Nottingham Forest v Southampton, 08 May 2023

Score4-3 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,154
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Nottingham Forest won: 7 Drawn: 3 Southampton won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 23 Southampton scored: 17 . This was the 100th league meeting (Nottingham Forest won 44, Southampton won 35). . This game was played two days after the coronation of King Charles III.

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

3 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 18 G
Taiwo Awoniyi 21 G
Morgan Gibbs-White penalty 44 P
Danilo 73 G

Goals:

Carlos Alcaraz 25 G
Lyanco 51 G
James Ward-Prowse penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Che Adams Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Worrall for Serge Aurier 64
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ryan Yates 70
Willy Boly for Brennan Johnson 81
Sam Surridge for Taiwo Awoniyi 81
Harry Toffolo for Renan Lodi 81

Substitutions:

Lyanco for Armel Bella-Kotchap 38
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Theo Walcott 61
Adam Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz 76
Sam Edozie for Stuart Armstrong 76
Paul Onuachu for Che Adams 76

Cards:

Renan Lodi 78 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Sam Surridge

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender Lyanco
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Sékou Mara
Forward Paul Onuachu

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now scored seven goals in winning their last two home games in the Premier League. . They had now scored three goals in the first half of a game for the first time since a 4-0 win against West Bromwich Albion in the League Championship on 18 April 2022. . Danilo became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest since Dougie Freedman in March 1999. . Felipe Monteiro scored in the 90th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Southampton would now need to win their final three games of this Premier League season to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. . The Saints conceded three goals in the first half of a game for the first time since their visit to Liverpool in the Premier League on 12 November 2022. . They had now lost their last 33 games in the Premier League since March 2016 when they trailed by two or more goals at half-time.

4 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 18 G
Taiwo Awoniyi 21 G
Morgan Gibbs-White penalty 44 P
Danilo 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Substitutions:

Joe Worrall for Serge Aurier 64
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Ryan Yates 70
Willy Boly for Brennan Johnson 81
Sam Surridge for Taiwo Awoniyi 81
Harry Toffolo for Renan Lodi 81

Cards:

Renan Lodi 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now scored seven goals in winning their last two home games in the Premier League. . They had now scored three goals in the first half of a game for the first time since a 4-0 win against West Bromwich Albion in the League Championship on 18 April 2022. . Danilo became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest since Dougie Freedman in March 1999. . Felipe Monteiro scored in the 90th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

3 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Carlos Alcaraz 25 G
Lyanco 51 G
James Ward-Prowse penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Che Adams Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Lyanco for Armel Bella-Kotchap 38
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Theo Walcott 61
Adam Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz 76
Sam Edozie for Stuart Armstrong 76
Paul Onuachu for Che Adams 76

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender Lyanco
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Sékou Mara
Forward Paul Onuachu

Comments:

League position: 20th . Southampton would now need to win their final three games of this Premier League season to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. . The Saints conceded three goals in the first half of a game for the first time since their visit to Liverpool in the Premier League on 12 November 2022. . They had now lost their last 33 games in the Premier League since March 2016 when they trailed by two or more goals at half-time.