Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur, 05 September 2026

Score0-0
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,686

View Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Nottingham Forest won: 10 Drawn: 2 Tottenham Hotspur won: 7 Nottingham Forest scored: 26 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 22 . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win five consecutive league meetings with Tottenham Hotspur for the first time.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Starting lineup:

Antonín Kinský Goalkeeper
Micky van de Ven Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Mathys Tel Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 59
Daniel Muñoz for Ola Aina 59
Chris Wood for Liam Delap 74
Ousmane Diomandé for Murillo 90

Substitutions:

Mohammed Kudus for Sávio 61
Andy Robertson for Destiny Udogie 61
Mykhailo Mudryk for Mathys Tel 74
Mateus Fernandes for Conor Gallagher 83
Dominic Solanke for Omar Marmoush 84

Cards:

Nikola Milenković 52 Y
James McAtee 78 Y

Cards:

Destiny Udogie 45+1 Y
Mateus Fernandes 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win their first two home league games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1924-25 in League Division One. . Forest had now failed to score in seven of their last 12 home games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn 100 of their 353 games in the Premier League (won 108, lost 145). . Neco Williams scored in the 66th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

Comments:

League position: 18th . Tottenham Hotspur avoided losing their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1979-80 in League Division One. . Spurs had now failed to score in their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1974-75 in League Division One. . There had now been three goalless draws in their last 168 games in all competitions since March 2023. This was the first instance since their visit to Brentford in the Premier League on 1 January 2026.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 59
Daniel Muñoz for Ola Aina 59
Chris Wood for Liam Delap 74
Ousmane Diomandé for Murillo 90

Cards:

Nikola Milenković 52 Y
James McAtee 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win their first two home league games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1924-25 in League Division One. . Forest had now failed to score in seven of their last 12 home games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn 100 of their 353 games in the Premier League (won 108, lost 145). . Neco Williams scored in the 66th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Starting lineup:

Antonín Kinský Goalkeeper
Micky van de Ven Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Mathys Tel Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Mohammed Kudus for Sávio 61
Andy Robertson for Destiny Udogie 61
Mykhailo Mudryk for Mathys Tel 74
Mateus Fernandes for Conor Gallagher 83
Dominic Solanke for Omar Marmoush 84

Cards:

Destiny Udogie 45+1 Y
Mateus Fernandes 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

League position: 18th . Tottenham Hotspur avoided losing their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1979-80 in League Division One. . Spurs had now failed to score in their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1974-75 in League Division One. . There had now been three goalless draws in their last 168 games in all competitions since March 2023. This was the first instance since their visit to Brentford in the Premier League on 1 January 2026.