Nottingham Forest took a massive step toward Premier League survival with a commanding 3-0 win over Tottenham, piling pressure on the hosts and dragging them closer to relegation trouble.
Goals from Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Taiwo Awoniyi sealed a crucial victory that lifts Forest out of the bottom three and above Spurs into 16th place.
Tottenham, now just one point clear of the drop zone, have spiralled into poor form, raising serious questions about interim boss Igor Tudor after another damaging defeat.
Despite Tottenham starting brightly, Forest delivered the decisive blows.
Just before half-time, Igor Jesus rose to head home in stoppage time, breaking the deadlock after earlier almost scoring an own goal.
Spurs tried to respond, with Mathys Tel hitting the crossbar, but their momentum faded in the second half.
Forest doubled their lead in the 62nd minute when Gibbs-White was left unmarked in the box, finishing from Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cutback, with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario unable to keep it out.
Any hope of a comeback disappeared when substitute Lucas Bergvall missed a clear chance, before Awoniyi added a late third to cap a dominant away performance.
Tottenham’s alarming slide continues, with six defeats in their last seven league matches leaving them on the brink of relegation.
Tudor, appointed only weeks ago, has managed just one point from five Premier League games, and his position now looks increasingly uncertain.
The team’s early energy quickly faded, and the second-half collapse drew frustration from supporters, who both cheered and jeered their side.
With only two home league wins all season, Spurs are running out of time to turn things around and now face a genuine battle to avoid their first relegation since 1977.
For Vitor Pereira, this victory marked a long-awaited return to winning ways in the Premier League - and it could prove pivotal.
Forest had shown signs of improvement in recent weeks, with competitive performances against top sides, and finally converted that promise into a vital result.
This was their second 3-0 league win over Tottenham this season, underlining their superiority in this fixture, and they looked composed throughout after taking the lead.
Igor Jesus’ goal - one of the few he has scored in the league this season - once again proved crucial, while the team’s growing confidence suggests they now believe survival is firmly within reach.
With momentum building, Forest may have done enough to shift the pressure onto Tottenham and other relegation rivals in the closing weeks of the campaign.
