Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the venue as Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest go head-to-head in an exciting Premier League meeting. 

Tottenham breathed a huge sigh of relief in midweek Europa League action as a narrow 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt propelled them into the semi-finals, keeping their hopes of securing European qualification for next season alive. Ange Postecoglou’s future in North London depends on ending the club’s 17-year title drought as a 4-2 defeat at Wolverhampton last week left Spurs in the Premier League’s lower reaches, condemning them to their first bottom-half finish since 2008. Beating Forest may be crucial to building momentum ahead of their European semi-finals, yet they’ve lost 16 of their last 20 league encounters against sides starting the round in the top half of the table (W3, D1), including a 1-0 defeat at the City Ground on Boxing Day.

On the other hand, Nottingham Forest’s pursuit of Champions League qualification remains on track despite slipping to sixth, courtesy of single-goal margin losses to Aston Villa and Everton in the last two rounds. The Tricky Trees trail fifth-placed Chelsea on goal difference alone amid concerns they could lose three consecutive league games under Nuno Espirito Santo for only the second time. Confidence comes from Forest’s imperious record of seven away league victories against teams starting the day in the bottom half this season, with five arriving via 2+ goal margins. Furthermore, they’ve not lost any of their last 16 top-flight fixtures held on Easter Monday (W13, D3).