Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham prediction and odds: Dejan Kulusevski tipped to score in Carabao Cup tie

Tottenham Hotspur kick-off their EFL Cup campaign with a trip to the City Ground as they look to secure their first trophy since 2008 - which was in this competition. The Premier League sides now join the domestic competition and Antonio Conte may fancy his chances in lifting his first Carabao Cup.

Spurs are the favourites at evens with Betfred ahead of their Carabao Cup trip while Forest are 11/4 and a draw is 13/5. The north London club have reached the competition's semi-finals on at least three occasions in the last four years and reached the final in 2021.

Antonio Conte has picked up the Premier League and the FA Cup in his managerial career while at Chelsea but he may well be keen to test the waters and look to win this trophy in February but with Champions League football and the FA Cup yet to begin, his priorities might be elsewhere.

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Tips

• Dejan Kulusevski to score anytime - 13/5
• Both teams to score - 4/6

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Team stats

Spurs have finished 12 of their 20 matches in all competitions with both teams finding the net including in the last five games while for Forest it is seven in 15 and just twice in their last five matches. Both teams to score is 4/6.

The visitors have finished half of their matches with three or more goals including four in their last five matches in all competitions while the hosts have finished seven this way this season including two in their last five outings. Over 2.5 goals is 8/11.

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