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 21:29

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

It's all Southampton now, and Forest have inevitably dropped back a few yards as they seek to preserve their precarious lead. They're back in numbers, though, and Saints are struggling to break through.

8 May 2023 21:27

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

8 May 2023 21:23

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Substitution Sèrge Alain Stéphane Aurier Joseph Adrian Worrall

8 May 2023 21:23

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

SAVE! After a quick exchange of passes with Johnson on the edge of the box, Gibbs-White forces McCarthy into a diving save inside his six-yard box, though his stinging cross-shot was probably going wide of the target in any case.

8 May 2023 21:23

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Providing fresh legs up front for Southampton, Sulemana comes on to replace Walcott.

8 May 2023 21:21

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Only Bournemouth (21) have shipped more goals from set-pieces - penalties excluded - in the Premier League this season than Nottingham Forest (16). Furthermore, Forest have conceded 14 times in the first 15 minutes of the second half - more than any other team.

8 May 2023 21:20

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

8 May 2023 21:20

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Much to his visible displeasure, Felipe is penalised for a push in Southampton's area, following a trademark long-throw by Niakhate from the left.

8 May 2023 21:18

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Both Lyanco and Yates are off the field receiving treatment, so neither side has 11 players on the pitch as the action goes on. The second half has continued in the same frantic vein as the first!

8 May 2023 21:16