Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Premier League Matchday 3 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · The City Ground, Nottingham · referee C. Pawson · full time
Full time: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 in Premier League Matchday 3 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at The City Ground.
How the match unfolded
No goals at The City Ground: Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, C. Pawson, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Nottingham Forest and 2 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Nottingham Forest: O. Glasner, 3-4-2-1 · Tottenham Hotspur: R. De Zerbi, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.16 for Nottingham Forest and 0.72 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Nottingham Forest scored about 1.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Nottingham Forest had 2 shots on target, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Tottenham Hotspur had 59% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Nottingham Forest came into it with 5 Premier League matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.50 expected goals for and 1.08 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Tottenham Hotspur came into it with 5 Premier League matches played, scoring 0.4 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.04 expected goals for and 1.67 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur: the match in numbers
| Nottingham Forest | Match statistics | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Ball possession | 59% |
| 1.16 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.72 |
| 12 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 311 | Total passes | 456 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 2 | Corners | 10 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 28 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: James McAtee (Nottingham Forest), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Nottingham Forest
- James McAtee 7.8
- Nikola Milenković 7.3
- Jair Cunha 7.2
- Murillo 7.2
- Neco Williams 6.8
Tottenham Hotspur
- Jan Paul van Hecke 7.5
- Sandro Tonali 7.4
- Micky van de Ven 7.3
- Conor Gallagher 7.2
- Mohammed Kudus 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Dan Ndoye at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Nottingham Forest: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Sunday 11 October 2026 · Premier League
- Tottenham Hotspur: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur Saturday 10 October 2026 · Premier League
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Questions about Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur
What was the score in Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur (half-time 0-0), Premier League, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?
James McAtee, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?
C. Pawson.
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