Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League team news and updates

Some house followers are making their emotions identified forward of kick-off.

Ten minutes to go on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Can Spurs construct on their euphoric Europa League quarter-final win in midweek? Or will Forest bounce again from their last-gasp defeat to Everton to resume their bid for Champions League qualification?

“I maintain saying to folks, I am loving each minute mate,” Ange Postecoglou tells Sky Sports activities when requested whether or not he nonetheless enjoys the job.

“I get there’s a number of noise. I’ve most likely filtered it in order that solely perhaps 25 per cent of that will get by means of. That is nonetheless annoying and never satisfying, however it’s solely 25 per cent.

“The remainder of it I nonetheless love. I like working with these gamers and the problem of overcoming the percentages.”

“We all know we now have put ourselves in a superb place going into the final six video games of the season. What we will do is management what occurs on the pitch,” Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wooden tells Sky Sports activities.

“No person anticipated us to be right here so why not go forward and take it on with each fingers? We now have an excellent problem forward of us and that’s one thing we’re actually up for.

“We simply have to implement what we now have performed within the different 30 odd video games of the season. Give attention to displaying our skills and what we will management on the pitch.”

Not too way back Spurs have been within the prime half of the desk and continuously qualifying for Europe, whereas Forest have been battling to stave off relegation.

However the tables have turned fairly dramatically this season: Forest are sixth, firmly within the combine for Europe – though having had a slight dip in efficiency not too long ago – whereas Tottenham are sixteenth within the prime flight and only one level forward of Seventeenth-placed West Ham.

A win at the moment for both facet would take Forest as much as third, or Spurs as much as thirteenth. A draw would additionally see Spurs leapfrog fellow strugglers Manchester United – now there’s a sentence – because of their superior objective distinction.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo admits he’s stunned by Tottenham’s Premier League struggles this season.

Spurs, who the Portuguese managed for 5 months in 2020, are at present heading in the right direction for his or her lowest ever Premier League place as they sit in sixteenth forward of Forest’s go to.

It has been a season stuffed with surprises, with Forest launching a Champions League qualification bid, which seems to be like taking place to the wire.

Tottenham’s struggles have been significantly eyebrow-raising, although, with beleaguered boss Ange Postecoglou being stored alive by their Europa League probabilities.

Nuno stated: “I feel this season there are issues that weren’t anticipated, and the Spurs scenario is clearly one in all them.

“All of the groups have issues, some greater than others. I am not deeply knowledgeable on the Spurs scenario, however we’re speaking a couple of huge membership stuffed with gifted gamers.

“They’ve a superb supervisor that in earlier seasons did fantastically effectively. It occurs, and it is occurred to many groups.”

Nottingham Forest have slumped to sixth within the prime flight however are stage on factors with each Chelsea in fifth and Aston Villa in seventh.

Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Actual Madrid within the first leg of their quarter-final assured the Premier League a fifth spot within the Champions League subsequent season, so Forest’s process of attempting to get again into these spots has turn into a bit of simpler.

As anticipated, Ange Postecoglou has shuffled his facet from their win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night time with one eye firmly on Europe.

Richarlison will get his first begin since 6 February, with Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson dropping to the bench. Wilson Odobert comes into the ahead line whereas Djed Spence replaces Future Udogie at left-back.

In midfield, Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski are in for Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison, presumably a precaution after his heavy conflict with Kaua Santos on Thursday.

Three adjustments for the guests after their last-gasp defeat to Everton.

Match-again Anthony Elanga replaces Jota Silva up entrance, whereas Danilo and Harry Toffolo are available in for Alex Moreno and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Taiwo Awoniyi is on the bench after lacking the final two video games with a hamstring challenge.

James Maddison is on the bench for the hosts after coming off shortly earlier than half-time towards Eintracht Frankfurt.

Son Heung-Min, as anticipated, isn’t within the squad as he manages a foot harm.

Richarlison will get a begin for Spurs.