Nottingham Forest rise to third after Anthony Elanga goal sees off Tottenham
Thu Dec 26 2024 - 17:52Anthony Gordon had fired the hosts into a second-minute lead, but a tight game changed with Villa striker Jhon Duran’s first-half dismissal for stamping on defender Fabian Schar and Isak took full advantage with a second – 14 minutes after the break, his 12th goal of the season – before Joelinton cemented a 3-0 win at the death.
Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers, with support from full-backs Lucas Digne and Cash, helped to give Villa a foothold, and Dubravka had to make a solid save to keep out Digne’s 22nd-minute free-kick before Cash skied the rebound over from a tight angle. Newcastle assistant Jason Tindall and a Villa analyst were sent off after an incident in the tunnel at half-time.
But the third goal arrived in stoppage time when Joelinton picked up Onana’s loose pass and curled the ball past the helpless Martinez.Nottingham Forest strengthened their European ambitions with a 1-0 win over Tottenham, whose miserable season took a turn for the worse. They have already surpassed their points total from last season and are looking like genuine contenders for European qualification, which outlines the impressive job Nuno Espirito Santo has done at the City Ground.
Brennan Johnson could have scored on his return to the City Ground after being played in by returning Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, but Sels did well. Son then whipped a 20-yard free-kick inches wide as Spurs pressed, but Forest got into half-time unscathed. Spurs pushed for an equaliser, but Forest put in a defensive performance Spurs could only dream of as central pairing Murillo and Milenkovic won all of their headers and made all of their tackles.
VAR was required at the start of the second period after Guido Rodriguez had a red card downgraded to a yellow before Bowen grabbed his sixth goal of the season to extend West Ham’s unbeaten run to four matches. It was a let-off for sluggish Southampton, but they quickly improved and Onuachu headed wide after Kyle Walker-Peters impressively kept in a cross by fellow wing-back Yuki Sugawara.
Walker-Peters dug out a cross and Onuachu’s header back across goal was superbly clawed away by Fabianski, who unfortunately exited proceedings not long after. It started with a miscued pass by Sugawara gifting the Hammers a corner. After they kept the ball alive from the set-piece, a cross by Edson Alvarez was headed back across goal by Tomas Soucek and flicked on by Niclas Fullkrug, which allowed Bowen to poke home.
Having amassed 13 points from the last 15 available following Sunday’s thumping 3-0 win away to Manchester United, the Cherries were unable to break down a Palace side hammered 5-1 by Arsenal at the weekend. Jean-Philippe Mateta dragged an early effort wide and Eagles team-mates Ismaila Sarr and Daniel Munoz each fired straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga during a forgettable opening to the contest.
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