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Igor Tudor was relieved of his press conference duties following Tottenham Hotspur's defeat to Nottingham Forest. The interim Lilywhites head coach was informed of an immediate family bereavement after the game, so Bruno Saltor spoke to reporters instead.

The Spurs assistant coach, who joined the backroom staff when Tudor replaced Thomas Frank last month, provided an update on his colleague. He said: "It's a personal family issue and obviously it's a difficult moment for him. I'm just trying to support the best way we can."

Igor Jesus fired Forest into the lead just before half-time. Morgan Gibbs-White doubled the visitors' advantage on the hour mark before Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench to wrap up three crucial points in the race for Premier League survival.

Saltor felt as if his side crumbled under the pressure after going behind, knowing the significance of the tie. The Spaniard said: "The players got affected by the rhythm of the game and we couldn't find that rhythm to create more chances.

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"The first half, the first 44 minutes I thought were good, really good, creating chances, getting into the box. In the second half, probably, we were unable to deal with the weight of the game."

"I think in the small details, I thought for 44 minutes in the first half we were the better team," added Saltor, who held a similar role in the dugout during Graham Potter's spell in charge at Chelsea.

"And again, I think any mistake that we make, any small detail goes against us and we're not able to capitalise on the opposition's mistakes. And probably that affected the team.

"And that's our job as coaches, to keep helping the players. And as you can see, the players, they care and they are 100 per cent trying their best.

"But at the moment, it's not enough. We need to minimise any mistakes because we know that we're going to concede a goal."

Following Sunday afternoon's result, just a point separates Tottenham from West Ham in the relegation zone, with Forest climbing into 16th place. On whether Spurs can turn things around, Saltor said: "Completely.

"The best way to do it is focusing every day on doing your best, trying to be the best version of yourself, trying to push through difficulties, focusing on every action, not focussing on the end goal.

"It's just focusing and giving your best every day. That sounds a topic, but that's the only thing that you can do. And players, obviously, as us, we need to reflect on ourselves and try to get the best version because we need it now."

Tottenham Hotspur star Mikey Moore has opened up on his future has he enjoys his loan spell at Rangers

Tottenham Hotspur loanee Mikey Moore admits he is still uncertain what his future holds beyond his loan spell at Rangers. Moore left Spurs last summer to join the Scottish Premiership giants on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Moore has been tipped for a bright future after enjoying his breakthrough into the Spurs first-team last season, where he made 19 appearances across all competitions, including 10 in the Premier League and five on the way to helping the club win the Europa League.

Since moving to Scotland, Moore has been a key player for the Glasgow giants, scoring six goals across 40 appearances and added to his tally in their 4-1 win over Aberdeen on Saturday.

Igor Tudor is currently in caretaker charge of Tottenham until the end of the campaign, though, his future at the club is also uncertain with Spurs battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Just one point separates them now after Nottingham Forest claimed an emphatic 3-0 win over Tudor's side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

Moore, meanwhile, has admitted that the uncertainty with the managerial situation at Tottenham means he still does not know what could happen in the future.

“Yeah, we're going to see,” Moore told the Daily Record. “Obviously, I don't know what's happening with the manager and what's happening at the club at the minute.

“We'll see how the season ends, who comes in and I'm going to speak to people and just try and find the best solution for me.

"This loan has been unbelievable for me and if it's right for me next year, then I'd love to stay here, but we have to see what's going to happen.”

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Moore also admitted that he has yet to receive word on what is going to happen with regards to his future at the end of the season following his loan at Rangers.

“Yeah, to be honest, I don't know if there's been much club-to-club contact yet, but I know that people have spoke to me and the people around me, so conversations are happening and we'll see what happens come the end of the season,” Moore said.

“I just want to enjoy the last seven games and obviously I've absolutely loved it up here, so we'll see what happens.

"The loans manager at Spurs is Andy Scolding, who used to work up here, so he was a big influence in me coming here in the first place.

“He explained to me what he feels it can help me with and I think he was completely right with everything he said. I'll speak to him, I think he was up here watching the game. I'll probably ring him after, so we'll see what he says.”

Assistant coach Bruno Saltor is holding his press conference after Tottenham's 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.

Ahead of the game, an estimated 10,000 Tottenham fans packed the High Road to welcome the team coach and they brought the noise for a huge relegation clash. However, despite a bright start, the players never matched that support.

