Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December 2024

Score1-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,200

View Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Nottingham Forest won: 7 Drawn: 1 Tottenham Hotspur won: 7 Nottingham Forest scored: 18 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 21 . Nottingham Forest had now won two of the last 11 meetings in all competitions (lost eight).

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 28 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Radu Drăgușin Defender
Djed Spence Defender
Archie Gray Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 74
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 82
James Ward-Prowse for Elliott Anderson 82
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 87
Ramón Sosa for Callum Hudson-Odoi 87

Substitutions:

Lucas Bergvall for Rodrigo Bentancur 64
James Maddison for Pape Matar Sarr 64
Pedro Porro for Destiny Udogie 81
Timo Werner for SON Heung-min 81
Yves Bissouma for Radu Drăgușin 87

Cards:

Ryan Yates 10 Y
Elliott Anderson 45 Y
Murillo 65 Y

Cards:

Radu Drăgușin 49 Y
Djed Spence 75 Y
James Maddison 77 Y
Djed Spence 90+4 Y
Djed Spence 90+4 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Callum Olusei
Forward Will Lankshear
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 1995. . Forest had now taken 50 points from their 36 games in the Premier League in 2024 (won 14, lost 14). . 100 goals had now been scored in their 36 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 49, against 51).

Comments:

League position: 11th . This result ended Tottenham Hotspur’s unbeaten run of 16 games in the Premier League played on Boxing Day (won 12). . Spurs had now lost eight of their nine defeats in the Premier League so far this season by a single goal margin. . They had now played a game on a Boxing Day in the bottom half of the Premier League table for the first time since 2008.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Anthony Elanga 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 74
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 82
James Ward-Prowse for Elliott Anderson 82
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 87
Ramón Sosa for Callum Hudson-Odoi 87

Cards:

Ryan Yates 10 Y
Elliott Anderson 45 Y
Murillo 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 1995. . Forest had now taken 50 points from their 36 games in the Premier League in 2024 (won 14, lost 14). . 100 goals had now been scored in their 36 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 49, against 51).

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Radu Drăgușin Defender
Djed Spence Defender
Archie Gray Defender/Midfielder
Destiny Udogie Defender/Midfielder
Rodrigo Bentancur Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Bergvall for Rodrigo Bentancur 64
James Maddison for Pape Matar Sarr 64
Pedro Porro for Destiny Udogie 81
Timo Werner for SON Heung-min 81
Yves Bissouma for Radu Drăgușin 87

Cards:

Radu Drăgușin 49 Y
Djed Spence 75 Y
James Maddison 77 Y
Djed Spence 90+4 Y
Djed Spence 90+4 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brandon Austin
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Callum Olusei
Forward Will Lankshear
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 11th . This result ended Tottenham Hotspur’s unbeaten run of 16 games in the Premier League played on Boxing Day (won 12). . Spurs had now lost eight of their nine defeats in the Premier League so far this season by a single goal margin. . They had now played a game on a Boxing Day in the bottom half of the Premier League table for the first time since 2008.