Tottenham won against Nottingham Forest 2-0 at City Ground and won 2 matches in a row in the Premier League after failing to triumph in 5 games before that.
Brennan Johnson left the pitch injured on his 1st return at City Ground since leaving in the summer to join Spurs and was replaced by Oliver Skipp in the 32nd minute. However, despite that, Tottenham took the lead in the extra time of the 1st half when Richarlison scored a header after Dejan Kulusevski’s cross.
Goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison see 10-man Tottenham move level on points with Manchester City.#NFOTOT | #THFC pic.twitter.com/npow1gv1DP
— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) December 15, 2023
Dejan Kulusevski himself doubled the North London side’s lead in the 65th minute after Matt Turner’s mistake that gave him the ball. Yves Bissouma received a red card in the 70th minute for an awful challenge and left Tottenham with fewer players on the pitch for the final 20 minutes of the clash.
7 – Yves Bissouma is the seventh player to be red carded twice in a single Premier League season for Tottenham, and first since Kyle Naughton in 2014-15. Dismissed. pic.twitter.com/TZ8OEdYlsa
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 15, 2023
😬 No team have been shown more red cards in the Premier League this season than Tottenham (4)
0-2 #NFOTOT pic.twitter.com/ft2ACo0v35
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 15, 2023
Tottenham is in 5th place with 33 points after 17 matches, while Nottingham is in 16th place with 14 points after 17 games as Forest lost 5 and draw once in their last 6 clashes in the league.