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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Nuno and Nottingham Forest grateful recipients of Dr Tottenham’s elixir

Tottenham Hotspur StadiumNottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo gestures to the fans after the Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Nuno Espírito Santo has guided Nottingham Forest to their first league double over Tottenham since 1997. Photograph: John Walton/PA

As the old adage goes, never go back. Unless your opponents are Tottenham Hotspur and your name is Nuno Espírito Santo that is.

On a night when Nottingham Forest desperately needed to get their Champions League challenge back on the rails, Ange Postecoglou’s side could hardly have been more obliging opponents until they finally mounted a late flurry after Richarlison had pulled a goal back with three minutes to play.

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