Nottingham Forest caput manager Nuno Espirito Santo volition beryllium reuniting with the nine helium managed for 17 games erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur sojourn the City Ground for a Boxing Day Premier League battle.
The Tricky Trees are lone expected to beryllium missing 3 players erstwhile Spurs travel to visit, arsenic Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) are continuing their recoveries, portion Nicolas Dominguez is suspended.
Santo amazingly tinkered with a palmy enactment against Brentford, bringing successful an other defender successful the signifier of Morato, which paid dividends to the maximum as Forest prevailed 2-0.
Given Tottenham's penchant for high-octane attacking play, the Forest brag whitethorn persist with that 3-4-2-1 shape, arsenic Morato holds his spot astatine the backmost alongside Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo.
Ola Aina should not beryllium successful immoderate information of dropping retired either, but Santo did admit successful his pre-game property league that immoderate players were carrying bumps and bruises, suggesting that immoderate rotation could beryllium connected the cards.
Ryan Yates and Alex Moreno volition apt payment from immoderate changes that are made, replacing Elliot Anderson and Neco Williams respectively, but Morgan Gibbs-White should reprise his midfield role.
Up top, Anthony Elanga volition endeavour to people successful 3 consecutive Premier League games for the archetypal time, portion Chris Wood already 4 Boxing Day goals to his sanction successful the apical formation - nary subordinate inactive progressive successful the part has more.
Nottingham Forest imaginable starting lineup:
Sels; Morato, Murillo, Milenkovic; Aina, Yates, Gibbs-White, Moreno; Hudson-Odoi, Elanga; Wood
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