Nottingham Forest v Tottenham

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A third win on the trot in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest on the weekend away from home at Brentford helped maintain the upcoming hosts' lofty fourth place position in the English top flight table ahead of this upcoming Boxing Day clash with Tottenham as the Tricky Trees look to capture a fourth win at their visitors' expense.

Tottenham were involved in an extraordinary 6-3 defeat at home to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon but although Spurs have been an entertaining watch under manager Ange Postecoglou so far this season, the fact remains that the north London side have captured just one win from their previous five games.

After gaining a point in a useful 1-1 draw away from home at Chelsea back in early October, Nottingham Forest have not bothered with draws since then as the east midlands club have dealt in either wins or losses, which have actually benefitted Nuno Espírito Santo'S SIDE.

Indeed, Nottingham Forest have collected seven wins within their last 10 games overall in the English top flight and although they slipped to losses against Newcastle United, Arsenal and Manchester City, four of these seven wins have been registered on home soil at their City Ground.

Recent home wins against Crystal Palace, West Ham, Ipswich Town and Aston Villa underline Forest's recent resurgence.

Tottenham were handed a third defeat in four games on the weekend when they suffered a 6-3 loss at home to the Premier League leaders, Liverpool, at their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which followed previous defeats at the hands of Bournemouth and Chelsea, leaving Spurs sitting in a disappointing 11th place in the table.

Despite inflicting a crushing 5-0 victory over a poor Southampton outfit down on the south coast recently, Tottenham's inconsistencies have cost the north London club dearly in the first half of this season's Premier League campaign and a European spot for next season looks to be in jeopardy.

Spurs now trail fifth placed Bournemouth by a five-point margin heading into this busy Christmas schedule and having struggled to put together any sort of unbeaten run together, either home or away, Tottenham look set for another tough outing to the City Ground on Boxing Day.

Indeed, Tottenham have managed to capture just five wins from their last 18 outings on the road in the Premier League whilst also being handed nine defeats in the process, so another defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest in this clash could see Tottenham manager Postecoglou edging ever nearer to the exit door.

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Verdict

Three of the last five meetings have resulted in Under 2.5 goals and with winning momentum behind them, Nottingham Forest look the more likely for the three points here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Nottingham Forest win @ 2.30

Other side bets worth considering:

Nottingham Forest win & Under 3.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Nottingham Forest 1-0 @ 15.00