Nottingham Forest gave their survival push a huge boost with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
The Reds won courtesy of goals from Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White and moved three points clear of the drop zone, with a better goal difference than West Ham, who lost at Aston Villa.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST STUN SPURS! Sum up THAT performance in three words!!!
WHAT A WIN!!!
Vitor Pereira has finally ended his long wait for a Premier League win, which stretched over his spells with Wolves earlier this season and now Forest.
Following the game, we looked at how the players performed and scored them out of 10 for their efforts in North London.
Nottingham Forest player ratings vs Tottenham
Matz Sels – 8
The catalyst for Forest to claim a big win was a stunning Save of the Season contender from a Mathys Tel effort just after Forest scored their first goal of the afternoon.
Ola Aina – 4
Might seem low and somewhat harsh, but he wasn’t at the races in this game and was given a really torrid first half by Tel, who ran him ragged.
Nikola Milenkovic – 9
Colossal. Was fortunate not to give a goal away in the first half after slipping to allow Tel through on goal, but was magnificent after that point.
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Murillo – 7
Solid throughout the contest and tried his best to get Forest going from the back, playing through the lines when he felt it necessary.
Neco Williams – 8
Much more like the Williams of old as his energy levels looked completely restored. He perhaps should have scored in the second half but saw his header saved.
Elliot Anderson – 8
Gave the ball away a lot in the first half, but was often unlucky with a number of ricochets, and when he did lose it, he often won it back anyway.
Ibrahim Sangare – 7
Was booked in the second half, but once again produced a dominant display in the middle of the park as Forest tried to take the game to Tottenham.
Omari Hutchinson – 6
Steady without being spectacular. There is a sense growing that perhaps Hutchinson is more suited to being an impact substitute and when he starts it does feel as though he tries a bit too hard.
Morgan Gibbs-White – 8
A brilliant showing from the Forest captain who scored to silence the Tottenham fans who had jeered him due to their failed capture of Gibbs-White in the summer.
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Callum Hudson-Odoi – 6
Might seem low for a player who played such a huge part in the second Forest goal, but in the first half, he didn’t really show up, and it was at least positive to see him contribute in the second 45.
Igor Jesus – 7
Held the ball up relatively well and thoroughly deserved to bag his third Premier League goal of the season with a well-taken header.
Substitutes
Ryan Yates – 7
Did his job extremely well when he came in and added an element of composure to the Forest performance going forward.
Taiwo Awoniyi – 7
Scored a brilliant third goal for Forest and looks sharp whenever he gets minutes at the moment.
James McAtee – N/A
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