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Spurs meet relegation rivals in huge game at bottom of Premier League
Tottenham face Nottingham Forest on Sunday
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Tottenham face relegation rivals Nottingham Forest in a huge game in their battle to stay up in the Premier League.
Spurs are just one point above the bottom three but Igor Tudor’s side are boosted by their Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
With West Ham also in action at Aston Villa on Sunday, defeat for Spurs could see them drop in the relegation zone for the first time this season.
But victory would be a major boost to their survival chances.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game…
Date, kick-off time and venue
Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest is scheduled for a 2.15pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
The match will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Where to watch Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 2pm GMT ahead of the 2.15pm kick off.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest team news
Guglielmo Vicario will start in goal for Tottenham, before undergoing a hernia operation next week.
Conor Gallagher, Destiny Udogie and Lucas Bergvall all returned from injury off the bench against Atletico Madrid, as the injury problems as Spurs begin to ease.
Joao Palhinha was able to train with his team-mates on Friday after concussion, while Spurs Dominic Solanke is expected to be fit to return.
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Forest needed extra-time and penalties to see off FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday, when Callum Hudson-Odoi was missing and Vitor Pereira clearly had one eye on Spurs as he made nine changes.
Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Spurs will be fine this season if they play like they did against Atletico but Forest are tricky customers, as Manchester City found out.
It really does depend on which Spurs side turns up and whether they will be able to channel that European fight into domestic competition.
They are going to need to - with their top-flight status at stake - but will they?
Tottenham to win, 2-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Tottenham wins: 59
Forest wins: 40
Draws: 29
Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest match odds
Tottenham to win: 29/20
Forest to win: 2/1
Draw: 23/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
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As afternoon made way for evening, you could hear impassioned cheers from inside the bars and pubs along the High Road as jaded Spurs fans celebrated Nico O’Reilly’s goals against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. Truly, this was a day for schadenfreude and silver linings.
Many feel they should have removed Tudor long before this point and many more will now feel they have no choice, with the club spiralling towards relegation after a humiliating defeat in their six-pointer with rivals Forest.
Spurs had been good in the first half against Forest, undone by switching off from a corner but otherwise tidy and the better team. Tudor’s decision to replace Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence with Destiny Udogie and Lucas Bergvall made Spurs worse. Their second-half performance was error-filled and sluggish, and Tudor’s record of making substitutions that make little impact or a negative one is desperately poor.
Tudor meddled with the formation yet again and, with the possible exception of Xavi Simons, substitute on Sunday played worse than the man he replaced. Simons was the one bright spark who did come off the bench and there are some fans who fear Tudor not fancying the Dutchman is hurting their survival bid.
If they wish to act then Spurs must do so now, to give maximum time to get a replacement in and for them to work on the grass with those players not heading off on international duty. Free of Cheltenham, Harry Redknapp returns to the rumour mill. But, like after Thomas Frank was sacked in February, the options out there are few and far from ideal.
Equally, Spurs have been ravaged by injuries all season. Only a shell squad is available to Tudor, and, like their league campaign, the situation has threatened to get worse before it gets better. Mathys Tel, Spurs’s brightest spark on Sunday, went off with a suspected injury in the second half and will be scanned to see if he can still report for international duty. It prompts the question: dismal though Tudor’s record is, is it certain that a third manager of the season would do a better job with the players available?
And there is the obvious point, too. Would the players really benefit from yet more upheaval and another managerial change? Perhaps they would. Perhaps it would be third time lucky as Spurs make a late beeline for safety.
Or perhaps Tudor’s replacement would not have enough time to instil their own identity and get a tune out of them, too little too late. The Tottenham hierarchy will know they would risk taking one step back but never quite getting the two steps forward.
Spurs hired Tudor as a sergeant major to kick some life into a failing troop shot of confidence. More often than not, though, what players stuck in a rut need is an arm round the shoulder, not a crack of the whip. Whatever they decide, it is patently clear in this will-they-won’t-they moment that Tudor at Tottenham is not working.
Tottenham sit 16th in the Premier League and will host 17th-placed Forest, who trail them by one point, this weekend in a match which could have huge implications for the relegation battle.
Spurs have seen something of an uptick in form after drawing with Liverpool and beating Atletico Madrid in their last two fixtures, and fans are prepared to back the side as they face this crucial game.
It read in part: “Tottenham Hotspur means everything to us. It always has... To our team, our players, our coaching staff: we are right behind you... You will hear us.”
“After the game [vs Atletico], there was a beautiful sensation, feeling of togetherness with the fans. Very rare,” he said.
“I felt this enjoyment, I enjoyed feeling the sensation that we are doing good on the pitch, but together with them, together with the fans. That was really nice, rare.
“We need to continue all together this, if we can say, small positive moment after two games where we can recognise small but important things for the squad.”
