Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction: Team News and Lineups Preview

The Premier League is heading towards its conclusion but with plenty to play for at both ends of the table, Nathan Joyes provides his Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest prediction, team news, lineups and fixtures preview.

Having landed all three tips in his Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace preview at the weekend, before two more in his Nottingham Forest vs Fulham preview, you’d be foolish not to see what he has on offer this Sunday.

1. Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Tip 1: Tottenham to Win and BTTS
2. Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Tip 2: Chris Wood Over 0.5 Shots on Target
3. Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Tip 3: Brennan Johnson to Score Anytime

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction 1: Tough tussle in the capital

England, Premier League, Sunday, April 7th, 18:00 (UK)

Nottingham Forest enjoyed one of their best results of the season with a 3-1 victory over Fulham, building on their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace over the Easter bank holiday.

While Santo’s side continues to find their feet at the City Ground, results away from home haven’t changed too much under his leadership. Their inability to defend set pieces continues to be an issue, and having conceded another vs Fulham, it’s back to the drawing board once more.

It’s also now seven matches without a win on the road in 2024 for Forest, and a trip to London to face Spurs, who are chasing a Champions League spot, may be a bridge too far despite their recent return to form.

At home, Spurs have won four of their last five matches, scoring at least two goals in those victories. Despite starting slowly vs Luton and Crystal Palace, they’ve been able to spin games on their head due to their attacking options.

Being able to suffocate teams in front of their fans doesn’t bode well for Forest, who often have lapses in their concentration, which will be exploited – especially against a top-six side.

Forest can continue their goalscoring form, but their winless streak in 2024 looks set to continue on Sunday.

• Nottingham Forest vs Fulham Prediction 1: Tottenham to Win and BTTS
• Best Odds: 2.50
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 7/10

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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction 2: Keep an eye on Forest’s Kiwi

Nottingham Forest wouldn’t be where they are if it wasn’t for Chris Wood.

The 32-year-old has been in phenomenal form under his new manager and with 12 Premier League goals to his name, Spurs will need to keep a close eye on him if they are to win the match.

However, his movement in the final third has caught plenty of teams out. His header vs Crystal Palace would have been all the rage across social media if it had been Erling Haaland, while his right-footed strike vs Fulham outside the box was a sign of a confident striker.

Marshalling Wood isn’t an easy task. With the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga and Danilo in behind, Forest are quick to counter in numbers, often pulling defences apart-  which could create half a yard of space Wood needs.

His goalscoring run has to end at some point, but priced at evens for the Kiwi to have a single shot on target looks to be a phenomenal play in this fixture – especially with Spurs failing to keep clean sheets of late.

• Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction 2: Chris Wood Over 0.5 shots on Target
• Best Odds: 2.00
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 7/10

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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction 3: Heartbreak for visitors

Brennan Johnson left Nottingham Forest in the summer for £50m and while it was good business for both clubs, Forest fans won’t enjoy watching him face his boyhood team once again on Sunday.

The Welsh international has been in terrific form in his first season with the club, comfortably adapting to his new surroundings and demanding fanbase.

With two goals in his last four matches for his club, Johnson controversially had a goal not awarded to him vs Luton, but he showed his instinctive finishing inside the box to score vs West Ham last time out.

The international break was sandwiched in between these fixtures, and he managed to get on the scoresheet for Wales vs Finland, as he looks to sign off the season in style.

Forest’s defence is vulnerable, especially on the road. If they switch off, expect their former player of the year to punish them inside the box.

• Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction 3: Brennan Johnson to Score Anytime
• Best Odds: 2.60
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 6/10

Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest  Prediction odds via bet365 as at 14:00, April 3rd, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Team News and Possible Lineups: Visitors likely to stick than twist

Spurs head into this fixture with no fresh injury concerns to worry about, but it’s unclear as to whether Ange Postecoglou will rotate after dropping points vs West Ham.

Brennan Johnson will be confident about keeping his place in the starting XI after scoring in that match, while Timo Werner put in another good performance and should keep his spot on the opposite flank.

