Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
90'+4': Djed SpenceSpurs lose again as Anthony Elanga strikes for Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest continued charting their climb up the Premier League table after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 3': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 5': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 8': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 10': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 10': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break.
- 13': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 14': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 16': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 20': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 26': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 26': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 28': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball following a fast break.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Radu Dragusin.
- 34': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 37': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 37': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 39': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 40': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Murillo.
- 45': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 45': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 49': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 53': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Murillo.
- 56': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Elliot Anderson.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djed Spence with a headed pass.
- 57': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 61': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Pape Sarr.
- 65': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 69': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 69': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Murillo.
- 73': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 73': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 75': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 75': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 77': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 77': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 81': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James Ward-Prowse replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 85': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
- 85': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Radu Dragusin because of an injury.
- 88': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Morato.
- 90': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second yellow card to Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+5': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
 TOT |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.4 | Possession | 29.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 191 |
| 620 | Passes | 261 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 23 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 3 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,200
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,200
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | +28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | +22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | +10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | +15 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo  |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 14 | Archie Gray |
| 6 | Radu Dragusin |
| 13 | Destiny Udogie |
| 24 | Djed Spence |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 19 | Dominic Solanke |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
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