National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nottingham Forest or Tottenham Hotspur that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Nottingham Forest nor Tottenham Hotspur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
Nottingham have reached this Carabao Cup stage through battling and winning against Grimsby Town. Nottingham Forest was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Carabao Cup.Nottingham Forest have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Nottingham, who played 2-2 against Brentford. That match was also played at this venue (The City Ground). Midfield player Gibbs-White got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Gibbs-White scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Arsenal.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nottingham Forest, as the Premier League home game vs Crystal Palace is only three days away.
Nottingham Forest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nottingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur was sent out of Carabao Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Chelsea turned out to be too strong.3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Tottenham Hotspur playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
The manager Conte was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-2 loss to Liverpool. Perišić, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.62. Perišić hit the woodwork two (!) times, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that, the Champions League win away at Olympique Marseille.
A quick return to home after this game, as Spurs are hosting Leeds United in the Premier League only three days away.
The visiting Tottenham Hotspur have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Spurs in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these contenders: Nottingham Forest won zero, Tottenham Hotspur were winners in two and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less. One of the stars has been Kane with 3 goals scored against Nottingham Forest in these 2 games.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 11 goals |   T. Awoniyi 3 goals |  P. Højbjerg 3 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 49 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 14.4 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 10 |
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