The referee has blown the full-time whistle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, meaning it’s time for our Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest player ratings.
It was a 2-1 defeat in the Premier League against Nuno’s men for Tottenham Hotspur, who have now suffered their 18th defeat of the season.
Over the course of the last ninety minutes, we examined each player’s individual performance, rating them on a scale of 1-10. Let’s take a look at how they got on.
Tottenham’s player ratings vs Nottingham Forest
Guglielmo Vicario: Another error to his name after misjudging yet another cross for Forest’s second. From that point on, Nuno’s side sat back and offered little going forward, meaning Vicario had very little to do. 4.
Pedro Porro: More of the same in the second half – Porro tried to create from deep and occasionally found himself in the right-half space when inverting. One of his deliveries from deep did find Richarlison, who put his header past Sels to make the score respectable for Tottenham. 7.
Cristian Romero: After playing the opening first half, Postecoglou opted to change things up in the second and brought in Kevin Danso. 5.
Micky Van de Ven: The same applied to Micky van de Ven, who Postecoglou took off at half-time, with Ben Davies replacing the Dutchman. 5.
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Djed Spence: Played on the left and was tasked with overlapping Mathys Tel. Tried to link up with the Frenchman, but nothing came off. A willing runner but lacked end product. 4.
Rodrigo Bentancur: Aside from the deflection for Forest’s opener, Bentancur had a decent outing. Kept things ticking over and did his job well in the Tottenham midfield. 5.
Pape Matar Sarr: After a quiet first half, Sarr improved after the break. He regularly looked to get into the box for crosses and played with a bit more attacking intent. 5.
Dejan Kulusevski: Kulusevski had Spurs’ best chance of the second half, meeting Porro’s corner at the near post only to see Toffolo clear off the line. He always looked to make something happen, was taken off for Solanke in the 67th minute. 6.
Wilson Odobert: His brightest moments came in the first half. Looked really bright at times off the Tottenham right flank with his direct attacking. Faded after the break and was replaced by Brennan Johnson in the 67th minute. 6.
Richarlison: It was a lively showing from the Brazilian, who had several golden opportunities against Nuno’s side. One fell his way after a defensive mix-up, but he fluffed his lines. He later had another big chance to pull one back with a free header, only for Sels to deny him. Persistence paid off though, as Richarlison eventually found the net by getting on the end of Porro’s cross. 8.
Mathys Tel: Less electric than he was in the first half, perhaps due to Forest shifting to a back five. Still looked to take on his man and remained a threat when running at defenders. 6.
Substitutes:
Ben Davies: Came on for van de Ven and did a solid job in the second half. Managed to keep Chris Wood relatively quiet. 6.
Kevin Danso: On at the break and got some much-needed minutes under his belt after a spell on the sidelines. Dealt with aerial balls well and helped see out a clean second half. 6.5.
Brennan Johnson: Johnson came on for Odobert and didn’t have that much of an impact. N/A
Dominic Solanke: Postecoglou had Solanke and Richarlison on the pitch at the same time in the second half, but the Englishman didn’t make any notable contribution. N/A.