Tottenham face Nottingham Forest looking to get closer to the top: this is the XI

Tottenham managed last week to snap a five-game losing streak in the Premier League. Since the defeat against Chelsea on November 6, they had failed to win again and had only taken one point out of a possible 15. But that came to an end on Sunday in London, when they beat Newcastle 4-1 with a great performance.

This allowed them to move closer to the top of the table, considering that leaders Arsenal lost that privileged place when they were defeated by Aston Villa. Now at the top are Liverpool with 37 points, 7 more than Spurs. That is why it is key for them to win this Friday against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground, as it will allow them to get 4 points closer to The Reds (who face Manchester United on Sunday) and reach Manchester City in the Champions League qualification zone.

And they will have an ideal opportunity, as Nottingham Forest are in a terrible moment in the Premier League. They have won only one of the last 12 games and, before last week's draw against Wolverhampton, they had 4 defeats in a row. That's why they are in a complicated situation in the standings: with 14 points, they are only 5 points away from the relegation zone.

Coach Ange Postecoglou decided that the starting lineup will be: Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Iyenoma Destiny Udogie; Pape Sarr, Yvess Bissouma; Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevki, Heung-Min Son; Richarlison. In addition, the substitutes will be Fraser Forster, Emerson, Alfie Dorrington, Eric Dier, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Olver Skipp, Bryan Gil Salvatierra, Jamie Donley and Alejo Veliz.

They have a difficult mission

Nottingham Forest need points, but they know that this Friday's game is one of the toughest they will have this season. That's why coach Steve Copper will be using his best: Matt Turner; Willy Boly, Murilo, Moussa Niakhate, Neco Williams, Cheikhou Kouyate, Ryan Yates, Harry Toffolo, Orel Mangala; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White.