Guglielmo Vicario suffered a nightmare before Christmas as woeful Tottenham slumped at Nottingham Forest.

The goalkeeper made more high-profile mistakes - after he gifted Harry Wilson a goal in Fulham's 2-1 win - to hand Callum Hudson-Odoi a brace before Ibrahim Sangare's stunner sealed victory.

Regardless of Vicario's gaffes, Forest deserved the win which moved them five points clear of the Premier League's relegation zone.

Limp Spurs were second best and failed to build on successive wins against Brentford and Slavia Prague and remain in 11th.

They were floundering even before Vicario's wretched pass to Archie Gray allowed Sangare to pinch the ball on the edge of the area and tee up Hudson-Odoi for a simple finish after 28 minutes.

It came after the goalkeeper had earlier saved Neco Williams' follow-up when Sangare's header hit the post.

Tottenham failed to respond and Hudson-Odoi added a second five minutes after half time when a cross from the left sailed over Vicario.

Yet Vicario could do nothing to stop Sangare adding a late third when he thumped in off the post from 25 yards.

Nottingham Forest showed last week's awful defeat at Everton can be viewed as a blip - so to the loss to Brighton late last month.

They reacted well to both, with this week bringing a first European away win in 30 years at Utrecht and Sunday's dominant win over Spurs.

There was fortune in the way Vicario's mistakes allowed Hudson-Odoi to score twice but that should not disguise the overall excellent performance from the hosts.

Forest have lost just three times since Sean Dyche took over in October, recovering each time, and victory moved them five points above the relegation zone.

They had earlier dropped into it when West Ham led Aston Villa - before losing 3-2 - which proves there can be no let-up.

Forest could have been lulled into a false sense of security given how well Dyche has stabled the ship - a 3-0 win at Liverpool the highlight - following the chaotic start under Nuno Espirito Santo and the brief reign of Ange Postecoglou.

They still remain in trouble but displays of similar quality and commitment will surely see them move further clear of the bottom three.

One step forward, two steps back for Tottenham.

Yet again, as Spurs looked to progress under Thomas Frank, they came crashing down in arguably their worst performance of the season.

Defeats to Arsenal, Bournemouth and Fulham have been poor - chastening at times, especially to the Gunners - but the surrender at the City Ground could be labelled as a further low.

They were second best throughout and did little to suggest they are able to move forward in their present state.

Vicario's first mistake - passing to put Gray under too much pressure from Sangare and allowing Hudson-Odoi to score - was bad, but the tone had already been set.

Forest pressed and were richly rewarded. Tottenham had no answer. Richarlison was anonymous, as was Xavi Simons, and Premier League debutant John Victor was completely untroubled in the home goal.

Frank will need to defend his goalkeeper again but the whole team deserves criticism as they failed to handle an energised Forest.

Sean Dyche takes Nottingham Forest to Fulham on Monday, 22 December (20:00 GMT), before they host Manchester City on Saturday, 27 December (12:30 GMT).

Spurs host Liverpool next on Saturday, 20 December (17:30 GMT), before a London derby at Crystal Palace on Sunday, 28 December (16:30 GMT).