Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction: Further trouble awaits leaky Spurs

Pressure is growing on Ange Postecoglou, with Spurs spending Christmas in the bottom half of the table following Sunday’s 6-3 drubbing at home to Liverpool, so three points are very much in demand when they take on Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day (15:00 KO, live on Amazon Prime).

Read on for my Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur predictions, complete with the latest match odds and team news.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur Odds

Tottenham are 7/4 to grab a win at the City Ground, with the draw 13/5 and Forest 13/10 to close out the year at home on another positive note.

Given the chaos Spurs saw against Liverpool last week, goals could look tempting. Over 2.5 goals has been priced up at 4/9, with over 4.5 goals an 11/4 shot.

Team News

Nottingham Forest head into this clash without Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are expected to revert to a 4-2-3-1 system after switching things up for last weekend’s visit to Brentford.

Tottenham welcome back Rodrigo Bentancur from suspension, but they’re still missing first-choice centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.

Nottingham Forest to win @ 13/10

While it’s easy to focus on Spurs’ latest defeat, Nottingham Forest’s form heading into this contest is worth noting. They’ve won four of their last five matches and they have seven victories from their previous 10 top-flight fixtures.

Forest have picked up maximum points in four of their previous five outings at the City Ground and they meet a Spurs side who have lost four of their eight league trips on the road.

Santo will be desperate to get one over his former side and Spurs do look vulnerable. The visitors have won just two of their nine clashes with top-half sides this season, losing three of their four away encounters.

The absences of Van de Ven and Romero continue to trouble Spurs and their reckless approach should be picked off by this well-oiled Forest side. Take the hosts to secure maximum points at 13/10.

Nikola Milenkovic to score anytime @ 9/1

Summer signing Milenkovic has made a real impression at the City Ground this season, scoring twice from set pieces. The defender should be relishing a clash with Tottenham, who have a dire record when it comes to defending from dead-ball situations.

Milenkovic has managed a shot in each of his last nine Premier League matches, recording an effort on target in his last three. He’s scored in two of his last three league starts, while only four sides have conceded more set-piece goals than Spurs this season.

Milenkovic is a tempting proposition at 10/3 for a shot on target, but his price of 9/1 to score anytime stands out most. The towering Serbian netted the opener within two minutes at Manchester United and he may bolster his growing reputation against a sorry Spurs.

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