Match Report
Tottenham Hotspur went into the game 17th in the table on 41 points; Nottingham Forest sat 16th on 44 — a 3-point gap. Tottenham Hotspur had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Tottenham Hotspur were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.5, Nottingham Forest 1.26 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by Tottenham Hotspur, 4 by Nottingham Forest, 0 drawn, at 2.78 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,850. On the scoreboard, Nottingham Forest led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest: Igor Jesus (45'), Morgan Gibbs-White (62'), Taiwo Awoniyi (87')
Key stats
Possession: Tottenham Hotspur 59% · Nottingham Forest 41% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 13-3