Jamie Carragher witnessed one Nottingham Forest star do something ‘out of this world’ vs Tottenham

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Nottingham Forest produced another battling away performance against Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men went 2-0 ahead inside 15 minutes, with Elliot Anderson opening the scoring before Chris Wood headed home the second.

Richarlison netted a late goal to set up a nervy final few minutes, but Nottingham Forest defended resolutely and secured their ninth away win of the season – only Liverpool have more.

Victory moves Forest back into third with five cup finals remaining, so dreams of a Champions League campaign are beginning to feel very real.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	33	24	7	2	75	31	44	79
2	ArsenalArsenal	33	18	12	3	61	27	34	66
3	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	33	18	6	9	53	39	14	60
4	NewcastleNewcastle	33	18	5	10	62	44	18	59
5	Man CityManchester City	33	17	7	9	64	42	22	58

Speaking after the game, Michael Owen heaped praise on Anderson for his well-rounded display in midfield.

And, Jamie Carragher was also quick to hail one Forest star in particular after an extraordinary moment in the second half.

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Jamie Carragher blown away by Nottingham Forest’s Harry Toffolo

Harry Toffolo produced one of his best performances in a Nottingham Forest shirt against Tottenham Hotspur last night.

Forest fans were full of praise for Toffolo and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher was blown away by his goal-line clearance to prevent what looked like a near-certain Dejan Kulusevski goal.

“We’ve seen them do it so often this season, going to that back five,” Carragher explained. “Not always at half time, but he backed his defenders and his goalkeeper to get a clean sheet.

“They almost did it. It was a bit nervy for them late on. The goalkeeper made some really good saves and there was a goal-line clearance that was out of this world.

“But Forest have been a revelation and I think most neutrals want to see them keep going until the end of the season. They don’t want to see it peter out.

“There was a fear going into the game that it might be the case.”

Harry Toffolo’s impressive stats vs Tottenham Hotspur

It’s hardly surprising to see Toffolo earning much of the plaudits from last night’s win when you take a look at his impressive statistics, as per Sofascore.

The former Huddersfield Town defender produced the complete defensive performance at left-back, keeping highly-rated youngster Wilson Odobert quiet.

• 90 minutes played
• 45 touches
• 3 duels won
• 3 tackles
• 3 clearances
• 2 blocked shots
• 1 interceptions

That was Toffolo’s first league start of the season, which is pretty remarkable, so it’ll be interesting to see if he retains his place for the Brentford clash on Thursday.

Ola Aina remains on the sidelines with a calf injury.