Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham: shots aplenty, few on target
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 0.92 v 1.06: Spurs' chances slightly better
- Shots on target: Tottenham 0, Forest 2
- James McAtee: five key passes, most in the match
Level on chances, short on accuracy
Neither side found a way through at the City Ground. The expected goals were close, 1.06 for Tottenham and 0.92 for Nottingham Forest, which fits a goalless draw. The gap lay in accuracy: Forest put two shots on target, while Spurs, for all their pressure, never hit the target, and Matz Sels finished without a save.
Spurs pressed, but posed little threat
Tottenham spent long spells around the Forest box and managed eight shots from inside it. Yet each shot averaged only 0.10 xG, and none required a save from Sels. That is pressure without a test, and it suggests the quality behind the volume was thin.
Forest's shooting came from too far out
Forest committed 22 fouls, the higher count of the two sides. In attack, seven of their shots came from outside the box and they averaged only 0.08 xG per attempt, which points to efforts from range rather than clear openings.
A goal cancelled, then a point apiece
The match stayed level for all 90 minutes. The only goal-related event in the record was a Neco Williams effort cancelled by VAR in the 68th minute. Tottenham climbed to 16th with their first point of the season, and Forest stayed 15th.
Player of the match
Jan Paul van Hecke 7.4Strong
He completed 69 of 73 passes and won six of 10 duels.
Jan Paul van Hecke earned most of his credit through build-up play, moving the ball forward from the back with a key pass and two shots, and he added a block and three fouls won. In a match level for all 90 minutes, a clean sheet was Tottenham's route to a point, and he anchored the defence that delivered it.
Game state
Nottingham Forest ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Tottenham ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.
Nottingham Forest
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.4→ League points won 1
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Nottingham ForestTottenham
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.06
Compared with usual
Nottingham Forest
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Tottenham
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Timeline
- 45+1'
Yellow
Destiny Udogie
- 52'
Yellow
Nikola Milenković
- 59'
Sub
Ola Aina → Daniel Muñoz
- 59'
Sub
Dan Ndoye → Igor Jesus
- 61'
Sub
Destiny Udogie → Andy Robertson
- 61'
Sub
Sávio → Mohammed Kudus
- 68'
VAR
Neco Williams
- 74'
Sub
Liam Delap → Chris Wood
- 74'
Sub
Mathys Tel → Mykhailo Mudryk
- 78'
Yellow
James McAtee
- 83'
Sub
Conor Gallagher → Mateus Fernandes
- 84'
Yellow
Mateus Fernandes
- 84'
Sub
Omar Marmoush → Dominic Solanke
- 90'
Sub
Murillo → Ousmane Diomande
Category leaders
- Key passesJames McAtee5
- Duels wonConor Gallagher10/14
- DribblesSávio5/9
- Defensive actionsSandro Tonali7
- Fouls wonConor Gallagher5
#Nottingham Forest#Tottenham#Premier League#Jan Paul van Hecke#James McAtee#Goalless draw
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.