Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur, 15 December 2023

Score2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,296

View Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Nottingham Forest won: 6 Drawn: 1 Tottenham Hotspur won: 6 Nottingham Forest scored: 16 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 18 . Nottingham Forest had now lost five consecutive league meetings with Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since April 1961.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Goals:

Richarlison 45+2 G
Dejan Kulusekvski 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White

Starting lineup:

Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper
Cristian Romero Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Danilo for Cheikhou Kouyaté 68
Chris Wood for Willy Boly 68
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Orel Mangala 83

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Brennan Johnson 32
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Richarlison 72
Emerson Royal for SON Heung-min 88
Alejo Véliz for Dejan Kulusekvski 90+9

Cards:

Murillo 82 Y
Harry Toffolo 90 Y

Cards:

Destiny Udogie 42 Y
Pape Matar Sarr 54 Y
Yves Bissouma 70 R
Ben Davies 73 Y
SON Heung-min 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Andrew Omobamidele
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

Comments:

League position: 16th . Manager Steve Cooper was sacked four days after this game (games played 108, won 42). . Nottingham Forest had now lost three consecutive home games in the Premier League for first time since September 2022. . Forest had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost seven). . They had now failed to score in four of their last 26 home games in the Premier League. . Anthony Elanga scored in the 58th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur had now scored 800 goals in their 604 away games in the Premier League (conceded 867). . Spurs had now scored in 15 consecutive away league games for the first time since August 1985 in League Division One. . After 17 games, they had now been shown four red cards so far in this Premier League season; as many as in the two previous seasons combined. . Yves Bissouma was shown a yellow card in the 69th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White

Substitutions:

Danilo for Cheikhou Kouyaté 68
Chris Wood for Willy Boly 68
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Orel Mangala 83

Cards:

Murillo 82 Y
Harry Toffolo 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Andrew Omobamidele
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 16th . Manager Steve Cooper was sacked four days after this game (games played 108, won 42). . Nottingham Forest had now lost three consecutive home games in the Premier League for first time since September 2022. . Forest had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost seven). . They had now failed to score in four of their last 26 home games in the Premier League. . Anthony Elanga scored in the 58th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Richarlison 45+2 G
Dejan Kulusekvski 65 G

Starting lineup:

Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper
Cristian Romero Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Brennan Johnson 32
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Richarlison 72
Emerson Royal for SON Heung-min 88
Alejo Véliz for Dejan Kulusekvski 90+9

Cards:

Destiny Udogie 42 Y
Pape Matar Sarr 54 Y
Yves Bissouma 70 R
Ben Davies 73 Y
SON Heung-min 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur had now scored 800 goals in their 604 away games in the Premier League (conceded 867). . Spurs had now scored in 15 consecutive away league games for the first time since August 1985 in League Division One. . After 17 games, they had now been shown four red cards so far in this Premier League season; as many as in the two previous seasons combined. . Yves Bissouma was shown a yellow card in the 69th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.