Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham - Carabao Cup: Team news, lineups & prediction
By Sean Walsh
Nottingham Forest go up against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening.
Spurs are in desperate search of any sort of silverware and will have welcomed a draw at one of the Premier League's weakest teams so far this season.
Forest could view the cup as a welcome distraction to a disappointing campaign thus far, but are unbeaten in their last two home games and head into the tie off the back of a 96th-minute equaliser against Brentford on Saturday.
Here's all you need to know about this third-round matchup...
Where are Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham playing?
- Location: Nottingham, England
- Stadium: City Ground
- Date: Wednesday 9 November
- Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT / 15:45 EST / 12:45 PST
- Referee: Peter Bankes
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham H2H Results (Last Five Games)
- Nottingham Forest: 0 Wins
- Tottenham: 4 Wins
- Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Games)
- Nottingham Forest: LDWLD
- Tottenham: LDWWL
Nottingham Forest team news
Steve Cooper could welcome Jack Colback into the fold following a back injury but is unlikely to start.
Giulian Biancone has been ruled out for the season, while Harry Toffolo, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards aren't expected to return until after the World Cup break.
Serge Aurier could make his first appearance against Spurs after being released by the club last summer.
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Tottenham
Nottingham Forest Starting XI (4-3-3): Hennessey; Aurier, Worrall, Boly, Lodi; Mangala, O'Brien, Yates; Johnson, Awoniyi, Lingard.
Bench: Henderson, Williams, Cook, McKenna, Kouyate, Freuler, Gibbs-White, Dennis, Surridge
Tottenham team news
Richarlison has returned to training and could appear from the bench ahead of his World Cup campaign with Brazil.
Dejan Kulusevski suggested on Sunday that he may not start here after only just coming back into the side following a hamstring problem.
Djed Spence could make his first start for Tottenham having spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Forest from Middlesbrough, with Antonio Conte set to make sweeping changes.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Starting XI (3-5-2): Forster; Sanchez, Tanganga, Lenglet; Spence, Skipp, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon; Lucas, Kane
Bench: Lloris, Emerson, Doherty, Dier, Davies, Bentancur, Richarlison, Gil, Kulusevski
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham score prediction
Both sides are expected to make several changes with a view to prioritising their final Premier League games before the World Cup break.
Aside from their thrashing at Arsenal last week, Forest have found some relative form and have made City Ground a tough place to go to.
Nevertheless, Spurs should have enough quality to replicate their early season victory on the banks of the River Trent.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham