In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur visited the City Ground earlier this year and won 2-0. Spurs will be back at the City Ground on Wednesday, but this time they’ll be playing in the Carabao Cup and hoping to advance to the next round.
Harry Kane scored twice for Spurs in their September triumph against Nottingham Forest. The England international struck twice after the break as Forest made a valiant effort.
Tottenham has suffered a 2-1 league home loss against Liverpool. By leading his squad to victory at the City Ground, manager Antonio Conte hopes to put the club back on track.
Nottingham Forest and Brentford drew 2-2 at home over the weekend in a league match. Brentford’s own goal in the last seconds of play gave Forest the draw. A victory would be the team’s first in three games under manager Steve Cooper.
The Forest’s most historic league triumph was against Liverpool, which was prolific.
Forest surprised Liverpool 1-0, and they want to stun Tottenham similarly on Wednesday.
Due to injuries, Cooper will probably be missing at least five players. Omar Richards and Harry Toffolo, two fullbacks, are both out with leg problems.
Guilian Biacone will not play because of a knee injury. Both Moussa Niakhate and Jack Colback will miss time due to injuries to their thighs.
Conte will be without three key players due to injury.Heung-min With a shattered cheekbone, Son is absent. Later this month, the World Cup may be missed by him.
Cristian Romero, a center defender, is out with a calf injury. Richarlison, a forward, will be sidelined due to a calf injury of his own.
Conte may start Dejan Kulusevski or Lucas Moura. The pair assisted in changing Spurs’ strategy when they came off the bench against Liverpool at the weekend. Before the game, both had been injured for some time.
Last year, Tottenham advanced to the Carabao Cup semifinals. In the final four, Chelsea eliminated them from the tournament. Conte will want to return Spurs to the semifinals, but first he must defeat Forest.
With a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties in all tournaments and a goal difference of -1, the Spurs have not performed well on the road. The home form for Nottingham Forest is 2W-2D-3L. At City Ground, they have a goal differential of -3.
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