The Premier League title race has entered a fierce stage this season. The battle between Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City is suffocating. In fact, the battle for the fourth place is equally fierce. Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United are competing for the last Champions League seat. Among them, Tottenham has the most optimistic prospect. , only 3 points behind Villa with 2 games in hand and 9 points ahead of Manchester United. On this match day, Tottenham ushered in the 32nd round of the match and faced Nottingham Forest at home. The latter was ranked fourth from the bottom and was under great pressure to avoid relegation, so there was no room for error. Son Heung-min failed to score in this campaign, but Van de Ven and Polo, two defenders with swords, scored consecutive goals. Tottenham won 3-1, achieving a season double against Nottingham Forest and returning to the top four in the Premier League!
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sitting at home, Postkoglu put out the full lineup. In the 4-2-3-1 system, Vicario continued to guard the goal for Tottenham. The four defenders were Polo and Romero. , Van der Ven and Udoji, Bissouma and Sarr are in the midfielder, Brennan Johnson, Madison and Werner are lined up, and Sun Xingmin continues to play the single arrow. After the
game started, both sides had offense and defense. In the 10th minute, Vicario's position was too forward. Murillo shot directly from the backcourt. The ball missed the post slightly, shocking the Tottenham goalkeeper into a cold sweat.
Tottenham, who escaped, broke the deadlock 6 minutes later: Son Heung-min scored the ball in the counterattack, Werner made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, Murillo made a clearance in front of the goal and scored an own goal, 1-0!
In the 26th minute, Werner forced a breakthrough from the left and passed in. Brennan Johnson pushed the shot from close range, but Sears unexpectedly saved it! turned around and Neco Williams passed the ball straight from the right. Ilanga made the pass and Chris Wood easily volleyed it into the net, equalizing the score for Nottingham Forest, 1-1!
In the 35th minute, Polo headed the ball to clear the ball. Aina calmly passed the ball from the left. Yates' shot from the center was saved by Vicario. Chris Wood's shot from close range hit the goal post. , the two teams returned to the locker room with a score of 1-1. After
returned to the court, Postkoglu made consecutive substitutions, with Hoibel and Bentancur playing. In the 49th minute, Werner made a pass from the left, and Brennan Johnson volleyed the shot from behind, missing the opportunity again.
In the 53rd minute, Tottenham's tactical corner kick was coordinated. Brennan Johnson and Son Heung-min played the ball continuously. Van der Ven bent his bow and shot an arrow. The ball hit the dead corner. The opponent's goalkeeper had no reaction, 2-1!
In the 57th minute, Werner made a pass from the left, Bentancur headed the ball over, Polo met the ball and volleyed into the net. Tottenham scored two consecutive goals in 4 minutes, 3-1.
In the 85th minute, Sun Xingmin received a cross pass from his teammate and shot low from the front of the penalty area. The ball was saved by the Forest goalkeeper, and then hit the post and popped out!
The score remained unchanged for the rest of the time. Tottenham had the last laugh 3-1, achieving a season double against Nottingham Forest.
After this campaign, Tottenham reached 60 points, tied with Villa in front of them, and relied on goal difference to overwhelm direct competitors and return to the top four in the Premier League.
However, Tottenham's schedule is not easy. Next, they have to play Newcastle, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool in succession, which is a hell of a difficulty! Some fans said that Tottenham are the judge of the Premier League championship and will decide the championship.
