Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Friday 15 December 2023

Result

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Friday 15 December 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Nottingham Forest · Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League predictions

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Nottingham Forest lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in the Premier League on Friday 15 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

Richarlison opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Nottingham Forest did not score. Tottenham Hotspur scored through Richarlison (45+2') and Dejan Kulusevski (65').

Discipline: Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Nottingham Forest were 17th on 14 points from 16 and Tottenham Hotspur 5th on 30 points from 16. Nottingham Forest went on to finish that season 17th with 36 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 5th with 66.

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-5-2 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dejan Kulusevski of Tottenham Hotspur (8.9), ahead of Ben Davies (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Nottingham Forest wins, 0 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

42'Yellow card · Destiny UdogieTottenham Hotspur
45+2'Goal · RicharlisonTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
54'Yellow card · Pape Matar SarrTottenham Hotspur
65'Goal · Dejan KulusevskiTottenham Hotspur · 0-2
70'Red card · Yves BissoumaTottenham Hotspur
73'Yellow card · Ben DaviesTottenham Hotspur
79'Yellow card · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur
82'Yellow card · MurilloNottingham Forest
90'Yellow card · Harry ToffoloNottingham Forest

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Nottingham Forest 0, draws 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Nottingham ForestPremier League · 11 Mar 2023
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 28 Aug 2022

Team news

Unavailable

Alfie WhitemanTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Manor SolomonTottenham Hotspur · injury (Meniscus Injury)
Micky van de VenTottenham Hotspur · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Ashley PhillipsTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Emmanuel DennisNottingham Forest · injury (Unknown Injury)
Rodrigo BentancurTottenham Hotspur · injury (Torn Ankle Ligaments)
Ui-jo HwangNottingham Forest · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Serge AurierNottingham Forest · injury (Calf Injury)
Giovani Lo CelsoTottenham Hotspur · injury (Unknown Injury)
Davinson SánchezTottenham Hotspur · injury (Toe Injury)
James MaddisonTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Taiwo AwoniyiNottingham Forest · injury (Groin Surgery)
Ivan PerisicTottenham Hotspur · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Sergio ReguilónTottenham Hotspur · other (Doubtful)

Nottingham Forest line-up (3-5-2)

Matt Turner, Willy Boly, Murillo, Moussa Niakhaté, Neco Williams, Ryan Yates, Orel Mangala, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Harry Toffolo, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, Heung-min Son, Richarlison