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
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
The players are out on the City Ground pitch, and kick-off in this battle of the bottom two is now just moments away!
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Southampton, meanwhile, make a trio of changes today. Adams returns from injury, with Walcott and Maitland-Niles also being brought in by Ruben Selles; Lyanco, Djenepo and Sulemana drop out. Once again, McCarthy starts in goal ahead of regular number one Bazunu.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Danilo and top scorer Johnson sustained injuries in Forest's loss to Brentford, but both are fit enough start today. Cooper therefore makes only one change to his lineup, as Yates takes the captain's armband from Worrall, who is demoted to the bench.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
SUBS: Gavin Bazunu, Sekou Mara, Lyanco, Samuel Edozie, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Paul Onuachu, Adam Armstrong, Duje Caleta-Car.
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