Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Spurs move into fourth with 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur boosted their Champions League qualifying hopes with a 3-1 home win over relegation-battling Nottingham Forest on Sunday to move into fourth in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 2': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Maddison following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 4': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 8': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 9': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 9': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 11': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
- 12': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson following a corner.
- 12': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Chris Wood.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 14': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 15': Own Goal by Murillo, Nottingham Forest. Tottenham Hotspur 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 17': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 19': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 20': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 24': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 25': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 33': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 34': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 35': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 38': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Omobamidele.
- 42': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 44': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 45'+2': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+2': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Pape Sarr.
- 47': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 47': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 47': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 48': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 51': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Murillo.
- 52': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a corner.
- 54': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 55': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 56': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a headed pass.
- 60': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Danilo.
- 63': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 67': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi replaces Chris Wood.
- 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 68': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 71': Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces James Maddison.
- 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Timo Werner.
- 78': Foul by Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
- 78': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 80': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 80': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Giovanni Reyna replaces Danilo.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Ryan Yates.
- 83': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 85': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 85': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Neco Williams.
- 88': Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 89': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 89': Foul by Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 89': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+2': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+2': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a corner.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 317 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
| 380 | Passes | 668 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,098
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,098
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 16 | Timo Werner  |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 40 | Murillo |
| 32 | Andrew Omobamidele |
| 43 | Ola Aina |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 28 | Danilo |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
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