Match preview for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest
Tottenham welcomes this Easter Monday a familiar face to North Londs while colliding with Nottingham Forest, now under the leadership of ex-spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo.
While the side of Ange Postecoglou kept just about their European hope with a retaining Europa League quarterfinals, Forest fights to bring Champions League football back to the city for the first time in decades.
After achieving a heavily fought 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, the European adventure of Spurs will continue and also the annual term of Postecoglou.
The Australian manager, once the optimist, joked after the victory: “They should tolerate him a little longer” – a quip that made the crucial penalty from Dominic Solanke who set the tone for a chased defensive display in Germany.
Tottenham is now preparing for a semi -final with the Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt, but their domestic form remains gloomy.
With 17 League-Nedergagen this season-Hun worst count since 2003-04-sits are traces at the wrong end of the table.
Losses for teams such as Wolves and poor results against top half opposition (eight defeats in their last nine of such games) emphasize the scale of the challenge. Since their emphatic 4-0 win over Manchester City in November, only Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich have earned fewer points.
However, Spurs can stick to their recent home form, with an unbeaten run of four games over all games on their base of North London.
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Team news for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest
The victory of Spurs in Frankfurt came for a prize. James Maddison, who won the decisive penalty, was forced after a heavy collision with goalkeeper Kaua Santos.
Postecoglou later revealed that there was no serious injury, so the midfielder can still occur on Monday. However, Captain Son Heung-Min will be equipped due to a persistent foot problem, while Radu Dragusin continues his restoration of an ACL tear.
With Son Missing, Mathys Tel has been performed. The teen loan from Bayern Munich has scored in his last two league trips and can write history as the first Spurs -Teenager in three consecutive Premier League matches net.
Nuno Espirito Santo offered little clarity about his team selection and only stated that Ola Aina (Kalf) and Taiwo Awoniyi (thigh) would be assessed “day to day”. Despite a bad show against Everton, the Bosbaas is expected to stay with most of his starting XI, with Anthony Elanga Jota Silva probably replacing.
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Expected line-ups for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest
Tottenham: Vicario; Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Sarr; Odobert, Solanke, Tel
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Anderson, Dominguez; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
How to view Tottenham against Nottingham Forest: TV -channel, online stream
Tottenham v Nottingham Forest starts on Monday at 8 p.m. and is available to look at Sky Sports.
