View: 4/10 abysmal as 3/10 struggles desperately - Tottenham player ratings vs Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, which leaves them just above the relegation zone.

Spurs had been the better team in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but it was the visitors who struck first on 22 March as Igor Jesus headed home from Nico Williams’ corner on the stroke of half-time.

Early in the second-half, they doubled that lead through Morgan Gibbs-White, and the Lilywhites could not respond before Taiwo Awoniyi scored a third.

Tottenham are just one point above the Premier League drop zone, with seven matches left to play before the campaign concludes.

Richarlison horrendous as Tottenham lack firepower

Richarlison has been mooted for a bigger role at Tottenham recently, but he did little to further his case in the defeat.

The Brazilian striker took just one shot, creating a total of 0.12 expected goals in the contest, and it was defined as a big chance missed by Sofascore, which is not good enough.

He recorded a 50 per cent pass accuracy, and that figure looks even worse as he only attempted a total of 10 passes in his 67 minutes on the pitch.

The 28-year-old had just 22 touches and lost possession 11 times, meaning that he gave the ball away 50 per cent of the time that he had it.

He recorded two carries for a total distance of 16.4m, a woeful amount as his team needed him to carry them forward.

If he carries on playing like that, he should be nowhere near the starting line-up.

Micky van de Ven struggles as Tottenham lose

Micky van de Ven struggled desperately and was worse than Richarlison in the crucial clash, and he was replaced at half-time by Lucas Bergvall.

Many observers were surprised by the change, but given his stats for the first-half, it should not be a shock.

Van de Ven recorded just one clearance, one recovery and won one aerial duel of the two that he contested, per Sofascore.

He had a total of 21 touches, losing possession four times, and he struggled to carry the ball too, with just six in the contest for a total distance of 59.6m.

The Dutch defender completed 80 per cent of his passes, which was the only slightly redeeming aspect of his display.

Spurs need him to be on top form in the run-in and that was not the case this time around.

How Tottenham players rated vs Nottingham Forest

Guglielmo Vicario – 5

Kevin Danso – 5

Cristian Romero – 5

Micky van de Ven – 3 (off for Bergvall, 46)

Pedro Porro – 5

Djed Spence – 5 (off for Udogie, 46)

Archie Gray – 6 (off for Gallagher, 84)

Pape Matar Sarr – 5

Richarlison – 4 (off for Kolo Muani, 67)

Mathys Tel – 6 (off for Simons, 67)

Dominic Solanke – 5

Substitutes:

Destiny Udogie – 5

Lucas Bergvall – 5

Xavi Simons – 5

Randal Kolo Muani – 5

Conor Gallagher- N/A

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