The ball hit the woodwork early on when Forest striker Igor Jesus sent a header from a long Danso throw against his own crossbar. However, the Brazilian found the net at the other end against the run of play late in the first half when he got his head on the end of a Morgan Gibbs-White corner.

There was still time for Mathys Tel to have a shot pushed on to the crossbar by Matz Sels and Cristian Romero to be bundled over as he tried to head in the rebound. The official and VAR adjudged it was not a foul and the officials were booed off at the interval.

Tottenham started to look nervy in the second half and duly conceded around the hour mark when it was too easy for Callum Hudson-Odoi to get to the byline and he pulled it back for the unmarked Gibbs-White to fire through Vicario.

It became 3-0 when a deep cross from Neco Williams found the run of Taiwo Awoniyi to beat Danso and prod the ball home.

Igor Tudor will not be undertaking post-match media duties as he has just been informed of an immediate family bereavement. Assistant coach Saltor will be speaking to us instead shortly.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Saltor after the defeat. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

Here are Tottenham player ratings after their heavy defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday

Tottenham fell to a 3-0 defeat when it matter against Nottingham Forest in a huge Premier League clash on Sunday and here are our Spurs player ratings.

Spurs and Vitor Pereira began the day in 16th and 17th in the table respectively and just a point apart. Tudor made three changes to his team with Dominic Solanke, Richarlison and Kevin Danso coming into the team while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario played through the pain one last time before heading off to get much-needed hernia surgery next week.

Ahead of the game, an estimated 10,000 Tottenham fans packed the High Road to welcome the team coach and they brought the noise. However, despite a bright start, the players never matched that support.

The ball hit the woodwork early on when Forest striker Igor Jesus sent a header from a long Danso throw against his own crossbar. However, the Brazilian found the net at the other end against the run of play late in the first half when he got his head on the end of a Morgan Gibbs-White corner.

There was still time for Mathys Tel to have a shot pushed on to the crossbar by Matz Sels and Cristian Romero to be bundled over as he tried to head in the rebound. The official and VAR adjudged it was not a foul and the officials were booed off at the interval.

Tottenham started to look nervy in the second half and duly conceded around the hour mark when it was too easy for Callum Hudson-Odoi to get to the byline and he pulled it back for the unmarked Gibbs-White to fire through Vicario.

It became 3-0 when a deep cross from Neco Williams found the run of Taiwo Awoniyi to beat Danso and prod the ball home.

Here are our Tottenham player ratings:

Guglielmo Vicario

Playing through the pain before his upcoming hernia surgery. He tipped over Jesus' looping effort but could not get to the Brazilian's header from the ensuing corner. Saved well from Williams after the break but looked like he could have done better with Gibbs-White's strike on the hour. Couldn't do much about the third goal. 5

Kevin Danso

Brilliant early header to deny Igor Jesus right behind him in the Spurs six yard box but other than a few dangerous long throws, he couldn't add much more to the game. Was beaten by Awoniyi for Forest's third. 4

Cristian Romero

Looked to have been fouled right at the end of the first half in the Forest box but nothing given. Tried to make things happen and looked constantly frustrated with those around them. 6

Micky van de Ven

Played at left-back and didn't look quite up to the rhythm of the game in the first half and was taken off at the break. Had also collided with the advertising hoarding after one run into the Forest box. 5

Djed Spence

Put some reasonable balls into the box but seems to lose Jesus for the Forest goal before the break. 5

Pedro Porro

Started the game on the right wing but went to right-back for the second half. Got nowhere near Hudson-Odoi for Forest's second goal. Delivered very little quality from the right. 4

Archie Gray

Hit a beautiful 12th minute crossfield ball to set Tel away for a chance and another to Solanke after the break. Took a big whack from a 50-50 in the first half but managed to run it off eventually. One of Spurs' better performers again. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

Played some nice passes in either half and had a shot deflected just wide. Tried to get Spurs moving but the two young midfielders in the centre of the pitch were fighting a losing battle. 6

Mathys Tel

Saw a deflected effort bounce wide after beating his man and had an effort tipped on to the crossbar by Selz before the break. Went off with an injury with 25 minutes to go. 6

Dominic Solanke

Other than a late flurry of efforts, the England international offered very little up top but also got very little service. 4

