Nottingham Forest Defeat Spurs 1-0 To Jump To Third In The Premier League Table

Watch the highlights from Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 Boxing Day win over Tottenham, leaving Spurs languishing in 11th place in the Premier League table.

Forest move up to third in the table following their narrow victory over Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The only goal of the game came in the first half when Anthony Elanga slotted past Fraser Forster after a fine run and from Morgan Gibbs-White to set him up.

Gibbs-White had a good chance to make it 2-0 in the second half, but Forster stood tall to deny him.

Matz Sels was required for the hosts to deny Brennan Johnson on multiple occasions, and Heung-min Son came close with a free-kick on the stroke of halftime.

The clean sheet is Forest’s seventh of the season—more than any other side—and they have won four Premier League matches in a row for the first time since 1995.

Spurs remain in 11th in the table and lose Djed Spence to suspension following his late sending off for two yellow cards. It is now four defeats in five league games for Postecoglou’s side.

WATCH: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham Highlights

Both sides generated similar xG, with Forest creating 1.21 xG compared to Spurs’ 1.28.

Forest travel to Everton next, who are unbeaten in four, while Spurs host Wolves in their next Premier League game.

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