Nottingham Forest is in the Premier League After the 18th win of the season, stormed in third place and is clearly the course for the premier class. For Coach Nuno Espírito Santo it was a special evening.
In the end it got really tight again. Host Tottenham Hotspur came to a 1-2 goal in the 87th minute through Richarlison, but it was no longer enough. Ultimately, it was a typical victory for Nottingham Forest, with an effectiveness that could be enough for several large throws this year: Forest is now in third place and has overtaken Manchester City and Newcastle United. In addition, Espírito Santo also led his team to the semi -finals of the FA Cup, where next Sunday (April 27th, 2025) the competitor is called Manchester City again.
Earlier double strike by Anderson and Wood
In Tottenham, a brilliant initial phase brought the preliminary decision in favor of the guests. Already in the 5th minute, Elliot Anderson hit the lead from the penalty area with a slightly deflected shot, after a quarter of an hour Chris Wood put the 2-0 up. Wood had already hit, but because his shoulder was offside, referee Peter Banke recognized the goal again after video evidence.
After the clear leadership, Nottingham largely revealed the midfield, moved to an administrative mode, which could have been punished much earlier than in the 87th minute. Richarlison in particular was close to despair after a few clear chances of trace, but failed either due to a lack of precision or the Belgian goalkeeper Mats Selz.
Only four months in office for the Spurs
The Forest trainer should have done this victory particularly well, because it took place at the old place of work: Between July 2021 and November 2021, the long-time Wolverhampton coach was in office at the Spurs, but was fired again after only 17 games from which he lost seven. After that, the charismatic Portuguese, which also has the nationality of his country of birth Sao Tome and Principe, had enough of the Premier League.
Espírito Santo followed the call of the money of the Saudi Pro League money and trained Al Ittihad for 16 months. Then his Engament ended there early in November 2024 and in Nottingham it remembered the excellent work that the trainer had done with the hikers between 2017 and 2021. So far, Forest is in the right place for this, and there are only five league and two cup games up to a historic season for Nottingham.