Chris Wood scores as Forest move to third
- Dave Worsley
- 20 hours ago
- 1 min read
New Zealand All Whites captain Chris Wood has scored his 19th Premier League goal of the season for Nottingham Forest in a vital 2-1 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur.
The win saw Wood return to EPL play after an injury from the All Whites game against New Caledonia had sidelined him for a couple of weeks.
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In his abscence a couple of losses had slowed Forest's push for Champions League qualification and they started the day sixth but moved up to third by the end of the game.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side took the lead after five minutes when a corner fell to Elliot Anderson on the edge of the area and his powerful deflected drive found the net.
Wood then had a goal disallowed by VAR for a marginal offside by his are before doubling Forest's lead with a glancing header from Anthony Elanga's cross in the 16th minute.
Spurs improved as the game progressed with icharlison rewarded their pressure with a powerful header to beat Matz Sels in the 87th to set up a nervy finale.
Forest hung on though to move above Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United in the race for a top-five finish with 60 points. Europa League semi-finalists Tottenham are 16th with 37 after an 18th league defeat of the season.