Tottenham vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-06 17:00.
[p]Top-four chasers Tottenham continued to stutter as they pursue a return to the UEFA Champions League, taking the lead inside five minutes against West Ham in midweek only to draw 1-1. Manager Ange Postecoglou dampened expectations when telling the press that a top-four finish this season was not his highest priority, instead revising his ultimate ambition to being āin the title raceā this time in 2025.Ā [/p]
[p]The run home in this campaign will be tough as it includes meetings with the Premier Leagueās top three-clubs, so they need to make the most of other opportunities such as a visit from Nottingham Forest, a club who they have defeated in three consecutive league games (agg. 7-1) since the latterās return to the top-flight. The chances of making this game count would appear plentiful after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Luton in their last home outing boosted an already formidable win rate as a pre-match home favourite to 75% (W9, L3) across this seasonās Premier League.[/p]
[p]Nottingham Forest earned four points from a pair of home games against fellow bottom-half clubs Crystal Palace (1-1) and Fulham (3-1) to finish the midweek round three points ahead of the relegation zone. With 19th-placed Burnley finding form and Forestās appeal against a four-point deduction to be heard this month, head coach Nuno EspĆrito Santo praised his players for āignoring the noiseā following that vital win over Fulham.[/p]
[p]Forestās last three away trips of the Premier League season are all against clubs directly battling them for survival, so any positive result they can gain from a visit from a much higher ranked club would be an enormous morale boost. Six losses away to the Premier Leagueās top-seven sides (agg. 17-7) as of the start of this round suggests that is highly unlikely however.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brennan Johnson is likely to get his first start against his old side, and he may fancy his chances of scoring having done so in five of his last 11 appearances for club or country. Forest frontman Chris Wood has made a formidable return from injury, bagging goals in each of his last three league matches.Ā [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Tottenham were level or behind at half-time in each of their last seven Premier League games.[/p]