Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest hold a dominant recent record over Tottenham, having won all four of their last Premier League encounters by an aggregate score of 9-1. Tottenham enter this fixture sitting bottom of the table after losing their opening two matches without scoring a single goal and conceding five. Furthermore, Tottenham are missing key attacking outlets such as James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski through injury, which limits their creative output. Backing Forest to win or draw covers the most probable outcomes based on recent form and historical match-ups.

Liverpool enter as the stronger side following a two-goal performance away at Newcastle, while Nottingham Forest failed to score in their 1-0 opening defeat to Leeds. Double Chance (Home or Draw) provides appropriate coverage against Forest, who have proven capable of frustrating Liverpool in past encounters, having claimed three wins across the previous nine head-to-head meetings.

Leeds enter this knockout clash on a five-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, having just defeated Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground on August 22. Forest have failed to score in three of their last five matches, and backing Leeds to avoid defeat in regulation provides a robust position given recent form and head-to-head momentum.

Both direct Premier League meetings in 2025/26 produced goals for both sides (3-1 and 1-3). Leeds demonstrated potent offensive form across their pre-season, scoring in four of their five matches, while Forest netted multiple goals in their most recent home outings.