Richarlison

Sent a header across the face of goal 14 minutes in from a Tel corner. Struggled to make too much else of an impact on the game but still crazy that he was taken off as Spurs had an attacking corner. 4

Subs

Destiny Udogie

Came on for the second half but it's difficult know whether the actually did, other than a good low ball that Bergvall slid wide on 74 minutes. 3

Lucas Bergvall

Also came on after the break. Sliced wide on the slide from Udogie's low ball into the box. Energy but little quality. 5

Xavi Simons

Would have been disappointed to have been left out of the starting line-up but offered little when he did come on. 4

Randal Kolo Muani

Brought nothing to the party. 4

Conor Gallagher

Micky van de Ven appeared to suffer a knock during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur's clash against Nottingham Forest. The Lilywhites defender collided with an advertising board and was subsequently taken off at the break.

Van de Ven, who was moving rather gingerly after the incident, was replaced by Destiny Udogie. The Netherlands international was one of two changes at half-time, with Djed Spence making way for Lucas Bergvall.

As it stands, the severity of the problem remains to be seen, with Igor Tudor expected to provide an update after the game. A quarter of an hour or so into the second half, Morgan Gibbs-White doubled the visitors' lead in north London.

The interim Spurs head coach wanted his side to pick up from where they left off on Wednesday evening when they defeated Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16. The Lilywhites enjoyed a 3-2 win over Diego Simeone's side, but lost the tie 7-5 on aggregate.

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Speaking to reporters at Hotspur Way ahead of the relegation showdown, Tudor commented on the connection he felt with Tottenham fans. The Croatian said: "As I said after the game, there was a beautiful sensation, a feeling of togetherness with the fans.

"It's very rare I felt this enjoyment, I enjoyed a feeling like a sensation that we are doing good on the pitch, but together with them, together with the fans.

"That was really nice, rare. We need to continue all together, if we can say, small positive moment after these two games where we can recognise small but important things for the squad."

Tudor added: "Yeah, there is a positivity, but also understanding that the game, it is not easy. So, important game, but probably it will not decide anything after the game, independent of the results. We just need to keep going on what we did in the last two games."

Despite Tottenham's best efforts, they failed to carry the momentum from midweek into the Forest clash. Vitor Pereira's side went into the game just as determined to bank three points as they fight a relegation battle of their own.

"It's a very important match, but in the end it's 11 vs 11 on the pitch," said the Forest boss. "It's not only about this game, we must have the mentality to get points from all eight games [remaining]."

On Spurs, Pereira added: "They've played the last two games with quality and spirit. It's going to be a tough game for us and a tough game for them."

Mikey Moore was on the scoresheet again for Rangers at the weekend, firing the Scottish giants to a 4-1 win over Aberdeen at Ibrox Stadium

Mikey Moore has provided an update on his future. The Tottenham Hotspur wonderkid has made quite the impression while on loan at Rangers this season, and he's 'loved every single second'.

Moore fired the Scottish giants to victory at the weekend, finding the net in a 4-1 win over Aberdeen at Ibrox Stadium. The 18-year-old forward, whose name was chanted throughout the game, doubled Rangers' lead shortly after the break, guiding the ball into the bottom corner.

He's now featured 26 times for Danny Rohl's side in the Scottish Premiership this season, scoring six goals and providing two assists. Speaking to reporters after the game on Saturday afternoon, Moore revealed that he would 'love to stay' at Rangers, so long as it's the 'right' fit.

"I’ve loved every single second I’ve been here, and I think the club is special and it’s special to me now," said the teenage sensation, as quoted by The Sun. "For me, I’m just going to enjoy the next seven games, and, obviously I need to speak to people back home.

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"I don’t know what could happen, I have no clue. We’ll have conversations in the summer, and we’ll see what happens. People have spoken to me and the people around me, so conversations are happening.

"We’ll see what happens come the end of the season. I just want to enjoy the last seven games, and obviously I’ve absolutely loved it up here, so we’ll see what happens."

Before joining Rangers on loan in the summer, Moore signed a new long-term contract at Tottenham. When pressed on the situation at his parent club, with Igor Tudor temporarily in charge, the England Under-19 international continued: "Yes, we’re going to see.

"Obviously, I don’t know what’s happening with the manager and what’s happening at the club at the minute. We’ll see how the season ends, who comes in, and I’m going to speak to people and just try and find the best solution for me.

"I think this has been unbelievable for me. If it’s right for me next year, then I’d love to stay here. But we have to see what’s going to happen."

