost by default.
Until this new-look attack finds a groove, laying Tottenham to score holds real value, and it stacks neatly with the clean-sheet call and the under 2.5 as one low-scoring, Forest-leaning play.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Odds Comparison
| Bookmaker | Nottingham Forest | Draw | Tottenham |
|---|---|---|---|
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29/20 |
23/10 |
17/10 |
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3/2 |
12/5 |
8/5 |
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7/5 |
5/2 |
9/5 |
This is one of the tightest-priced games of the round. Forest sit around 29/20 at home, Tottenham near 17/10 and the draw about 23/10, a spread that nods to both Forest’s fixture dominance and the fact that Spurs, for all the misery, spent big and ought to click eventually.
The whole thing turns on one question: does Tottenham’s talent finally show, or does the goal drought roll on against exactly the kind of drilled, deep-sitting side that has smothered them before? Get a few books side by side before you commit.
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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Form Guide and Stats
| Metric | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
|---|---|---|
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2026/27 start (2 games) |
1 point, 15th |
0 points, 20th |
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Matchweek 1 |
Lost 0-1 v Leeds (H) |
Lost 0-3 at Brentford |
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Matchweek 2 |
Drew 2-2 at Liverpool |
Lost 0-2 v Newcastle (H) |
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Goals for / against (2 games) |
2 / 3 |
0 / 5 |
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2025/26 final position |
16th |
17th, 41 points |
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Manager |
Oliver Glasner |
Roberto De Zerbi |
Small sample, loud signal. Tottenham have been beaten twice and haven’t scored, shipping five, the fingerprint of an expensive rebuild that hasn’t knitted together. Forest have been sturdier, bouncing back from an opening loss to Leeds with a scrappy, spirited point at Anfield.
Zoom out and it flatters Forest further. They finished 16th last season but ran to a European semi-final, and they’ve handed the dugout to Glasner, a man with an FA Cup and a Conference League on his CV. Take the block as backdrop to a fixture Forest have owned, not a snapshot of two settled teams.
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Nottingham Forest Recent Form and Results
- Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 29 August 2026 (D)
- Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds United, Premier League, 22 August 2026 (L)
- End of 2025/26: finished 16th, survived comfortably, reached the Europa League semi-finals
- Oliver Glasner appointed head coach in July 2026, replacing Vitor Pereira
- Key summer arrivals: Liam Delap, Daniel Munoz, Ousmane Diomande, Xaver Schlager
A single point undersells how Forest have played. The Leeds defeat stung, with the hosts carving the better chances and rattling the woodwork, and they answered it with a gutsy 2-2 at Anfield, a threat on the break all afternoon.
The bedrock is organisation. Glasner has made Forest a nightmare to play through in short order, and a record of conceding once or not at all across a long recent run is precisely the profile that has strangled Tottenham before. Throw in a bouncing City Ground and the hosts have every reason to fancy it.
Tottenham Recent Form and Results
- Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle, Premier League, 29 August 2026 (L)
- Brentford 3-0 Tottenham, Premier League, 22 August 2026 (L)
- End of 2025/26: finished 17th, surviving relegation only late in the season
- First full season under Roberto De Zerbi after a heavy summer spend
- Key men missing: James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, both injured
Spurs could hardly have begun worse. A 3-0 hiding at Brentford was followed by a home loss to Newcastle, leaving them bottom, pointless and goalless, and drawing De Zerbi’s blunt verdict that you can’t buy mentality in the transfer market.
The problem is specific: creativity. With Maddison and Kulusevski sidelined, Spurs scraped only around 1.6 xG across two games, and the new attacking parts need time to settle. There’s talent in the group, no question, but a team this starved of goals and confidence is a hard one to trust on the road.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Head to Head Record
- 22 Mar 2026, Premier League, Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest
- 14 Dec 2025, Premier League, Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham
- 26 Dec 2024, Premier League, Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
- 23 Apr 2025, Premier League, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham
- Recent record: Forest have won the last four league meetings and done the double in 2024/25 and 2025/26
Few sides have Spurs’ number like Forest do at the moment. Four league wins running and consecutive doubles say it all, and while those results came under previous Tottenham bosses rather than De Zerbi, the pattern, Forest’s organised, direct football unsettling Spurs, is a genuine one. The betting angle is goals, or the shortage of them: these games have run tight and low, exactly what the under 2.5 and clean-sheet picks are chasing.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Match Preview
Forest will fancy this, and rightly so. Glasner’s team are compact, lethal on the counter and roared on by a City Ground crowd that has watched them see off Spurs time and again, and they meet an opponent short of both goals and belief. Expect Forest to sit in a tight shape and spring forward through Morgan Gibbs-White and their runners.
Tottenham need a response, and fast, before the heat on De Zerbi cranks up another notch. They’ll see plenty of the ball; the worry is what they do with it. Without Maddison and Kulusevski, the creative weight lands on Savio, Marmoush and Sandro Tonali to prise apart a defence built to frustrate.
The likely rhythm: Spurs with the ball and the territory, Forest happy to defend deep and pounce on the turnover. It probably comes down to a single question, can Tottenham finally find a goal, or does Forest’s back line simply add another clean sheet against a misfiring attack?
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Where to Watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Live Stream and TV Channel
| Country | Broadcaster |
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UK |
Not televised live (3pm Saturday blackout) |
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Kick-off: Saturday 5 September 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: The City Ground, Nottingham. Not televised live in the UK (3pm Saturday blackout).
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Predicted Lineups
Glasner has close to a full deck to choose from, while De Zerbi is down two key creators and may shuffle the pack after two defeats. The XIs below are best estimates from the latest team news, and won’t be nailed on until the sheets drop about an hour before kick-off.
