Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest FC
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
22:07The full-time whistle sounds in North London after a nervy second 45 minutes for Nottingham Forest, who just about hold on to secure a 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur! Already 2-0 up from the first half, Forest elected to sit back in the second and registered just 0.64 xG despite their two early goals, with Gibbs-White lashing their best chance wide of the target. At the other end, Spurs racked up 2.14 xG as chances for Kulusevski, Danso, and several for Richarlison before the Brazilian finally found the net with a pinpoint header. That 87th minute goal, however, proved to be too little, too late for Ange Postecoglou's side, who suffer a staggering 18th Premier League defeat of the season to remain down in 16th place. Forest are back to winning ways up at the summit though and climb from sixth to third with their first win in three attempts, puttng Nuno Espirito Santo's side back in the driving seat for a Champions League spot with just five games left to play!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:59FULL-TIME: TOTTENHAM 1-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:59Forest win a free-kick out on the right-hand side which they do their best to keep in the corner, but Sosa is scythed down recklessly by Tel to restart the same process again.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:58Williams does brilliantly to beat Tel to the loose ball after Tottenham's free-kick is cleared, but his out-ball to Awoniyi isn't held up by the substitute and Spurs will come back for one last chance.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:55Yellow Card Harry Stefano Toffolo
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:54We're into the first of FIVE added minutes in North London with Spurs searching for an equaliser, and will that be enough time for Postecoglou's side to salvage something?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:54Substitution Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White Ramón Sosa Acosta
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:53BLOCKED!! Tel cuts inside from the left to have a go from range, and after his effort is blocked in the box by Milenkovic, Davies follows in with a first-time strike which he fires well over the top!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:53Yellow Card Matz Willy Els Sels
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:50Yellow Card Ryan James Yates
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:50Hudson-Odoi heads for the Spurs box in a rare counter-attack from the hosts, but his square ball across to Awoniyi sees the Forest number nine crowded out and the chance goes astray.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:50Spurs continue to push forward as Porro cuts onto his left to put a cross into the middle, but it's headed half-clear by Murillo and Spence skews the rebound miles wide.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:49Assist Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:48Goal Richarlison de Andrade
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:48Porro's corner is glanced away but falls straight to Bergvall, who spreads the ball back wide to the Spaniard, but Porro's second attempt is underhit and easily volleyed clear by Morato!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:47CHANCE!!! Forest almost divert the ball into their own net!! Johnson gets around the outside and drills a dangerous ball across the face of goal from the right, and though no Spurs players can get there, Williams nearly shins it beyond Sels as the ball luckily skews behind for a Tottenham corner!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:45SAVED!!! Porro's pinpoint cross into the middle is met by a superb, goalbound header from Richarlison, but Sels dives low to his right and is able to claw the ball out of the bottom corner!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:44Forest have only once suffered three straight defeats under Nuno Espirito Santo but had lost their last two heading into this one – winning three in a row beforehand – but they don't look likely to be adding to that unwanted record here.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:42Substitution Pape Matar Sarr Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:42Johnson lunges in to get on the end of a ball into the box from Tel but can't get there, as both he and Toffolo awkwardly slide off the pitch and into the advertising hoardings but are thankfully okay to carry on.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:39Tel cuts inside to stand up a far-post cross towards Richarlison, but the Spurs number nine can't get enough contact on the ball to steer it goalwards.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:38Danso clips a forward ball into the box for Solanke, but he's blocked off by Forest's Brazilian duo of Morato and Murillo in defence as Sels gathers it for the visitors.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:37Substitution Christopher Grant Wood Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:36WIDE!!! Danso strides forward from the back and is urged to shoot by the home fans; pulling the trigger with a left-footed effort from 25 yards which flashes just wide of Sels' left-hand post!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:35Spence's throughball in behind almost slips Tel running around the outside of Williams, but the Welshman slides in to steer the ball behind for a Tottenham corner.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:34Tottenham have lost 16 of their last 20 Premier League games against teams starting the day in the top half of the table, and have lost eight out of nine since winning 4-0 against then second-placed Manchester City back in November.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:31SAVED!!! Williams' attempted deflection is deflected off Yates and skews straight into Richarlison's path, but Sels races off his line to narrow the gap and makes a guilt-edge save from close range to deny the Brazilian!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:29Substitution Dejan Kulusevski Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:29Substitution Wilson Serge Eric Odobert Brennan Price Johnson
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:27OFF THE LINE!!! Spurs go within inches of halving the deficit!! Porro swings in a corner which is glanced goalwards at the front post by Kulusevski, but the Swede's header is somehow hooked off the line as Toffolo acrobatically dives in to clear it on the volley!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:26Yellow Card Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:26Forest have only lost one game when leading by two goals at half time since their return to the Premier League, losing 3-2 to Bournemouth when both sides were newly-promoted back in September 2022.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:24Kulusevski cheaply gifts possession to Wood and Anderson is there in support for the Forest striker, before being scythed down by Kulusevski to win a free-kick on halfway.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:21Since Tottenham thumped Manchester City 4-0 on 23 November, only the bottom-three trio of Ipswich (13), already-relegated Leicester (eight) and Southampton (six) have picked up fewer points than Spurs (18), who have lost 12 of their 20 games since beating the defending champions.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:20Substitution Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira Callum James Hudson-Odoi
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:19Substitution Nicolás Martín Domínguez Ryan James Yates
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:19WIDE!!! A pair of flick-ons between Wood and Gibbs-White sees the ball break kindly for the Forest captain, but he can only slice a left-footed shot wide from the edge of the box!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:18WIDE!!! Porro's mid-height cross is met on the run by Sarr, whose acrobatic back-heel almost resembles a scorpion kick as he skews the ball wide of the mark!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:18Tottenham have lost 17 Premier League matches in 2024-25 and are well on course to make it 18, their most in one season since the 2003-04 campaign (19). Ange Postecoglou is one of three Spurs bosses to lose at least games in a season, along with Ossie Ardiles in 1993-94 (19) and Gerry Francis in 1996-97 (18).
