Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Report

## The result

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0, though the scoreline hides which side came closer. Tottenham Hotspur created the better chances, yet they never found the target.

The draw leaves neither side with much to celebrate. Tottenham Hotspur had more of the ball and more of the pressure, while Nottingham Forest produced the only efforts on target.

Tottenham Hotspur's chances

Tottenham Hotspur finished with 1.16 xG to Nottingham Forest's 0.72. They also created two big chances to Forest's one. They missed both, so their extra quality in front of goal came to nothing.

That is the main story. Despite 59% possession and a clear lead on average pressure, Tottenham Hotspur had none of their five shots on target. Matz Sels did not have a save to make. A side with this much territory should have tested the goalkeeper at least once.

Nottingham Forest's response

Nottingham Forest still had something to show for their attacking work. They had six shots to Tottenham Hotspur's five, and two of those were on target, which meant Antonín Kinský was the only goalkeeper made to deal with an effort. Both sides finished with eight key passes, so Forest's openings were not rare. They were simply of lower quality.

Forest also wasted their best moment, missing their one big chance. James McAtee was named player of the match with a 7.8 rating, despite neither scoring nor assisting.