Nottingham Forest Predicted XI
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper (GK) |
Sels |
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Defenders |
Williams, Milenkovic, Diomande, Murillo |
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Midfielders |
Anderson, Schlager, Gibbs-White |
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Forwards |
Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus, Ndoye |
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Formation |
3-4-2-1 |
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Unavailable |
Savona (injury), Sangare (injury) |
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Manager |
Oliver Glasner |
Morgan Gibbs-White is the creative hub and the likeliest man to settle it, feeding Igor Jesus and the wide runners. Glasner leaned on a back three at Palace, so expect a 3-4-2-1 that turns Neco Williams and Daniel Munoz into wing-backs, with the midfield screen ahead of it choking off Spurs’ space between the lines.
Tottenham Predicted XI
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper (GK) |
Vicario |
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Defenders |
Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence |
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Midfielders |
Tonali, Bentancur, Fernandes |
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Forwards |
Savio, Marmoush, Kudus |
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Formation |
4-3-3 |
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Unavailable |
Maddison (injury), Kulusevski (injury) |
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Manager |
Roberto De Zerbi |
With Maddison and Kulusevski out, Sandro Tonali, confirmed to start, anchors midfield and the creative load shifts onto summer buys Savio and Omar Marmoush. De Zerbi needs his front line firing fast, because two games without a goal has swung the spotlight squarely onto his attack.
Team News, Injuries and Suspensions
- Nottingham Forest: Nicolo Savona and Ibrahim Sangare both out injured; the rest of Glasner’s squad came through the Anfield draw in good order.
- Tottenham: James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski remain out injured; Micky van de Ven had his minutes managed in midweek, and Sandro Tonali is set to start after a rest.
It’s early enough that no booking totals are in play, and neither club has European football this week, so both managers can pick freely bar the injuries above.
The live calls are Forest’s front three and Tottenham’s reshuffled attack, so it’s worth a last look at the confirmed sheets an hour before kick-off.
Key Battles in Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
Three contests should shape it: Morgan Gibbs-White against a shaky Spurs midfield, Forest’s defence against a goalless Tottenham attack, and whether Glasner’s structure can smother De Zerbi’s possession game. The referee will be confirmed in the matchday appointments.
Morgan Gibbs-White vs the Tottenham Midfield
Gibbs-White is Forest’s creative heartbeat and has form for hurting Spurs. Against a Tottenham midfield shorn of Maddison’s guile and still hunting its balance, his knack for threading passes on the counter could be the difference. Give him time on the ball and Forest will fashion the openings a low-scoring game hinges on.
Forest's Defence vs Tottenham's Goalless Attack
The heartbeat matchup of the afternoon. Forest have conceded once or not at all across a long recent run, and Tottenham haven’t scored a goal all season. Something gives, and with Spurs’ two best creators injured, the smart money says Forest’s back line stretches its clean-sheet streak rather than a stalled attack suddenly springing to life.
Glasner's Structure vs De Zerbi's Possession Game
A proper tactical clash. De Zerbi wants Spurs hogging the ball and building patiently; Glasner’s side are content to hand it over and strike in transition. If Forest hold their shape and choke the space between the lines, Tottenham’s territory turns sterile, which is exactly how this fixture has kept falling Forest’s way.
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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Score Prediction
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Final prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham. Confidence: moderate on the home win, high on a low-scoring game. Best bet: under 2.5 goals at 13/20.
The goals side of this is where my conviction sits. Tottenham haven’t scored in two league games, scraped only around 1.6 xG, and have lost both their best creators to injury, while Forest defend as well as anyone in the division, a goal or none across a long run. It all points to a tight, low-scoring afternoon.
On the result, I’m with Forest. They own this fixture, four wins on the spin and back-to-back doubles, they’re the more settled side under a proven manager, and they’re at home to a team sitting bottom and low on belief. The market calls it close; the underlying numbers don’t.
That lands on a 1-0 Forest win, and the angle I rate highest is under 2.5 goals, with Tottenham not to score sitting right beside it. One note of balance: Spurs have the quality to flip a game once the new signings settle, so it isn’t risk-free, but the weight of current evidence sits with Forest. Keep any stake within your limits, and a couple of minutes with our bankroll management guide is time well spent beforehand.
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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham FAQ
Who is most likely to win, Nottingham Forest or Tottenham?
Nottingham Forest, narrowly. They’ve won the last four league meetings, they’re the more settled side under Oliver Glasner, and they host a Tottenham team sitting bottom without a goal or a point. The market is close, but we predict a 1-0 Forest win.
Who is better, Nottingham Forest or Tottenham?
On paper Tottenham have the deeper, pricier squad, but Forest have beaten them four times running and started this season far more solidly. Two games in, with Spurs bottom and goalless, form and confidence sit clearly with Forest.
What are the chances Nottingham Forest will win?
Solid for a home side priced around 29/20, which implies a little over 40 per cent. Given Forest’s grip on the fixture and Tottenham’s goalless start, we rate their chances a shade higher than the market does. Confirm the live price before betting.
What is the score prediction for Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham?
We make it 1-0 Forest. Tottenham haven’t scored this season and Forest defend superbly, so a low-scoring home win fits the data, which is why under 2.5 goals and Tottenham not to score are our supporting picks.
What are the best Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham odds?
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When is Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham being played?
Saturday 5 September 2026, kick-off 15:00 BST, at The City Ground. It is a Matchweek 3 fixture in the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What channel is Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham on?
It is not televised live in the UK, as the 3pm Saturday kick-off falls under the broadcast blackout that keeps games off UK screens between 2:45 and 5:15pm. Radio coverage and in-play updates are available, and match highlights follow later in the day.
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