Tottenham will be looking to build on last weekend’s hugely impressive win over Newcastle United when they take on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Friday night. Spurs beat the Magpies with relative ease, winning 4-1 at home to break a run of four games without a win in the top flight.
Ange Postecoglou’s charges remain fifth in the standings, just three points behind the top four and seven points behind leaders Liverpool. An away win at City Ground could also open up a six-point gap between them and Manchester United, who are just below them in sixth place.
Forest drew 1-1 away to Wolves to break their losing streak, but Steve Cooper’s men are still in the midst of a run of poor form and haven’t won since early November when they beat Aston Villa. As a result, they have slipped to 16th in the standings and are just five points clear of the relegation zone.
But how will the two teams stack up on Friday night in Nottingham? Below, we take a look at their teams and their projected elevens…
Tottenham team news:
Tottenham will still be without a number of key players for Friday’s game, with several first-team names expected to be out until the New Year. Eric Dier has a hamstring problem and Micky van de Ven is out with a hamstring injury sustained against Chelsea. Young defender Ashley Phillips will also be ruled out until January.
In attack, James Maddison is still far from returning and Rodrigo Bentancur will be out until early February with ankle problems. Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon are also out for longer periods. The only major concern for the Spurs is substitute goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman, who will miss a longer period of time with an ankle injury.
Lastly, creative midfielder Giovanni Lo Celso is expected to miss the clash after picking up an injury in training yesterday.
Tottenham XI:
Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma; Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min; Richarlison.