Nottingham Forest have moved up to third in the Premier League table after running out 1-0 winners over Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground on Boxing Day.
The high-flying Reds scored what turned out to be the winner in the 28th minute of the game as Anthony Elanga struck following a swift counter-attack.
Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White slid the ball through to Elanga, who curled past Spurs keeper Fraser Forster for a goal which stood following a VAR check.
Tottenham couldn’t come back from Elanga’s goal, and insult was added to injury when Djed Spence was sent off for two needless bookings late on in the game.
Spence, who actually played well for Spurs, was shown his first yellow on 75 minutes for kicking the ball away shortly after conceding a free-kick.
And in injury time, the former Forest loanee dragged Jota down during a counter to earn himself a second booking and an early bath.
Forest fans on social media had a lot to say about Spence in the latter stages of the game at the City Ground.
English referee Craig Pawson shows a red card to Tottenham Hotspur’s English defender #24 Djed Spence (R) during the English Premier League footbal…
Nottingham Forest fans poke fun at Djed Spence after beating Tottenham
Many Forest fans joked about “agent Spence” after his sending-off helped weaken Tottenham further and helped the Reds see out the victory.
“Special Agent Spence working undercover for us,” said one Reds supporter.
Another fan wrote: “Four Premier League wins in a row since 1995! Clean sheet and 3rd Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanks Agent Spence and Johnson!”
One supporter said: “Djed Spence is a Red, say Djed Spence is a Red!”
And one added: “Those last 10 felt like forever!
“Huge 3 points, for some reason I saw today as a big one as we don’t normally get results off Spurs.
“We’re class though aren’t we, good of Djed to make the last few easier cheers fella!”
Other fans made slightly different points about Spence, with one saying: Think that game settled the Djed and Neco debate, Neco always been far better than him.”
Another wrote: “He were either gonna drop the masterclass of a century or disaster-class, no in between.”
What the media said about Spence display for Tottenham at Forest
Football.london gave Spence a rating of 6 out of 10 for his performance against Forest.
They wrote: “A late second yellow card and subsequent red for stopping a Forest break knocks a point off another otherwise solid display, filling in on both sides.”
Meanwhile, the Evening Standard gave Spence a mere 5 out of 10 for his efforts in Bridgford.
“Was full of energy, offering overlapping and looking to go beyond players,” they began.
“But shown two yellows and earned Tottenham’s first Premier League red card of the season.”
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