Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Spurs overcome relegation strugglers to move into top four
Second-half goals from defenders Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro moved Tottenham into the top four after a 3-1 home win over struggling Nottingham Forest.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were fortunate to be level at the break but produced a sharp second-half performance to strengthen their hopes of Champions League football as they moved above Aston Villa into fourth on goal difference.
But speaking in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said: “I couldn’t care less about the race for fourth, mate. What I care about is the way the team progresses.”
Spurs took a 15th-minute lead through a Murillo own goal after the defender had nearly scored a spectacular opener from inside his own half just minutes earlier.
But the home side were pegged back when Chris Wood levelled in the 27th minute, and then they should have been behind seven minutes later as the Forest striker hit the post from just two yards out.
Nottingham Forest were unchanged from Tuesday’s 3-1 home win over Fulham.
Tottenham began the game brightly, but it was Forest who nearly took a spectacular 11th-minute lead when defender Murillo attempted a shot from well inside his own half that looped over Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and went just wide.
Four minutes later, Murillo went from nearly a hero to complete zero as he turned into his own net from a Timo Werner cross to give Spurs the lead.
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