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
FOREST HAVE A FIFTH? Celebrating with a spectacular cartwheel, Felipe connects with Gibbs-White's lofted ball from deep, then lifts it past McCarthy from close range. However, the VAR intervenes and will scrutinise the move for a possible offside offence!
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Meeting a free-kick pumped forward from the opposite flank, Worrall wins a header at the back post but can't fully control it and Southampton clear their lines. Time is running out now, and the Forest fans are singing ever more loudly in the rain.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
SHARP STOP! Alert to the last, Navas dives down to his right to repel a fierce low drive by Sulemana, which looked set to sneak inside the near post - good goalkeeping!
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Forest are now enjoying an increasingly rare spell in Southampton territory, which will further frustrate the away side, who must score soon if they are to stage an improbable late comeback.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Ward-Prowse sends his latest corner over from the right, but there is a whole forest of red shirts inside the hosts' box and they scramble the ball clear once again.
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