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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds
Spurs have enjoyed a resurgent week to ease the pressure on head coach Thomas Frank, who delivered a badly-needed first home top-flight triumph since the opening day of the season as former club Brentford fell 2-0.
Now it’s back on the road for Spurs, who face a Nottingham Forest side who beat FC Utrecht 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday evening thanks to a late effort from Igor Jesus.
Forest have generally been much improved under their third manager of the season in Sean Dyche, though a 3-0 loss at the hands of former club Everton that left them heading into the weekend sitting 17th and only two points above the relegation zone will certainly have stung.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 2pm GMT kick-off on Sunday December 14, 2025.
The match will take place at the City Ground in Nottingham.
Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports+. Coverage begins at 12:30pm GMT.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham team news
Ola Aina, Chris Wood, Angus Gunn and Ryan Yates are all sidelined for Forest, who were also without first-choice goalkeeper Matz Sels in the Netherlands due to a groin issue.
Striker Taiwo Awoniyi is approaching his comeback having recently returned to training.
Injury doubt: Brennan Johnson may not play for Spurs against his former club
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Spurs remain without Destiny Udogie due to a hamstring injury, while Brennan Johnson is also a doubt to face his former club as the result of a knock that ruled him out in midweek.
Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma and James Maddison are all still out, though Radu Dragusin and summer signing Kota Takai are both back fit and will be pushing for their first involvement of the season in the matchday squad.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham prediction
It has been an enjoyable few days for Spurs, who were desperate for some home wins to ease the pressure on Frank and defuse simmering tensions that had been arising between frustrated fans and players in recent weeks.
Their away form has generally been strong, with four wins and only one defeat on the road so far this term, while only fellow strugglers West Ham and Wolves have earned fewer points at home in 2025/26 to date than Forest.
Dyche has been going very well with six wins from his first 11 games across all competitions since replacing ex-Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, denied a swift reunion with his Europa League winners after being sacked after only 39 days in charge in October, though Forest’s ongoing frailties were ruthlessly exposed by Everton last time out.
We’re backing Spurs to shade an entertaining game that won’t be short on goalmouth action to continue their recent resurgence under Frank.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Nottingham Forest wins: 39
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham match odds
Nottingham Forest to win: 13/8
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
