Southampton vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Taiwo Awoniyi lifted Nottingham Forest out of the relegation zone with their first away win of the Premier League season on Wednesday as Southampton sank to a 1-0 defeat at St Mary’s and remained rooted to the bottom of the table.
Forest’s goal, only their second away this season, was a 27th minute close range tap-in after Brennan Johnson pounced on an error by Brazilian defender Lyanco and squared to the Nigeria international.
Southampton, with the Premier League’s worst home record, squandered early chances and were booed off after a first half with no shots on target.
They have now lost their first four league games under new manager Nathan Jones and six in a row.
Steve Cooper’s Forest, the side with the league’s worst away record, had not scored on the road in the top flight since a 1-1 draw at Everton last August but could have had more with Johnson rattling the crossbar after 12 minutes.
Forest moved up to 15th with 17 points while Southampton are on 12.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Awoniyi's goal is the difference as Nottingham Forest lead at half-time. There were chances for both teams in the early stages with Adams skewing wide and Johnson hitting the bar. But a mistake from Lyanco on the ball allowed Johnson to break clear for Forest and square the ball for his strike partner to stroke home for the away side. To make matters worse, Bella Kotchap went off injured for Southampton who failed to threaten significantly after the early Adams effort.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
There will be three minutes of added time here at St. Mary's Stadium.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Walker-Peters makes another encouraging run down the right and is fouled this time by Mangala. Ward-Prowse stands over the free-kick but Aurier rises to clear the cross.
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