Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Visitors withstand late barrage to move back into Champions League spots
Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Visitors soar back into Champions League spots as they condemn Spurs to a record eighth home loss this season
Nottingham Forest climbed back into the Champions League places with a hard-fought 2-1 win over struggling Tottenham Hotspur, withstanding a late barrage of pressure and an 86th-minute goal to move back up to third.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been the Premier League’s surprise package in this campaign but have had their chances of a top-five finish imperilled by consecutive league defeats.
But they got their campaign back on track courtesy of an early double, with midfielder Elliot Anderson scoring just his second Premier League goal of the season in the opening five minutes, before Chris Wood ended a seven-game scoring drought with a thumping header 12 minutes later.
And it was back down to earth for Spurs after their Europa League quarter-final heroics against Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek.
Richarlison’s header late in the second half denied Forest keeper Matz Sels a 14th clean sheet of the season, but wasn’t enough to improve their standing in the top flight as they sank to a record eighth home loss of the season and remain 16th.
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Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
89 mins: That was a 48th cross for Spurs, and Porro’s 107th touch of the game.
Is there more late drama to come? Toffolo takes his time with a throw-in.
Yates sees yellow for hauling down Bergvall.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
87 mins: Hudson-Odoi makes another good run in a rare venture out of Forest’s half. Yes, Vicario is still there, having a very quiet 45 minutes. Hudson-Odoi lays it off for Awoniyi but the move is foiled.
Late twist!? It’s another Porro corner, Richarlison finds the net - into the far bottom corner!
Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
85 mins: Boos from the home fans as Murillo takes his time getting up; he looked to get caught by Solanke.
All Spurs. Spence gets his header wrong and knocks it behind.
Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
83 mins: Bergvall is on for Sarr as Ange rolls the dice one last time.
Ten minutes to go, give or take.
A good corner by Porro; he makes another good cross as Bergvall recycles it for Tottenham but Morato thumps it away.
CLOSE! Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
80 mins: Johnson is robbed by Hudson-Odoi on the edge of the box and the Forest man breaks, but can’t quite find Gibbs-White in the hosts’ penalty area.
Now Sels makes a fabulous save! Porro lashes in a cross to Richarlison, who heads towards goal but the Forest keeper leaps out to save! Brilliant.
Williams is lucky not to shank a clearance from Johnson’s cross into his own net; instead it flies over the crossbar.
Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
77 mins: Anderson hooks in a cross looking for Hudson-Odoi, but Danso intercepts.
Goalscorer Wood, who ended a seven-game drought tonight, is replaced by Awoniyi, back from a hamstring injury.
Johnson and Toffolo go flying into the advertising hoardings grappling for the ball at the byline.
Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
73 mins: Wood charges away on the counter, although there’s not a teammate in sight, and he’s hacked down by Davies.
Good passage of play from Tottenham. Spence releases Tel down the left with Forest sprinting back to defend; Williams deflects behind for a corner but it’s dealt with.
Now Danso has a go with his left foot, under pressure as he runs across goal, and it skims wide of goal. Not bad.
Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
69 mins: That was a gift by Forest, with a Williams clearance clattering off Yates into Richarlison’s path, but Sels got his frame in to make the save.
More changes for Spurs: Solanke and Johnson are on for Odobert and Kulusevski. The big guns.
CLOSE! Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
67 mins: Toffolo, on his first league start of the season, has more than justified his inclusion in the squad tonight with that majestic clearance.
Gibbs-White gets a yellow for coming in late on Porro, and gives the ref a piece of his mind.
Now Forest’s defence make a hash of things as Tottenham press, but Richarlison fumbles his attempt as Sels throws his body in the way.
OFF THE LINE! Tottenham 0-2 Nottingham Forest
63 mins: How has that not gone in?! Spurs win a corner, Porro whips it in, Kulusevski nods it goalwards but there’s an IMMENSE goal-line clearance by Toffolo, hooking the ball out at full stretch.
All the home fans behind the goal were convinced that was going in!
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