{"id":4677,"date":"2025-04-22T06:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:04:11","slug":"tottenham-vs-nottm-forest-1-2-spurs-lose-18th-game-as-forest-close-in-on-ucl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4677","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham vs Nottm Forest 1-2: Spurs lose 18th game as Forest close in on UCL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s faltering domestic season continued on Sunday as Nottingham Forest handed them an 18th Premier League defeat, reclaiming third place with a clinical 2-1 win in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest boosted their push for a Champions League place with a composed and efficient victory over Spurs, who have now suffered more league defeats than any side outside the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Anderson\u2019s fifth-minute volley, deflected off Rodrigo Bentancur, put Forest ahead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Nottingham Forest (@officialnffc)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Wood doubled the lead in the 16th minute with a smart header from Anthony Elanga\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Nottingham Forest (@officialnffc)<\/p>\n<p>Despite Tottenham enjoying lengthy spells of possession, they lacked creativity in the final third.<\/p>\n<p>Richarlison, making his first league start since February, was denied by Matz Sels late on before eventually scoring with a header in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial)<\/p>\n<p>It was too little, too late. Ange Postecoglou\u2019s side failed to find an equaliser, and the final whistle was met with boos from the home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Forest, the surprise package of the season, moved back into third with the result, showing their counter-attacking style remains effective despite low possession stats.<\/p>\n<p>They scored twice from just three shots on target.<\/p>\n<p>Wood\u2019s goal was his 19th of the campaign, ending a scoring drought since mid-February.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham remain 16th in the table and will now likely pin their hopes on winning the Europa League to salvage a disappointing season. This loss marks their 18th league defeat, their worst tally since 2003\u201304, when they lost 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial)<\/p>\n<p>Only Arsenal and Liverpool have conceded fewer goals than Forest this season, and once again their defence stood strong, restricting Spurs to half-chances until the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>Forest are now firmly back in the hunt for a top-five finish, which could secure Champions League qualification depending on European outcomes elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Spurs\u2019 domestic form continues to decline, casting doubt over their campaign with just a handful of matches remaining.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Nottingham Forest (@officialnffc)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s faltering domestic season continued on Sunday as Nottingham Forest handed them an 18th Premier League defeat, reclaiming third place with a clinical 2-1 win in north London. Nottingham Forest boosted their push for a Champions League place with a composed and efficient victory over Spurs, who have now suffered more league defeats than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}