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:15Danso drives up-field before slipping a pass into the box with Sarr making a diagonal run, but he's blocked off but the covering Murillo and Sels slides in to gather for Forest.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:13Kulusevski and Bentancur combine to tee up Odobert for a first-time cross down the right, but the Frenchman's ball in from the byline is cut out and cleared by Murillo.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:10Tottenham last won a Premier League game when trailing by at half time by at least two goals all the way back in November 2010 – a famous 3-2 North London Derby victory against Arsenal.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:09Forest's chances of victory in our live probability tracker have shot up to 86.0% following their two-goal display in the first half, and with hosts Tottenham down on just 3.3%, they'll need one hell of a comeback to turn things around as Bentancur gets the second period underway.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:07Nuno Espirito Santo makes a half-time change of his own for Forest, with Morato on for Anthony Elanga in a clear change to their formational setup.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:06Substitution Cristian Gabriel Romero Kevin Danso
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
21:06Substitution Micky van de Ven Benjamin Thomas Davies
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:59It's only half-time, but Anderson could well have covered every blade of grass already for Forest, scoring the opener with a fizzer of a strike which had just 0.02 xG behind it. The Reds midfielder was denied an assist by VAR's semi-automated offside system, but still created one big chance from six final-third passes and has won a game-high six of his nine duels; including twice in the air, turning possession over on three occasions and winning three free-kicks in the process. Lynchpin.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:56There's the half-time whistle, and the boos ring around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the hosts trailing Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the break. The visitors flew out of the blocks and were ahead inside five minutes, as Anderson rifled a first-time strike through a crowd and into the net from a cleared corner. VAR intervened to deny Forest a second within 10 minutes after Wood was caught offside from Anderson's cross, but just six minutes later, Wood rose again to head Elanga's delivery beyond a stranded Vicario and into the back of the net for 2-0. Spurs may have outscored the Reds in terms of xG, leading by 1.23 to Forest's 0.33, but efforts from Odobert, Kulusevski, Tel and Richarlison are yet to beat Sels between the sticks and as things stand, Ange Postecoglou's side are heading for an 18th Premier League defeat of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:51HALF-TIME: TOTTENHAM 0-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:51Forest's last failure to win a Premier League game when leading by at least two goals came back in October 2023, a 2-2 draw with Luton Town.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:49We'll play three additional minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the visitors Forest firmly on top of the scoreline.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:48WIDE!!! Richarlison climbs highest to get on the end of Tel's cross from the left, but his header back across goal bounces just wide of Sels' right-hand post!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:46CHANCE!!! Odobert flashes a cross straight across the face with both Richarlison and Sarr closing in, but the two Spurs players get in each others' way and the chance goes begging!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:45WIDE!!! Another Porro cross into the middle isn't dealt with by an off-balance Williams and sits up nicely for Tel, but he can only lash a first-time shot wide of the near post in a huge let-off for Forest!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:44Yellow Card Cristian Gabriel Romero
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:44A loose ball breaks for Gibbs-White in the middle with both Wood and Elanga running into space ahead of him, but the Forest number 10 hits a rare poor pass and it's easily cut out as his frontmen complain.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:42Odorbert and Porro both attempt crosses into the area from the right-hand side, but the latter's leads to a scramble in the Forest box and Dominguez is caught by a high boot from Richarlison to win a free-kick.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:40Williams cuts out a byline cross from Spence down the left but Forest can't quite get the ball clear – that is until Dominguez dispossesses Kulusevski on the edge of the box, steps between another two pressing attackers, and recycles possession for Danilo to ship it wide towards Anderson.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:37Forest have lost just two of their last 35 league games played on Easter Monday – winning 21 – while in the top-flight they’re unbeaten in 16 with 13 wins, since a 1-0 loss at Chelsea back in 1966.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:35CHANCE!!! Odobert sets off on a darting run inside from the right and charges into the box before drilling a low ball across the face of goal, but neither Kulusevski nor Tel can get there as it flashes wide of the far post!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:33Elanga looks to get on the end of Murillo's long ball forward and goes shoulder-to-shoulder with Van de Ven, but the two speedsters barge into each other, hit the deck, and the free-kick goes Tottenham's way.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:31Wood's goal for Forest's second means that no side have scored more headers in the Premier League this season than the Reds' 11, alongside Brentford.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:29SAVED!!! Kulusevski cuts inside onto his right foot to curl a 20-yard effort goalwards, but it's straight into the gloves of Sels and the Forest goalkeeper gathers!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:28Porro floats a far-post cross into the area which is met by Tel, but the on-loan Bayern Munich winger can't get any control on his header and balloons it over the bar!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:27Tel swings Tottenham's latest corner into the Forest box and gets the ball back following Romero's deflected header, but his drilled effort back across the face is overhit and no-one in Lilywhite can get there to prod it home!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:24SAVED!!! Tel tees up Odobert for a shot from 20 yards out, and his curling strike towards the bottom corner is tipped around the upright and behind by Sels!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:22Nottingham Forest have now scored first in 24 of their Premier League matches this season, more than any other side.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:20Chris Wood has been Forest's talisman this season, netting on 18 occasions, including nine match-opening goals. He ranks fourth in the Premier League scoring charts this term.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:19Assist Anthony David Junior Elanga