Callum Hudson-Odoi limped off against Fulham but it looked to be a case of the former Chelsea winger putting in one hell of a shift, rather than him picking up an injury. Aside from that, the visitors are unlikely to rotate after picking up three points vs Fulham.

Tottenham possible starting lineup: Vicario; Udogie, Dragusin, Romero, Porro, Bissouma, Sarr, Johnson, Maddison, Kulusevski, Son

Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup: Sels; Aina, Murillo, Omabamidele, Williams, Danilo, Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Wood

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The Predicted Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest League Standings by BETSiE

Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting the League standings ahead of the Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest, currently 5th vs 17th, fixture by utilising the underlying data from the 2023/24 season up until this point.

For more league-specific BETSiE content including standings, probabilities and predictions, visit her page here – it’s worth it.

Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Standings Prediction

Position	Club	Games	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Liverpool	38	26.1	8.5	3.4	89.7	36.7	52.9	86.8
2	Arsenal	38	26.4	6.6	5.0	89.8	30.2	59.6	85.9
3	Manchester City	38	25.1	8.6	4.3	84.5	36.5	48.0	83.9
4	Aston Villa	38	20.4	6.7	10.9	73.0	57.0	16.1	67.9
5	Tottenham	38	20.2	6.8	11.0	76.3	60.8	15.5	67.3
6	Manchester Utd	38	17.8	4.8	15.4	53.3	57.4	-4.1	58.2
7	Newcastle	38	16.9	5.9	15.3	80.8	67.3	13.5	56.4
8	Chelsea	38	15.6	9.0	13.4	69.3	63.9	5.4	55.9
9	Brighton	38	13.9	11.1	13.0	63.2	60.7	2.5	52.8
10	Bournemouth	38	14.3	10.0	13.8	58.9	65.3	-6.4	52.7
11	West Ham	38	14.2	9.6	14.2	60.3	71.0	-10.7	52.1
12	Wolverhampton	38	14.7	6.9	16.4	53.3	61.9	-8.6	50.9
13	Fulham	38	13.7	7.8	16.5	58.1	61.1	-3.0	48.9
14	Crystal Palace	38	9.7	11.1	17.2	44.9	63.4	-18.4	40.3
15	Brentford	38	10.3	7.8	19.9	55.6	67.5	-11.9	38.8
16	Everton	38	11.8	9.0	17.2	44.3	54.1	-9.8	38.3
17	Nottingham Forest	38	8.9	10.1	19.0	46.3	62.4	-16.1	32.9
18	Luton	38	6.7	8.5	22.8	52.8	80.6	-27.8	28.6
19	Burnley	38	6.2	7.9	23.9	40.6	78.6	-38.0	26.5
20	Sheffield Utd	38	4.9	7.9	25.3	36.6	95.4	-58.8	22.4

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Match OPTA Stats

• Nottingham Forest have won just two of their last 25 away Premier League matches (D7 L16). Since  winning their first away game under Nuno Espírito Santo on Boxing Day at Newcastle, Forest are winless  in five on the road (D2 L3).
• Tottenham Hotspur have come from behind to win five Premier League home matches this season,  including in their last home game against Luton. It’s their most home wins from losing positions in a  single season in the competition.
• Spurs have only failed to score in one of their last 42 Premier League matches, doing so in a 3-0 defeat to  Fulham last month. They have scored in 29 different games this season, with no side scoring in more in  2023-24.
• Nottingham Forest have scored 3+ goals in two of their 14 Premier League games under Nuno Espírito Santo, as many times as they did in 55 games under Steve Cooper. Forest are looking to net three or more  goals in consecutive top-flight games in the same season for the first time since March/April 1995.

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Tottenham Fixtures: North London Derby on the horizon

• Vs Newcastle (A)
• Vs Arsenal (H)
• Vs Liverpool (A)
• Vs Burnley (H)
• Vs Sheffield United (A)

Nottingham Forest Fixtures: Everton six pointer catches the eye

• Vs Wolves (H)
• Vs Everton (A)
• Vs Man City (H)
• Vs Sheffield United (A)
• Vs Chelsea (H)

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