Nottingham Forest vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Forest move out of bottom three after a narrow win over the Saints

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Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest take on Southampton in the Premier League tonight.

This is a huge battle at the bottom of the table as 19th placed Nottingham Forest host bottom of the table Southampton. Should they win Forest would jump above Leeds and Leicester and move three points clear of the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, the Saints need to pick up three points against their relegation rivals to keep themselves in with a chance of getting out of the bottom three. If they lose, they will be eight points from safety and would need to win their final three fixtures to stay up.

We’ll bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates

• 90+6’ GOAL! - Ward-Prowse rolls in the penalty (NFFC 4-3 SOU)
• 90+4’ PENALTY! - Southampton win a late spot kick (NFFC 4-2 SOU)
• 73’ GOAL! - Danilo restores Forest’s two goal lead (NFFC 4-2 SOU)
• 50’ GOAL! - Lyanco meets Ward-Prowse’s corner and gives Southampton hope (NFFC 3-2 SOU)
• 44’ GOAL! - Gibbs-White slots home the penalty (NFFC 3-1 SOU)
• 42’ PENALTY! - Johnson is brought down by Maitland-Niles (NFFC 2-1 SOU)
• 25’ GOAL! - Alcaraz pulls one back for the Saints (NFFC 2-1 SOU)
• 21’ GOAL! - Awoniyi is in again and earns Forest a second (NFFC 2-0 SOU)
• 18’ GOAL! - Awoniyi finishes off a lovely move to give Fores the lead (NFFC 1-0 SOU)

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

8 May 2023 20:42

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Yates is informally spoken to by the referee following his latest foul in midfield. The Forest skipper is certainly fired up, but he can't be far from being booked now.

8 May 2023 20:42

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Bednarek makes a great last-ditch block at the near post following a surge by Johnson past Bella-Kotchap, who is left trailing in the Forest forward's wake. The German defender stays down hurt and will require some treatment.

8 May 2023 20:39

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

8 May 2023 20:38

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Substitution Armel Bella-Kotchap Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnović

8 May 2023 20:37

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

The tackles are flying in on the slippy City Ground pitch, and the running battle between Yates and Alcaraz could be one to watch during the remainder of this frantic game.

8 May 2023 20:37

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

8 May 2023 20:37

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Yates gets forward again, but his shot from the right side of the box is heavily deflected and loops straight up into the waiting gloves of McCarthy.

8 May 2023 20:36

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

After a brief spell on the turf following a coming-together with Yates in midfield, Alcaraz returns to his feet, still clutching his chest. He wants the referee to act, but there's no interest from the officials - play on!

8 May 2023 20:35

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Unconvinvlingly, Navas flaps the ball away from under his crossbar, but after enduring a prolonged spell of pressure subsequently, Forest can eventually take a breather when a mishit pass by Maitland-Niles sails out for a goal-kick.

8 May 2023 20:34