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:18Goal Christopher Grant Wood
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:17Wood can have no complaints as replays show that his leading shoulder was beyond that of Van de Ven's, but Spurs will still know they've been given a huge reprieve by the new VAR system there.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:15BALL IN THE NET!!! Forest think they've doubled their lead inside 10 minutes, but VAR intervenes to deny them!! Anderson floats a ball in from the left as Wood gets beyond the last defender to slot a well-taken volley beyond Vicario, but after the goal is initially given, VAR's new semi-automated offside system is called upoin and quickly disallows the goal!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:12Goal Christopher Grant Wood
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:12Elanga's run is picked out by a cross-field pass and he cuts inside to enter the box. He's weaving his way through, but can't get a shot away before he's crowded out by Romero, Porro and Bentancur.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:11Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 11 matches when conceding first in the Premier League, since boming back to beat Aston Villa in early November.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:08Assist Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:08SAVED!!! Gibbs-White takes Anderson's forward pass on the turn and lashes a strike goalwards from 25 yards, which is bound for the bottom corner before being parried behind for a corner by Vicario!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:07Goal Elliot Junior Anderson
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:07Forest’s 1-0 win in the reverse fixture ended a six-game losing streak against Tottenham in the Premier League. They last did the league double over Spurs in the 1996-97 campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:05BLOCKED!! Tel steals possession from Williams and Dominguez to drive into the visitors' box, bearing down on goal before hitting a side-footed shot straight at Milenkovic!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:03It'll be Dominguez to kick the game off for Forest, as the Tricky Trees get things up and running in North London!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
20:02It’s neck and neck in our live win probability tracker despite these two sides’ respective league positions, with Forest just edging it on a 37.4% chance of victory compared to Spurs’ 37.0% as the two sides head out onto the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch. Both sides are in desperate need of a league position and morale-boosting win, with kick-off just moments away!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:59Espirito Santo opts for three Forest changes himself, with Danilo and Harry Toffolo coming in on the left-hand side of midfield and defence respectively, while on the opposite flank, Anthony Elanga – whose goal was the difference in the Reds’ last win against Manchester United – returns, with Morgan Gibbs-White captaining the side.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:54Ange Postecoglou makes five changes from Tottenham’s 1-0 Europa League victory in Frankfurt, with skipper Son Heung-Min still out through injury and James Maddison dropping to the bench. In come Djed Spence in defence, Pape Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski in midfield, while Richarlison leads the attacking line alongside Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:44NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Ibrahim Sangare, Taiwo Awoniyi, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Alex Moreno, Ryan Yates, Ramon Sosa, Zach Abbott.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:44NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Harry Toffolo; Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Danilo; Chris Wood.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:44TOTTENHAM SUBS: Antonin Kinsky, Kevin Danso, Yves Bissouma, James Maddison, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Ben Davies.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:44TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence; Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Sarr; Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Mathys Tel.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:44Forest, meanwhile, having been flying high in the Champions League places for much of the season, but after a run of three wins from their last eight, they’ve dropped out of the Premier League’s top five on goal difference. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side can climb back up to third with a victory here, but have been on the end of losses to Aston Villa and Everton in their last two games.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:39Spurs languish a lowly 16th in the table as their season to forget comes to a close, and head into this game having won just once in their last six against already-relegated Southampton. Ange Postecoglou’s side may have reached the Europa League quarter-finals by beating Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek, but the continent is their last hope of salvaging a woeful campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
19:33Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Tottenham host Nottingham Forest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest
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