Forest are battling with Tottenham and West Ham to survive in the Premier League
10:21, 23 Feb 2026
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville
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Gary Neville believes Nottingham Forest have “got something about them” to win vital points in the Premier League relegation battle.
The Reds are just two points above the drop zone after losing to Liverpool at the City Ground on Sunday.
West Ham, in 18th place, closed the gap on Forest with a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Vitor Pereira’s side are also just two points behind 16th-placed Tottenham, who lost 4-1 to Arsenal on Sunday.
Neville was speaking on Sky Sports after Spurs’ defeat, and, while he believes Tottenham will avoid a “shock of the century” relegation, he said: “Tottenham are in trouble.
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“Last season they skirted with it a little bit, relegation. But they were always sort of clear of it.
“You never really felt they were going to go down.
“This season they’ve got some real work to do and they better do it quickly by the way because I watch West Ham and I watch Nottingham Forest and they’ve got something about them that you think they’re going to pick up points.
“So it’s not going to be a case of Tottenham can just sit there and think that this is just going to happen, they’re going to have to work bloody hard to get out of this mess.
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“It’s unthinkable. You can’t think this amazing, great football club… but on the football side of it they’ve underdelivered for a number of years.
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“This is the second season on the trot that they’re in this type of position so it’s not a fluke any more, this is a pattern of what you are.
“And it would be the shock of the century wouldn’t it, it would be absolutely mind-blowing to think that they could disappear out of this league.”