Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest, 21 April 2025

Score2-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance59,314

View Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Tottenham Hotspur won: 7 Drawn: 1 Nottingham Forest won: 8 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 22 Nottingham Forest scored: 20 . Nottingham Forest had now completed a league double over Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since 1996-97 in the Premier League.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Richarlison 87 G

Goals:

Elliott Anderson 5 G
Chris Wood 16 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Harry Toffolo Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin Danso for Cristian Romero 46
Ben Davies for Micky van de Ven 46
Brennan Johnson for Wilson Odobert 67
Dominic Solanke for Dejan Kulusekvski 67
Lucas Bergvall for Pape Matar Sarr 81

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 46
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Danilo 58
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 58
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 76
Ramón Sosa for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Cards:

Cristian Romero 42 Y

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 65 Y
Ryan Yates 89 Y
Matz Sels 90+2 Y
Harry Toffolo 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 16th . Tottenham Hotspur had now lost 17 of their last 21 games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top half of the table. . Spurs had now lost six of their last 12 home games in the Premier League (won two). . They had now equalled Manchester United’s competition record from May 1999 to May 2002 of 114 consecutive games in the Premier League without a goalless draw (at Brentford on 23 April 2022).

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2024. . Forest had now won 22 of their last 36 league games played on Easter Monday (lost two). In the top division, they were now unbeaten in 17 games since 1966 at Chelsea (won 14). . They had now won 11 of their last 17 away games in the Premier League (lost four). . Chris Wood scored in the 10th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Richarlison 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Dejan Kulusekvski
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Substitutions:

Kevin Danso for Cristian Romero 46
Ben Davies for Micky van de Ven 46
Brennan Johnson for Wilson Odobert 67
Dominic Solanke for Dejan Kulusekvski 67
Lucas Bergvall for Pape Matar Sarr 81

Cards:

Cristian Romero 42 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

League position: 16th . Tottenham Hotspur had now lost 17 of their last 21 games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top half of the table. . Spurs had now lost six of their last 12 home games in the Premier League (won two). . They had now equalled Manchester United’s competition record from May 1999 to May 2002 of 114 consecutive games in the Premier League without a goalless draw (at Brentford on 23 April 2022).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Elliott Anderson 5 G
Chris Wood 16 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Harry Toffolo Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Morato for Anthony Elanga 46
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Danilo 58
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 58
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 76
Ramón Sosa for Morgan Gibbs-White 90+3

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 65 Y
Ryan Yates 89 Y
Matz Sels 90+2 Y
Harry Toffolo 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2024. . Forest had now won 22 of their last 36 league games played on Easter Monday (lost two). In the top division, they were now unbeaten in 17 games since 1966 at Chelsea (won 14). . They had now won 11 of their last 17 away games in the Premier League (lost four). . Chris Wood scored in the 10th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.