He continued: “Yeah, there is a positivity, but also understanding the game [vs Forest], it is not easy. So, important game, but probably it will not decide anything after the game, independent of the results. We just need to keep going on what we did in the last two games.”
Vitor Pereira rotated heavily for the match so as to keep his stars fresh for the Spurs match, though Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams and Murillo ended up playing nearly an hour after coming on in the second-half. Elliot Anderson played 45 minutes.
“There would be no advantage because the coach made it in the way so the players who started didn't play more than 60 minutes. So there would not be an advantage from this point of view.”
Xavi Simons will hope to keep his place in the Tottenham side for Sunday's crucial Premier League showdown with Nottingham Forest.
The two sides are separated by just a point in the relegation battle, and with Spurs having three weeks between this fixture and their next match, away at Sunderland, it is crucial they produce a positive result to keep the recent upturn in form going.
That was his first start since the defeat to Fulham at the start of the month, and it could be enough to keep his place in the side.
Tudor opted for effectively a 4-4-2 shape against Atletico, one that produced Spurs' best performance of the season and must be tempted to stick with it.
Destiny Udogie returned off the bench from a hamstring injury and could start against Forest, while Micky van de Ven is available again after serving a Premier League suspension.
Despite the trio being back, Archie Gray looks certain to keep his place after another superb display in midweek.
Richarlison missed the Atletico match due to suspension but is likely to come straight back into the starting lineup on Sunday.
Dominic Solanke did not train with his team-mates on Friday morning, but Tudor told reporters later in the day that he expects the striker to be available.
Nottingham Forest are set to name a full-strength side against Tottenham on Saturday after resting a number of key players against Midtjylland.
Forest visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend for a relegation six-pointer which will pit the team 16th in the Premier League against 17th.
Spurs come into the tie ravaged by injuries, but Forest are expected to be at full-bore as they target a first league win since January, which could lift them as many as three points clear of the drop zone.
Pereira, though, named a heavily rotated side for the match as he appears to be prioritising the relegation battle - he has made nine changes to the side which drew with Fulham at the weekend.
Among those left out of the starting XI are Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White. Also named to the bench in Denmark are striker Igor Jesus, Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare, and Ola Aina.
“I have a responsibility,” Pereira told TNT Sport. “It is crucial for the club to keep their position in the Premier League. I did what I must do, you understand?”
“In three days we have an important game, and today is European game. We have ambition, we will compete for the result. We have the quality to win this game, I believe in my players.
“Today, for sure, we will try to play our best level and I have players on the bench who can add quality on the pitch. Today’s a chance that a lot of players deserve.”
Given the tie went to extra-time, several of those rested were still required to play a role. Anderson and Aina both came on with 15 minutes of regular time remaining, while Murillo, Gibbs-White and Williams came on at the hour mark.
Forest take on FC Midtjylland in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 showdown on Thursday evening, needing to win by two clear goals at minimum to progress to the quarter-finals.
Forest were held to a goalless draw by Fulham last weekend, meaning they are a point behind Spurs and only out of the relegation zone by virtue of a superior goal difference to West Ham.
Such is the importance of Sunday’s match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Pereira is expected to rest a number of key players with the Spurs showdown in mind.
He said: “For me, it is a pity that I need to make decisions, to think not just about this game but the next two games. I need to think about it because it is important for the club.
“Of course, the Europa League is important for the club but the [Premier] League is very important for the club.
“The next [domestic] game is against Tottenham and Tottenham are competing with us for the same target, to be safe in the Premier League. I must try to compete in both competitions, [but] I cannot forget the next game in the Premier League.
“I believe to play on our level and to compete in a way I want to compete we need to be fresh mentally and physically. If we were in a safe position in the Premier League table, it [would be] completely different.”
Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic and captain Morgan Gibbs-White are among the players that have made the trip to Denmark, though whether any feature in the Europa League decider remains to be seen.
Atletico Madrid withstood a rousing Tottenham Hotspur fightback to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 7-5 on aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in north London on Wednesday. Diego Simeone's side, who scored four times in the opening 22 minutes in last week's 5-2 first-leg home romp, wobbled under a home onslaught but goals by Julian Alvarez and David Hancko ultimately gave them breathing space.
Although they bowed out, Tottenham did so with their pride restored as interim manager Igor Tudor enjoyed his first win in six games since taking charge thanks to a Xavi Simons double. They will now try to take some positivity into their Premier League relegation battle while Atletico go on to meet La Liga rivals Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
Tottenham extended their unbeaten home run in Europe to 25 games with a vibrant display that was at odds with what they have produced on their own turf this season. At times, as they steamed forward in a riveting contest, it looked as though it could be a night of glory against the side they beat in the 1963 Cup Winners' Cup final to become the first English club to win a major European trophy.