Tottenham lineup vs. Nottingham Forest: Predicted XI amid Savio, James Maddison injury concerns

By Ben Knapton | 03 Sep 2026 11:17, Last updated: 03 Sep 2026 11:17

Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi is awaiting quality connected Savio and James Maddison up of Saturday's Premier League fixture with Nottingham Forest astatine the City Ground.

The erstwhile was absent from past weekend's 2-0 decision to Newcastle United owed to muscular fatigue, portion Maddison missed retired aft sustaining a enarthrosis wounded successful the gameweek 1 nonaccomplishment to Brentford.

De Zerbi expressed anticipation that Savio would instrumentality for gameweek three, but portion determination are nary guarantees implicit the Brazilian's fitness, an unchanged onslaught is not retired of the question.

Mohammed Kudus is yet disposable again aft 7 months, but having lone made his instrumentality arsenic a substitute against the Magpies, the Ghana planetary is improbable to beryllium considered for a starting role.

As a result, Pedro Porro could beryllium retained arsenic an auxiliary right-winger, joining Mateus Fernandes, Mathys Tel and Omar Marmoush successful the last third, though Dominic Solanke has a lawsuit to commencement acknowledgment to his six extremity involvements from 4 Premier League games astatine the City Ground.

Sandro Tonali's Newcastle reunion was a joyless matter for the Italian, but De Zerbi is expected to support religion with the midfielder, who joins Rodrigo Bentancur successful the treble pivot.

An identical backmost 5 is besides anticipated, arsenic Tosin Adarabioyo is made to hold for his debut aft joining from Chelsea; the aforesaid goes for Mykhaylo Mudryk.

Tottenham Hotspur imaginable starting lineup:

Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Tonali, Bentancur; Porro, Fernandes, Tel; Marmoush

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