Nottingham Forest take a point from Liverpool into a big City Ground afternoon against Tottenham. The challenge now is to turn that performance into a home result.
Forest's opening
Forest drew 2-2 at Liverpool on 29 August, a response after back-to-back home defeats to Leeds United. The City Ground has seen some difficult moments lately, but the trip to Anfield gave supporters something to carry into this one.
Spurs looking to reset
Tottenham were beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle United in their latest recorded match. Before that they won 5-1 against Charlton Athletic, but their previous league outing ended in a 3-0 defeat at Brentford. There is no shortage of urgency in their trip to Nottingham.
Why it matters
Forest have scored twice in their last two visits to the biggest stages: against Liverpool and in the home win over Bayer Leverkusen earlier in August. Spurs have scored 13 times across their latest seven recorded games, but have also conceded nine. Both sides have shown enough to make this feel less straightforward than the table-free fixture list suggests.
Match details
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
The City Ground
Saturday 5 September, 15:00 BST
Premier League
What to watch
The home crowd will want Forest to start with the same belief they showed at Anfield. Spurs need a response of their own after Newcastle. The first few exchanges should tell us whether either side can make last weekend’s disappointment feel distant.