In the early morning of December 16 (Vietnam time), Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham was the earliest match of round 17 of the Premier League. The home team is ranked 14th with a streak of 5 matches without a win, while the representative from London is in 5th place and has only broken the streak of 5 previous matches without a win.
It is worth noting that 6 members of the Tricky Trees starting lineup were not even born in their final win over Spurs.
And a long night for them began with Son Heung-min's shot, forcing Matt Turner to save the game in less than 3 minutes.
The home team also soon had an answer and made an effort to attack Tottenham's high formation immediately afterwards, when Anthony Elanga accelerated towards the goal but the shot was in the right position of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Despite losing that goal, Tottenham's defense did not show solidity in the remaining time of the first half. Not only that, the injury forced Brennan Johnson to leave the field early - the 32nd minute in the match against his former team increased the concern of coach Ange Postecoglou.
However, the quality of the visitors' attack was still better, and in the second minute of injury time in the first half, Den Kulusevski - who moved to the right wing after Johnson left the pitch - made a beautiful cross for Richarlison to score.
This was the first time the Brazilian player scored in 2 consecutive matches for Tottenham.
Tricky Trees rose in the second half, with Will Boly missing a great chance in the box, while Elanga's shot into the net was disallowed for offside.
Just 7 minutes - 65 minutes later, a mistake by goalkeeper Turner sent the ball straight to Kulusevski and the Swedish player doubled the gap for Tottenham.
Worried about the lead, Tottenham fell into a situation of being short of players in the last 20 minutes, when Yves Bissouma received a direct red card for a dangerous foul. This was Bissouma's second red card of the season.
The home team pressed but did not create many opportunities, even when the match had 10 minutes of extra time.
Nottingham extended their winless streak to six, while Tottenham won their second consecutive game temporarily equal to Man City (33), and regained confidence in their race to the top four.
