Tottenham Hotspur Form
After being knocked out of the Champions League, the team can now focus exclusively on the Premier League, where it has developed a major problem—namely, the threat of relegation to the Championship. The club are only one point clear of the bottom three. The London side have sunk so low thanks to a 12-match winless run (five draws and seven defeats). In the last round, the Londoners managed to draw away at Liverpool (1:1), which allowed them to end a run of five straight league defeats. Ahead of the start of matchday 31, Spurs have just 30 points, and that is their worst tally at this stage since the Premier League was founded.
- The Londoners have not scored more than one goal in their last six Premier League matches.
- At home, Tottenham Hotspur have a seven-match winless run in the league (two draws and five defeats).
- Both teams to score has landed in the Londoners’ last seven home Premier League matches.
Potential Tottenham Hotspur Lineup (4-4-2)*
Guglielmo Vicario – Djed Spence, Radu Dragusin, Kevin Danso, Pedro Porro – Archie Gray, Mathys Tel, Joao Victor de Souza, Pape Sarr – Dominic Solanke, Richarlison.
Due to injuries, midfielders Wilson Odobert, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison remain sidelined, along with defender Ben Davies and forwards Mohamed Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski.
Nottingham Forest Form
The Nottingham side have roughly the same negative form as the Londoners. The team have now gone seven league matches without a win, drawing four and losing three. However, it is also worth noting that the club have avoided defeat in the last two rounds: there was a compromise away at Manchester City (2:2), followed by a goalless draw at home to Fulham. There are problems in attack, which is clear from the results—in Nottingham Forest’s last seven Premier League matches, the club have scored more than once only once. The team are still outside the relegation zone, but they are ahead of West Ham below them solely because of a better goal difference.
- Three or more goals have been scored in five of Nottingham Forest’s last six away Premier League matches.
- Both teams to score has landed in five of Nottingham Forest’s last six away league matches.
- In seven of their last eight away Premier League matches, the club have conceded first.
Potential Nottingham Forest Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Matz Sels – Ola Aina, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo – Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson – Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi – Igor Jesus.
The team’s injury list includes forward Chris Wood, defenders Willy Boly and Nikola Savona, and goalkeeper John Victor.
Who Will Referee the Match
Michael Oliver (England)
Matches – 22 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 64;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.9;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 5%.
* For each team, the starting XI from its last match in this tournament is listed.
