Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3-0 in North London to breathe life into their Premier League survival bid.
Goals from Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured that Tottenham were sent packing and gave Forest a big three points.
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Vitor Pereira looked ecstatic at the end of the contest, but he will know that there remains work to do if Forest are to genuinely pull clear of the relegation picture.
Andy Reid was on co-commentary duties for Sky Sports, and after the game, he admitted he was seriously impressed with Matz Sels between the posts for Forest.
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What Andy Reid said about Matz Sels after Nottingham Forest win
Reid was very complimentary towards Forest during the match and as he started to sum up the game, he had some praise for Sels.
The Belgian goalkeeper kept a second successive clean sheet and the whole defensive unit did their bit to help Forest climb above Spurs in the Premier League table.
Reid said live on Sky Sports: “He’s been terrific today and made some excellent saves. He’s come up trumps so often for Forest, and he’s been really good again today, he deserves his clean sheet.”
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Sels has kept the gloves for the Premier League, it seems, with Stefan Ortega deputising for the international goalkeeper during Thursday’s Europa League clash with FC Midtjylland.
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The experienced stopper needed a big performance after Ortega’s showing in Denmark in midweek, and Sels will be feeling very confident this evening.
Ortega has a winning mentality from his time playing for Manchester City, but Sels is still the Golden Glove winner from last season, and he’s not become a bad goalkeeper overnight.
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Now, it’s great that Forest have two very capable goalkeepers who are both capable of being considered the number one stopper should they be called upon.
Reid was right to praise Sels – largely due to his stunning save from Tel in the first half – and now, he looks firmly established as the Premier League goalkeeper for the remainder of the campaign.
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