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Elanga, who had scored in wins over Aston Villa and Brentford, put the host into a 28th-minute lead after being brilliantly picked out by Morgan Gibbs-White before prodding the ball home.

Tottenham rarely threatened Matz Sels throughout the contest, with the returning Brennan Johnson unable to find a way past the Forest goalkeeper with his three efforts on target.

It was also an unhappy return for former Forest defender Djed Spence, who was given a second yellow card late on to hand Ange Postecoglou another defensive issue, having seen Radu Dragusin go off injured moments earlier.

the win lifts Forest above Arsenal and into third ahead of the Gunners’ clash with Ipswich Town, while Spurs stay in 11th, 10 points off the top four.