Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham

Nottingham Forest have won four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since May 1995, while this victory ended a run of six consecutive league defeats against Tottenham.

Tottenham lost a Premier League game on Boxing Day for the first time since 2003 (0-2 vs Portsmouth), ending their 16-game unbeaten run on 26th December (W12 D4).

Tottenham averaged over 65% possession for the seventh time in the Premier League this season (70.4), though they’ve ended up losing five of those games (W1 D1).

Having won six of seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham between 1993 and 1997, Nottingham Forest have now lost each of their last six against them.

Having failed to win any of their first four Premier League away games against Nottingham Forest (D1 L3), and conceding twice in each match, Tottenham have won their last three visits to City Ground while keeping a clean sheet each time.

Nottingham Forest won 3-1 against Newcastle on Boxing Day last season; they’ve not won in this fixture in consecutive top-flight campaigns since 1990-91/1991-92, beating Tottenham 2-1 in the latter match back then.

Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 16 league games played on Boxing Day (W12 D4) since a 2-0 loss at Portsmouth in 2003-04. Only Aston Villa (20 between 1890 and 1913) have had a longer such unbeaten run in English Football League history.

Nottingham Forest have won nine Premier League games this season, already as many as they managed in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. The Tricky Trees have won each of their last three, last winning four consecutively in the top-flight in April/May 1995.