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Premier League · 2026

Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

0–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur drew 0–0.

Shots
1212
Shots on target
20
Expected goals
0.651.57
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 12–12, shots on target 2–0, expected goals 0.65–1.57, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

42%PossessionNottingham Forest · Tottenham Hotspur● 59%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestTottenham HotspurBaseline
Possession42%59%45.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots12 shotsNottingham Forest 12 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots0 shotsNottingham Forest 2 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 0 shots
  • Expected goals0.65 xG1.57 xGNottingham Forest 0.65 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 1.57 xG
  • Possession41%59%Nottingham Forest 41%, Tottenham Hotspur 59%
  • Corners2 corners10 cornersNottingham Forest 2 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 10 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls13 foulsNottingham Forest 21 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsNottingham Forest 2 cards, Tottenham Hotspur 2 cards
  • Passes311 passes443 passesNottingham Forest 311 passes, Tottenham Hotspur 443 passes
  • Pass accuracy76.2%84%Nottingham Forest 76.2%, Tottenham Hotspur 84%
  • Shots inside box5 shots9 shotsNottingham Forest 5 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 9 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks4 blocksNottingham Forest 3 blocks, Tottenham Hotspur 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves1 saveNottingham Forest 0 saves, Tottenham Hotspur 1 save
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideNottingham Forest 2 offsides, Tottenham Hotspur 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 45′Destiny UdogieYellow card · Tottenham Hotspur
  2. Half-time
  3. 52′Nikola MilenkovićYellow card · Nottingham Forest
  4. 78′James McAteeYellow card · Nottingham Forest
  5. 84′Mateus FernandesYellow card · Tottenham Hotspur
  6. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 59′Nottingham Forest · 2 player changesIgor Jesus · Daniel Muñoz
  • 61′Tottenham Hotspur · 2 player changesAndy Robertson · Mohammed Kudus
  • 74′Nottingham Forest · 1 player changeChris Wood
  • 74′Tottenham Hotspur · 1 player changeMykhailo Mudryk
  • 84′Tottenham Hotspur · 1 player changeMateus Fernandes
  • 84′Tottenham Hotspur · 1 player changeDominic Solanke
  • 90′Nottingham Forest · 1 player changeOusmane Diomande

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1
  1. Matz SelsG
  2. Neco WilliamsD
  3. MurilloD
  4. JairD
  5. Nikola MilenkovićD
  6. Ola AinaD
  7. Ibrahim SangaréM
  8. James McAteeM
  9. Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
  10. Igor JesusF
  11. Dan NdoyeF
Tottenham Hotspur4-2-3-1
  1. Antonín KinskýG
  2. Jan Paul van HeckeD
  3. Destiny UdogieD
  4. Pedro PorroD
  5. Micky van de VenD
  6. Sandro TonaliM
  7. Mateus FernandesM
  8. Rodrigo BentancurM
  9. Mathys TelF
  10. SávioF
  11. Omar MarmoushF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Nottingham Forest
0Draws
1Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Nottingham Forest · Premier League0–3
Nottingham Forest — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League3–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–2
Nottingham Forest — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League1–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Nottingham Forest · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nottingham Forest favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nottingham Forest3 matchesTottenham Hotspur3 matches
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
1.2 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/31.06 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 12.7 shots/match
2.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 3.33 shots/match
42%Possession3/3● 59%
3.33 corners/matchCorners3/3● 7.33 corners/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headNottingham Forest — Tottenham Hotspur
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