Silent yet effective Spurs beat Forest to sneak into the top four

Tottenham Hotspur returned to the Premier League’s top four for the first time since February by beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 on Sunday night.The hosts opened the scoring inside 15 minutes when the Tricky Trees’ defender Murillo diverted Timo Werner’s cross into his own net.A big win 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PURholpsNd— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 7, 2024 Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, however, managed to bounce back shortly. They levelled 12 minutes later through Chris Wood, pouncing on Anthony Elanga’s cross.After the break, Ange Postecoglou’s side pushed for another lead, and it paid off for Spurs as centre-back Micky van de Ven restored Tottenham’s lead in the 52nd minute. It was a tremendous shot from the edge of the box that found the top corner.What a goal that is from Micky van de Ven 🚀 pic.twitter.com/3tXoGDceHi— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 7, 2024 Six minutes later, Pedro Porro netted a third for Spurs, hammering in James Maddison’s pass to wrap up the tie.This victory pushed Tottenham above Aston Villa on goal difference, with a game in hand, too.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 32SaturdayCrystal Palace – Man.City 2-4 (1-1)/Mateta 3, Edouard 86 – De Bruyne 13, 70, Lewis 47, Haaland 66/Aston Villa – Brentford 3-3 (1-0)/Watkins 39, 81, Rogers 46 – Zanka 59, Mbeumo 60, Wissa 68/Everton – Burnley 1-0 (1-0)/Calvert-Lewin 45+3/Wolverhampton – West Ham 1-2 (1-0)/Sarabia 33 pen – Paqueta 73 pen, Ward-Prowse 85/Fulham – Newcastle 0-1 (0-0)/Guimaraes 81/Luton – Bournemouth 2-1 (0-0)/Clark 73, Morris 90+1 – Tavernier 52/Brighton – Arsenal 0-3 (0-1)/Saka 33 pen, Havertz 62, Trossard 86/SundayMan Utd – Liverpool 2-2 (0-1)/Fernandes 50, Mainoo 67 – Diaz 23, Salah 84 pen/Sheffield Utd – Chelsea 2-2 (1-1)/Bogle 32, McBurnie 90+3 – Silva 11, Madueke 66/Tottenham – Nottingham Forest 3-1 (1-1)/Murillo 15 og, Van de Ven 52, Porro 58 – Wood 27/

Powered by Live Score & Live Score App