This weekend, Rohl admitted that he'd love to keep Moore at Ibrox. The Ranger boss said: "There’s no question about it that I would want him back.

"We started this week to prepare for summer. I think we are in a good position; we are very clear about what we want. We have the idea of how I want to play football, coupled with a fantastic owner.

"With the good people around me, everything goes in the right direction. I think the conversations are always there. When Mikey performs like this, you can see he enjoys playing for Rangers, the fans love him, I like him, he is a key player.

"There are a lot of good things where we could go again together, but we know he’s still not our player so let’s work in the next couple of weeks in all these directions."

The Tottenham Hotspur team has been named to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon

Igor Tudor has made three changes to his Tottenham team to face Nottingham Forest in a massive Premier League relegation battle on Sunday.

Spurs take on Vitor Pereira's side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the two teams sat 16th and 17th in the table respectively and just a point apart. Tudor has players starting to come back into contention, with Dominic Solanke back in the starting line-up up front with Lucas Bergvall, Destiny Udogie, Conor Gallagher on a strong bench.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario plays through the pain one last time before heading off to get much-needed hernia surgery next week.

In the Wednesday night win against Atletico Madrid, Pedro Porro played as a right winger with Radu Dragusin as the right-back and it could be that Kevin Danso plays as a right-back behind the Spaniard rather than in a back three on Sunday.

In midfield, Archie Gray and Pape Matar Sarr start again despite Joao Palhinha being back available after his concussion. Xavi Simons earned big praise from Tudor after creating chances aplenty for Spurs in their win over Atletico with the Croatian telling football.london that the Dutchman was a "beautiful surprise", but is on the bench with Randal Kolo Muani.

Here's the Tottenham team Tudor has selected on Sunday:

Here's the Tottenham team we reckon Igor Tudor will select to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon

Igor Tudor must nail his team selection spot as Tottenham host Nottingham Forest in a massive Premier League relegation six-pointer on Sunday.

Spurs take on Vitor Pereira's side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the two teams 16th and 17th in the table respectively and just a point apart. While Lilywhites beat Atletico Madrid at home on Wednesday night, the following evening Forest required extra-time and penalties to get past Midtjylland in Denmark.

Tudor has players starting to come back into contention, although Lucas Bergvall, Destiny Udogie, Conor Gallagher and perhaps also Dominic Solanke will only be fit for substitute roles before using the international break to build up their fitness.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will play through the pain one last time before heading off to get much-needed hernia surgery next week.

Souza comes back into contention after being ineligible for the Champions League. Pedro Porro played as a right winger on Wednesday night with Radu Dragusin as the right-back and Tudor will have to decide whether to stick with that set-up or restore the Spaniard to his defensive slot.

In midfield, Archie Gray and Pape Matar Sarr deserve to start again despite Joao Palhinha being back available after his concussion. Xavi Simons earned big praise from Tudor after creating chances aplenty for Spurs in their win over Atletico with the Croatian telling football.london that the Dutchman was a "beautiful surprise".

Mathys Tel and Randal Kolo Muani also caught the eye while Richarlison is back from suspension and should get the chance to build on his impressive display at Anfield last weekend. Solanke, with his hip problem and late return to training this week, could come off the bench as the game wears on.

Here's the Tottenham team we reckon Tudor could select on Sunday:

The Tottenham interim head coach has been speaking about a moment that went viral between him and a long serving member of the club staff

Igor Tudor affectionately calls one long-serving Tottenham employee 'Arne' after a viral moment when many believed he hugged the Spurs man after mistaking him for Liverpool boss Arne Slot.

Before the north London club's draw at Anfield last weekend, the Tottenham interim boss playfully tapped a bald-headed man's shoulder on the touchline, appearing to believe it was the Dutchman. However, Tudor's smile suddenly dropped as he seemed to realise after hugging them that it was not Slot.

The Croatian had instead grabbed Spurs' team manager and player liaison officer Allan Dixon. The moment with the long-serving Dixon, who is the brother-in-law of ex-Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, swept across social media as football fans tried to work out whether a gaffe had been made.

On Wednesday night, ahead of Spurs' 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League the two men recreated the exchange in a light-hearted moment on the touchline at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"This time we did it on purpose!" joked Tudor. "What happened was my son, who is 20-years-old, said 'in Croatia everyone is laughing at you because you made this mistake'.

