Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira, speaking to Sky Sports : “It means the spirit of the team, the character and the personality. It was not easy.
"We started the game in a good way, after 15-20 minutes we started to lose some long balls – the first ball, the second ball. They cross a lot and they play aggressive on the duels.
"The first half was difficult but at half time I asked the team to play the way they started the game as that was our game.
"They showed their personality, character and quality and we deserved to win.
"They have the spirit to face this kind of game. It is not just about this game, it is about the next seven games and we need to have this personality. In the end I am very happy with the team and the supporters because they deserve it. They provided the energy we needed to get the three points.
"Sometimes we create a lot of chances but don't score. We have quality to score goals. We cannot create a monster in our minds because sometimes we create one chance and score a goal.
"It is good for the moment and good for the belief because we need to believe in ourselves. It is not about Tottenham, it is not about West Ham, it is not about Leeds it is about us. It is about what we want for next season.
"We are alive, we are committed and we are ready to fight."
Did you know?
- Nottingham Forest have achieved a league double over Tottenham in consecutive seasons for just the second time (2024-25 and 2025-26), after doing so in both 1995-96 and 1996-97.
- Forest's Igor Jesus is one of only five Premier League players to score 10+ away goals in all competitions this season (10), along with Erling Haaland (13), Igor Thiago (12), Joao Pedro (11) and Ismaila Sarr (10).
- Morgan Gibbs-White has scored in each of his last three Premier League away games – only Taiwo Awoniyi (4 between May-August 2023) has done so in more in succession for Forest in the competition.
- Elliot Anderson created the most chances (3), completed more passes (38), won possession more often (9) and made more tackles (6) than any other Forest player in today's win.
