Tottenham's victory over Forest puts them back into fourth place in the league, increasing their chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
As much as Ange Postecoglou vehemently insists that Champions League qualification is neither imperative nor the limit of his ambition, he will be hard pressed to find a Tottenham supporter not significantly heartened by their elevated league position after this victory over
Ten minutes later, Forest captain Ryan Yates went down holding his stomach after an off-the-ball incident with James Maddison. Replays showed a rather suspicious-looking fist connecting with Yates’s midriff, but the Spurs midfielder escaped punishment. At that stage, Spurs were floundering after their bright start. But a change to both central midfielders at half-time sparked a wholesale improvement from Postecoglou’s side in a second period in which the hosts were rarely tested. Tottenham settled matters soon after the break through a couple of thunderbolts from the unlikely figures of Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro.
He did find the net four minutes later, only at the wrong end. Continuing his fine run of form, Timo Werner fizzed a tricky low cross across the six-yard box, which was turned in by the Brazilian’s outstretched boot.Matz Sels did brilliantly to deny Brennan Johnson from point-blank range 10 minutes later and Forest soon found an equaliser. A lovely one-two between Anthony Elanga and Neco Williams culminated in the Swede squaring across goal where Wood turned it into the far corner.
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