Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to build some confidence as they travel to Nottingham Forest for a Carabao Cup third round clash on Wednesday. Spurs have already beaten Forest this season and should once again be too strong for their out of sorts hosts.
Nottingham Forest claimed a comfortable 3-0 victory over League Two side Grimsby Town to book their place in Wednesday’s clash. Sam Surridge netted a brace after Ryan Yates had had opened the scoring early in the contest.
That result has been one of the few things for Nottingham Forest to cheer about this season as they have found topflight football difficult. They have claimed just one win in their last 11 matches across all competitions but played out a 2-2 draw with Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Nottingham Forest will be looking for a boost from the home fans after extending their unbeaten run at the City Ground to three matches. Among their results in that run was a 1-0 victory over Liverpool which could serve as a springboard for Wednesday’s clash.
The Carabao Cup will be a welcome distraction for Tottenham, who will be keen to use it as a means to build some confidence and set their campaign back on track.
Tottenham Hotspur head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool in a Premier League fixture last Sunday. They went into the break two goals down and despite pulling one back through Harry Kane, failed to complete the comeback.
Spurs have surprisingly done some of their best work on the road lately with just one defeat in their last five away matches across all competitions. Antonio Conte’s men have claimed three wins in that run and are without a clean sheet in the last three fixtures in that run.
How the bookies view it
Arsenal are considered favourites among the bookies with a win priced at 39/40 by SBK. A victory for Nottingham Forest is valued at 29/10 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by Paddy Power.
Head to head
Tottenham Hotspur have a 43-23 advantage with 16 draws from 82 previous matches. Spurs have already beaten Forest this season, claiming a 2-0 victory in a Premier League fixture back in August.
Players to watch
Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench against Brentford on Saturday and could return to the starting line up on Wednesday. The striker scored the winner against Liverpool and is priced at 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Given the injuries in the Tottenham Hotspur squad and the desire to get their season back on track, they are unlikely to rest players on Wednesday. Harry Kane netted a brace when both teams met in August and could be tipped to get on the score sheet at 6/5 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Tottenham and Spurs have shown little defensive solidity in recent weeks and could be set to produce goals on Wednesday. Both teams could be backed to score at 5/7 with Sport Nation, who are also offering 4/5 for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is valued at 19/10 with BetVictor.
Both teams have had a few late showings this season which means the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at evens with Paddy Power.
This EFL Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will be played on Nov 9, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
