By Cole Gallagher / August 18, 2026
Premier League · Sept 5, 2026 · City Ground, Nottingham · 10:00 AM ET / 3:00 PM BST
⚽ Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur ⚽
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Nottingham Forest host Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground in a Matchweek 3 fixture that Forest have dominated recently, having beaten Spurs 3-0 both home and away last season. Oliver Glasner continues to shape his Forest squad while Roberto De Zerbi, installed as permanent head coach at the end of March, gets his first full preseason in charge of Tottenham. Here’s our full breakdown, part of our ongoing coverage of the leading sportsbooks for backing every Premier League fixture this season.
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Team Analysis
Nottingham Forest
Glasner has added defensive steel this summer with the £34m signing of Ousmane Diomandé from Sporting Lisbon, an Ivory Coast international who should bolster a back line that will be without striker Taiwo Awoniyi for a long stretch yet. Awoniyi is continuing his recovery after undergoing a second procedure this summer, and the club has understandably prioritised his health over any firm return timeline. Elsewhere, Forest also fended off Tottenham’s interest in Morgan Gibbs-White during the window, keeping their playmaker in place for this exact fixture.
Key Storyline: Forest strengthened at the back with Diomandé and kept hold of Morgan Gibbs-White despite Tottenham’s interest, even with Awoniyi still a long way from returning.
Tottenham Hotspur
De Zerbi takes charge of his first full campaign after being appointed permanent head coach at the end of March, following a turbulent managerial spell for the club last season. Spurs missed out on two notable summer targets, failing to land both Eberechi Eze and, notably, Forest’s own Morgan Gibbs-White, leaving De Zerbi to work with largely the same attacking pieces as before while trying to instil his own possession-based identity.
Key Storyline: De Zerbi is trying to build his identity at Spurs after missing out on both Eze and a run at this weekend’s opponent’s own Morgan Gibbs-White.
Key Betting Angles
The recent head-to-head record is impossible to ignore: two matches last season, two 3-0 wins for Forest, including a brace from Callum Hudson-Odoi in the home leg. That kind of scoreline swing rarely repeats exactly, but it does suggest Forest have had a read on how to hurt this Tottenham side, and De Zerbi is still bedding in his approach across a full preseason for the first time. With Forest’s home form and recent history in this exact fixture, leaning toward the home side and a repeat of a goal-heavy affair both look reasonable.
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Our Prediction
Cole’s Pick: Nottingham Forest to win
Forest have owned this matchup recently, and home advantage at a raucous City Ground adds to their case, even without Awoniyi available. De Zerbi’s first full preseason in charge should help Tottenham going forward, but missing out on both Eze and Gibbs-White this summer leaves the same questions unanswered from last season, when Forest beat them twice by three goals. We’re backing the trend to continue, at least in terms of the result if not the exact scoreline.
Confidence: medium on the result given a new full preseason for De Zerbi, higher on Forest avoiding defeat based on recent history
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Cole Gallagher covers soccer betting for WorldCupBetting.ca, specialising in match predictions, odds analysis and tournament futures. Based in Toronto, he has followed the Canadian men’s national team since their 2022 qualifying campaign and brings a line-shopping, data-first approach to every pick.