Spurs frustrated as Forest stands firm

Nottingham boosts its Champions League hopes with tenacious victory that lifts it to back to third place

LONDON — Nottingham Forest beat struggling Tottenham 2-1 on Monday, bouncing back from two defeats to strengthen its push for a Champions League spot and heap more pressure on embattled Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.

Forest came into the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in sixth spot in the table after losses to Aston Villa and Everton.

But, early goals from Elliot Anderson and top-scorer Chris Wood settled its nerves and it held on tenaciously, despite a late goal from Richarlison, to climb to third in the table.