Premier League, Nottingham Forest go third with Tottenham scalp: Stats
26 Dec 2024

Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League struggles continued with defeat against an in-form Nottingham Forest in matchweek 18 on Thursday.

The Boxing Day clash saw Forest go up to third in the Premier League.

This was their fourth straight league win which include victories against Manchester United, Aston Villa and Brentford.

For Spurs, this was another sorry outing as they continue to suffer this season.

A look at the points table
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Forest are third for the mean time as they went ahead of Arsenal.

Forest own 34 points from 18 matches, sealing their 10th win of the season (D4, L4).

On the other hand, Spurs remain 11th with their ninth loss this season (W7 D2).

They have suffered four losses in their last five league games (W1).

Here are the match stats
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The hosts had three shots on target compared to Spurs' four. Forest had 1.21 expected goals with Spurs managing 1.28. The visitors had 31 touches in the opposition box with Forest clocking 18. Spurs had 70% ball possession.