Gibbs-White and Awoniyi fire Forest to 3-0 win over Spurs
Mar 23rd 2026 · United Kingdom
Nottingham Forest thumped Tottenham 3-0 as Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi scored, giving Vítor Pereira his first league win and plunging Spurs deeper into a relegation battle.
- Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Igor Jesus opened from a corner, Morgan Gibbs-White doubled the lead, and Taiwo Awoniyi added a third from a Neco Williams cross.
- The victory was Vítor Pereira's first Premier League win since taking charge of Forest.
- Tottenham remain in a relegation fight, with no league wins in the calendar year and mounting pressure on manager Igor Tudor.
- Guglielmo Vicario will undergo hernia surgery and Forest moved two points clear of Spurs and three above the drop zone.
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