Confidence is key for Pereira as Forest boss is

VITOR PEREIRA expects to face a Tottenham team full of confidence tomorrow - but he wants all the focus to be on what his Nottingham Forest players are capable of doing.

- BY SARAH CLAPSON

Just one point separates the teams ahead of this weekend's huge showdown. The Reds travel south with the aim of leapfrogging their rivals in the table and boosting their survival hopes.

Pereira is yet to register a win with Forest in the Premier League, but has steered them to the quarterfinals of the Europa League and although Tottenham went out of the Champions League, he watched them beat Atletico Madrid on the night.

"They are in a moment where they have confidence because they competed against Atletico Madrid, who are at a good level, and before that against Liverpool," Reds head coach Pereira said.

"But it is not about Tottenham. It is about us and what we want to be as a team. The mentality is to go there and compete for the three points, trying to win the game.

"This is the mentality I want to see - playing without fears of the stadium or Tottenham.