English Premier League

FT Friday, December 15, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur LLDLW 2
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Nottingham Forest LLLLD 0
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The City Ground · 29,296 att.

Match Report

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Turner blunder helps Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 away with goals by Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski for a second straight win that nudged them closer to the Premier League top four on Friday although they had midfielder Yves Bissouma sent off late on.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
4
67.3
Possession
32.7
12
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
486
Accurate Passes
179
547
Passes
244
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
43
26
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
19
19
Tackles
29
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
5
27
Effective Clearances
15
27
Clearances
15

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-1

Lineups

NFO · 3-5-2

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 40MurilloCD
  3. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  4. 30Willy BolyCD-R
  5. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCM-L
  6. 22Ryan YatesCM-R
  7. 5Orel MangalaAM
  8. 15Harry ToffoloLM
  9. 7Neco WilliamsRM
  10. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-L
  11. 21Anthony ElangaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Odisseas VlachodimosSUB
  2. 16Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  3. 29Gonzalo MontielSUB
  4. 32Andrew OmobamideleSUB
  5. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  6. 28Danilo SantosSUB
  7. 14Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  8. 43Ola AinaSUB
  9. 11Chris WoodSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 33Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 38Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 21Dejan KulusevskiAM
  7. 8Yves BissoumaLM
  8. 29Pape Matar SarrRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 22Brennan JohnsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 65Alfie DorringtonSUB
  2. 63Jamie DonleySUB
  3. 12Emerson RoyalSUB
  4. 11Bryan GilSUB
  5. 4Oliver SkippSUB
  6. 20Fraser ForsterSUB
  7. 5Pierre-Emile HøjbjergSUB
  8. 15Eric DierSUB
  9. 36Alejo VelizSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Brennan Johnson because of an injury.
  2. 42' Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
  4. 54' Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner.
  6. 67' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Danilo replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  7. 67' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Willy-Arnaud Boly.
  8. 70' Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card.
  9. 72' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Richarlison.
  10. 73' Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Orel Mangala.
  14. 88' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Son Heung-Min.
  15. 90' Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+9' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Dejan Kulusevski.

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