Dyche-ball in full flow as Spurs are put to the sword

WELL before the end, the 'oles' were ringing around the City Ground as Nottingham Forest revelled in their best performance of the Sean Dyche era.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

With every pass, the cheer went up and echoed around the stadium. It was a glorious sign of just how comfortable and in control the Reds were as they cruised to three points in impressive fashion.

This was Forest and the home crowd back to their very best on a joyous afternoon Trentside. Tottenham Hotspur were completely put to the sword as those brutal shouts from the stands testified.

Sunday's display was even better than the one that saw Liverpool swatted aside by the same 3-0 scoreline Thomas Frank's side were on the receiving end of.

Below is a look at some of the big talking points from the Reds' victory over Spurs.

Sublime Sangare

It hasn’t always been easy for Ibrahim Sangare Trentside. When he put pen to paper from PSV in the summer of 2023, Forest hoped he would be a difference-maker; someone who could help evolve their style of play.

For various reasons from struggling to find his feet in English football early on to a serious bout of malaria - he couldn't quite make the impact it was hoped he would. Up until now that is.

Sunday was without question Sangare's best performance for the club. He was superb. He had been playing well prior to running the show against Tottenham with Dyche having got the best out of him - but this was on another level.

Two assists and a cracker of a strike to put the gloss on the Reds' afternoon showed how much he will be missed while he is on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. It was some way to sign off by the 28-year-old.