Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Sarr, Johnson, Maddison, Werner, Son. Substitutes: Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Emerson, Lo Celso, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies, Austin, Scarlett.

Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Aina, Yates, Danilo, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood. Substitutes: Turner, Sangare, Toffolo, Dominguez, Niakhate, Reyna, Origi, Montiel, Duarte Ribeiro.

Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

They say the best things in life are free. The Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou, became exasperated in his press conference on Friday when quizzed on the pressure to qualify for the Champions League and generate that sweet Uefa cash.

“It comes down to good coaching, good decision making, good players,” Postecoglou said. “When you fall into the trap of thinking money is the answer, you don’t get the outcome.”

Notably that did not really chime with what Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, had said two days earlier: that “consistent European participation” is key for the club to invest in the squad. Levy is in talks with investors after the club recorded an £86.8m loss.

But as Postcoglou said on Friday, football clubs are not banks, and thankfully we’ve got some football to enjoy this evening. This is despite the tragic news that a man was stabbed to death close to Tottenham’s stadium in the early hours of this morning. A police investigation is under way but the match against Nottingham Forest goes ahead as planned.

Kick-off: 6pm BST