Nottingham Forest boss Nuno names team to face Tottenham Hotspur
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Tottenham Hotspur in today’s big Boxing Day clash.
The Reds go into today’s game looking to extend their winning streak in the Premier League. They made it three victories in a row by seeing off Brentford 2-0 last time out.
Goals from Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga saw Forest become the first team to inflict defeat on the Bees at the Gtech Community Stadium this season. And the three points meant they spent Christmas in fourth spot in the table.
This afternoon Nuno will come up against his former club on the banks of the Trent. The Portuguese has made one change to his starting XI this afternoon with Ryan Yates replacing Morato in the line-up.
After switching to a back three last time out, Nuno has reverted to a four-man back line today. Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams will make up the defence ahead of goalkeeper Matz Sels.
Yates will partner Elliot Anderson in midfield. Morgan Gibbs-White will revert to his more familiar No.10 role after operating in a deeper position in the capital, joining Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi in support of striker Chris Wood. The bench will be made up of Carlos Miguel, Morato, Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo, James Ward-Prowse, Alex Moreno, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa and Willy Boly.
Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood. Subs: Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
