LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur slipped ever closer to relegation from the English Premier League with a 3-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest as Sunderland stretched their hex over local rivals Newcastle.
Spurs have not tasted life outside the English top flight since 1978 but remain the only side without a Premier League win in 2026, AFP reported.
Goals from Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi inflicted the latest in a series of damaging defeats on interim Tottenham boss Igor Tudor.
West Ham’s 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa ensured Spurs remain one point outside the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
Vitor Pereira’s first league win as Forest boss propels his side four points above the drop zone.
Tottenham fans gathered in north London en masse before kick-off to line the streets in a show of support under the banner “all together, always.”
But nerves quickly took over the state-of-the-art 63 000 capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Jesus rose highest to head in a corner just before halftime.
Gibbs-White could have been starting in white rather than red had Forest not stood their ground after Spurs reportedly met his buyout clause last summer.
The Forest captain instead signed a new deal at the City ground and has played a big role in leading his side away from trouble.
Gibbs-White was left completely unmarked to turn in Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross on the hour mark for his third goal in four league games.
No side has taken fewer points at home in the Premier League this season than Tottenham and they failed to muster a response.
Awoniyi inflicted the final blow when he met Neco Williams’ cross three minutes from time.
