Tottenham Hotspur is aiming to continue their impressive run in the contest, by winning against Nottingham Forest, who are hungry for wins. These two teams are both unbeaten in the contest before this match, giving them confidence. The Spurs had a dominating 4-1 win against Newcastle before this match. On the other hand, the Forest is from a 1-1 draw against the Wolves. In the league table, the Spurs are the better team as they are at the fifth with 30 points. Meanwhile, the Forest are in-need of more wins, as they are at the 16th with just 14 points in their campaign. Additionally, for the 123 matches these two teams played, the Spurs managed to win 57. Meanwhile, the Forest have 37 victories from these matches. The meeting between these two teams is on December 16, 2023, at 4:00 AM (GMT+8).
Tottenham Hotspur
Forest’s recent struggles have been reflected in their Premier League matches. In fact, only three of their 12 games played on a Friday ending in victory. In August 2022, Forest defeated Tottenham 2-0. However, this was not the case in their five Premier League matches before the weekend’s visit of Newcastle. Tottenham became the first team to score first in five successive Premier League games but fail to win any of them. However, their struggles did not come to the fore during Sunday’s clash with Newcastle, who suffered injuries. Despite this, Tottenham remains Champions League outsiders in fifth place. However, they have the chance to draw level on points with Manchester City by overcoming Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur, currently in fifth place, were impressive this season, having defeated Newcastle United by a 4-1 scoreline last week.
Tottenham’s long-term absentees, including Alfie Whiteman, Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ashley Phillips, and Micky van de Ven, are in treatment. Eric Dier is expected to return, but his groin injury may take another week. Ben Davies and Cristian Romero will return, with Son moving to the left and Richarlison returning to the front.
Nottingham Forest
Forest returned home with a creditable share of the spoils, making numerous changes from the dismantled side. Cooper witnessed Harry Toffolo head home the opening goal, and Matheus Cunha’s response denied the visitors a victory. Forest now leads the team into their Friday fixture, with the Tricky Trees occupying 16th place in the Premier League table. However, after an eight-game unbeaten run at the City Ground between April and November, Forest have suffered back-to-back home defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton, marking just their third scoreless top-flight home game since the start of last season.
Forest centre-back Murillo is reportedly suffering from a tight hamstring, with 12 minutes left in a match against Wolves. Fans are awaiting his fitness, with former Tottenham full-back Serge Aurier and Taiwo Awoniyi also assessing. Forest head coach Cooper should not disrupt the team’s harmony.
Prediction:
Tottenham Hotspur (2.5)
Odds: -0.88
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