Nottingham Forest capitalised on a calamitous display from Tottenham Hotspur and their goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to record a resounding 3-0 victory at a raucous City Ground. Callum Hudson-Odoi struck twice, profiting from Vicario’s latest high-profile mistakes, before Ibrahim Sangare smashed in a stunning third to cap one of Forest’s most complete performances under Sean Dyche.
While Vicario will inevitably be at the centre of the post‑match inquest, the scoreline reflected Forest’s dominance rather than mere goalkeeping errors. Dyche’s side played with an intensity and organisation that Spurs simply could not handle, outworking and outthinking Thomas Frank’s team from the first whistle. The win opens up a five-point buffer to the relegation zone for Forest, while Spurs remain stuck in 11th and facing renewed questions about their direction under their new head coach.
Tottenham arrived hoping to build on a positive run of results – a draw at Newcastle followed by wins over Brentford and Slavia Prague – but instead produced what many will consider their limpest display of the season. They mustered just one shot on target, looked disjointed and devoid of belief after gifting the opener, and trudged off to the sound of home supporters’ olés and the sight of their own fans slipping away long before full-time.
Forest’s intensity sets the tone as Spurs buckle under the press