"I said, ‘What mistake?’ You do know who the guy is?’. ‘No, I don’t know’. I said, 'it’s Allan Dixon, I’m spending all my days together with him'.

“So I came out [at Anfield] and he’s standing in front of my bench. What other coach can be there in front of it? It’s my training zone. He was there, I came to him to make a joke. If you understand, I came from this side (Dixon's right), I touched him and went to the other side. When he turned I was not surprised, I was laughing.

"I can imagine in Croatia because maybe they don’t know who Allan Dixon is. But in England do they think I don’t recognise the guy I spend every day, ten hours, with?! I come out and don’t know he is? It was a little bit ridiculous."

He added: "Now [against Atletico] we did it on purpose to make a joke, because from now on I call him ‘Arne’! It’s not Allan, it’s Arne!

"But this is how it works, this is 2026, it’s about news, to have fun. It’s part of the work of today, but sometimes it's really ridiculous. I don't understand it, but you need to invent some news."

France defender Laurent Blanc used to kiss the bald head of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez before every match, so after struggling Spurs impressed in both games after Tudor's Dixon moments, will the two men's interaction become a superstition that must be maintained?

"We will see," Tudor would only say with a smile.

Spurs host Nottingham Forest on Sunday in a huge game in the Premier League relegation battle with the two teams slumped in 16th and 17th in the table respectively and a point apart. While Tottenham beat Atletico but exited the Champions League on Wednesday night, the following evening Forest needed extra-time and penalties to edge past Midtjylland in Denmark.

Tudor hopes that Vitor Pereira's side go as far as possible in Europe in order to keep them distracted and expending extra energy in the final weeks of the season, although he admits it may benefit them.

"Of course I would be happy. This is normal. [If] this takes energy, for sure it helps," admitted the former Juventus boss. "Sometimes even going on in a European competition gives something else, confidence and energy,

“So sometimes it not always takes away from you, especially when you have two squads like two teams. If you don’t have injuries, it can be an advantage even to pass to the next round because it can give some energy in the dressing room."

Tudor will have Richarlison back up front for the clash with Forest after serving a European suspension in midweek and he believes the Brazilian striker, who has previously fired Everton away from relegation, can be a Tottenham talisman for the final weeks of the season.

"He’s a good guy and he cares. I didn’t know him [before]. With his tattoo and everything…he is a really amazing guy. Very calm, very caring for the squad, very willing to help the team-mates," he said. "He is always very generous the way he plays. Happy to have him."

Tottenham Hotspur are continuing their battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League as they face Nottingham Forest this weekend

Tottenham Hotspur have learned that one of their upcoming opponents will be without a key player when they meet in the Premier League. Spurs are currently preparing to face relegation rivals Nottingham Forest in north London on Sunday afternoon in an important fixture at the bottom of the table.

Igor Tudor’s side go into the clash against Forest on the back of an exit in the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid, where Spurs won 3-2 on the night but lost 7-5 on aggregate.

Tottenham are currently in 16th place in the Premier League table and just one point above the relegation zone, and one point above Sunday’s opponent, Forest.

The focus for Spurs will now be on the Premier League, where several important fixtures lie ahead as they look to steer clear of the relegation zone.

One such fixture is against Brighton on April 18, and the Seagulls have now been handed a major suspension blow for the match.

Brighton defender Lewis Dunk received a yellow card in their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday, which was his 10th in the top flight this season.

As a result, Dunk will now serve a two-match suspension, which will see the defender miss games against Burnley and Tottenham after the March international break.

Tottenham will hope that they have picked up several more points by the time that kick-off against Brighton rolls around next month.

The win over Atletico in midweek was Tudor’s first victory since taking caretaker charge at Tottenham for the rest of the season.

Spurs are now unbeaten in their last two games and will look to continue that run when they face Forest on Sunday afternoon.

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Before the game, Tudor opened up on the support he has received from Tottenham fans following an improved performance and result in midweek.

“Nice, nice. I said, after the game [vs Atletico] there was a beautiful sensation, feeling of togetherness with the fans,” he said.

“Very rare. I felt this enjoyment, I enjoyed feeling like sensation that we are doing good on the pitch, but together with them, together with the fans. That was really nice, rare.

“We need to continue all together this, if we can say, small positive moment after two games where we can recognise small but important things for the squad.”