Izuchukwu OkosiTen-man North London side Tottenham Hotspur on Friday evening condemned Nottingham Forest to a fifth Premier League defeat in six games at the City Ground.
Spurs had lost a bit of form but their top four hopes were restored albeit at a cost as dependable defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma was red-carded in the 70th minute.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelRicharlison grabbed his third goal in two games for the North London side with Dejan Kulusevski getting the other.
The result moves fifth-placed Tottenham level on points with Manchester City, although the champions have played a game less.
The hosts, still without Nigerian international Taiwo Awoniyi, made an encouraging start to the second period and Ivoroan defender Willy Boly missed arguably their best opportunity to level, blazing over from just inside the visitors’ penalty area.
Cooper’s side also briefly thought they had equalised just before the hour mark but the video assistant referee correctly judged that Anthony Elanga had just strayed offside before sweeping in Neco Williams’ cross.
Forest who sit 16th in the table, five points clear of the bottom three, have now won just once in their previous 13 matches in the English top flight, and the outcome of this contest is only likely to increase the pressure on boss Steve Cooper.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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