Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 45+1′Tottenham, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 52′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 59′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 61′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 61′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 68′Nottingham Forest, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 74′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 74′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 78′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:Foul
- 83′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 84′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 84′Tottenham, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- Full-time
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Nottingham Forest and Tottenham share goalless stalemate at City Ground
Nottingham Forest and Tottenham played out a goalless draw in Premier League matchday 3, leaving both sides languishing in the bottom half of the table. Forest sit 16th on two points from three games while Tottenham are 17th with just one point, and neither could find a breakthrough at City Ground.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
There were no goals in either half and no cards serious enough to reduce either team, with the contest instead defined by patience and defensive discipline. Craig Pawson took charge of a match short on clear-cut chances despite Tottenham enjoying the greater share of possession and territory for long spells.
Forest managed only two shots on target from twelve attempts, while Tottenham failed to test the goalkeeper at all despite matching them for total shots. Tottenham's dominance in corners, ten to Forest's two, underlined their control of the ball without translating into a breakthrough.
James McAtee was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a 7.2 rating, though he was not directly involved in a goal.
Tottenham held 59% of possession yet could not convert their control into a shot on target.
Nottingham Forest and Tottenham drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Nottingham Forest met Tottenham in the Premier League (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC at City Ground. Referee: Craig Pawson.
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Starting line-ups
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
- 26 Matz Sels
- 5 Murillo
- 31 Nikola Milenković
- 23 Jair
- 3 Neco Williams
- 24 James McAtee
- 21 Xaver Schlager
- 34 Ola Aina
- 10 Morgan Gibbs-White (c)
- 14 Dan Ndoye
- 19 Liam Delap
Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nottingham Forest 40%, the draw 30%, Tottenham 30%. It finished Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham.
Level sides, home ground holds off Tottenham's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Nottingham Forest's 40% is home ground and little else. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Nottingham Forest in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1868 to 1848. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,560 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%).
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Tottenham hold 11 more possession points (56 to 45 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.2% across 5,567 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Nottingham Forest's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, level with the Tottenham win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,965. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last 6 between them: Nottingham Forest 4 wins, 0 draws, Tottenham 2 wins. Most recently Tottenham 0–3 Nottingham Forest, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5073 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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