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Forest v Spurs

Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 · Gameweek 3 · 2026/27
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Tottenham1.48 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.545′90′
Forest 0.83Spurs 1.48A filled mark is a goal
  1. No goal came from a shot either side took.

Nottingham Forest 12 shots

8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot17% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot17% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8%8%17%8%8%17%8%8%8%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest v Tottenham, final 35m.

Tottenham 12 shots

8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Tottenham, Nottingham Forest v Tottenham, final 35m. A further 8% of their shots came from outside this window.

The chances that got away

  • 0.63Micky van de Ven, 54' for Spurs, set up by Sávio
  • 0.34Omar Marmoush, 16' for Spurs, set up by Pedro Porro
  • 0.29Morgan Gibbs-White, 64' for Forest, set up by James McAtee

Where they stood

SelsJairMilenkovicMurilloAinaWilliamsSchlagerMcAteeDelapGibbs-WhiteNdoye
Forest held a line 37m deep, from 31m to 68m. The dot grows with touches.
KinskyBentancurVenHeckeTonaliPorroGallagherUdogieMarmoushSávioTel
Spurs held a line 37m deep, from 39m to 76m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

ForestMeasureSpurs
0Goals0
0.83Expected goals1.48
0.83Non-penalty xG1.48
0.81Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three1.93
0Half time0
12Shots11
2On target0
2Corners10
7.6Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press9.1
6Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal3
22Fouls14
2YCards2Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 2.64 Forest, 3.38 the draw, 2.61 Spurs, which is a 38, 30 and 38 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: C Pawson.