Nottingham Forest eager to bounce back as Tottenham visits.
Following a victory over Utrecht, Forest will host Spurs for this weekend’s clash as they look to bounce back to winning ways in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham begins at 14:00 [GMT] on Sunday, December 14, at City Ground.
Nottingham Forest make their return to the Premier League having picked up a 2-1 win over Utrecht in the Europa League. They host Tottenham at the City Ground in a fixture coloured by surprising recent history and contrasting rhythms of form. After spending more than two decades without a league victory over Spurs—a run that stretched from 1998 to 2024—Forest turned the tables spectacularly last season by completing a Premier League double over them. That shift has added a fresh edge to a matchup traditionally defined by Spurs’ dominance. Forest will look to draw confidence from those performances. Remarkably, Forest are unbeaten in their last 11 Premier League matches in which they have found the net, a run dating back to April. The challenge, however, is getting the goal: only Wolves have failed to score in more league games this season. Sean Dyche’s side have struggled for attacking consistency, and against a Tottenham side that thrive away from home, those margins become even tighter. Nevertheless, bouncing back to winning ways following last weekend’s 3-0 loss to Everton remains the club’s objective. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Igor Jesus in attack is expected against Spurs.
The City Ground hasn’t always been a comfortable venue for Spurs, particularly when Forest breach their defence. Tottenham, who earned a 3-0 win over Slavia Praha in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, have never won an away Premier League game at Forest when conceding, with all three of their victories at the stadium coming via clean sheets. Dyche himself, though, has not enjoyed this matchup over the years, winning just two of his 17 league games against Spurs — both during his time at Burnley. His next defeat would place him level with Arsène Wenger on the list of most Premier League managerial losses, despite managing nearly 500 fewer matches. Building momentum after a 2-0 win over Brentford remains the objective. Victory here would give them consecutive league wins for the first time since August, when they opened the campaign by beating Burnley and Manchester City. Their away form has quietly been one of the league’s strongest: only Crystal Palace have more wins and points on the road. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Richarlison in attack is expected against Forest.