Southampton vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. Mary's Stadium
Follow live coverage as Southampton face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
It's been a highly competitive half so far, yet no real clear-cut chances. The meaningful efforts will surely come in the second period, right?
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
That shot down the throat of Sels from Walker-Peters was actually Saints' first effort on target. It's only taken 38 minutes...
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Walker-Peters has a go after cutting back inside from the left wing. Aina was down, yet to Forest's dismay, it wasn't a head injury so play went on.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
For all their confidence in possession, Southampton will want to involve Brereton-Diaz when they can. In fact, Brereton-Diaz is yet to end on the winning side in a Premier League match in 15 attempts (D4 L11). In Premier League history, only Marvin Sordell (17 games) and Emanuel Villa (16) have played more matches without featuring in a win.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Gibbs-White was so slow there! Hudson-Odoi was begging for the ball on the left, yet the midfielder played in Williams! It's deflected behind for another corner.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Aina is smart in his offensive duel with Sugawara. He plays it off the former Alkmaar man's leg for a corner kick to the visitors on the left. The corner is flicked away, before it's put back in the mixer and Wood flashes it across the face of goal. Milenkovic misses from mere yards out! That was a case of the wrong man being in the right place!
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
It's getting a bit cagey here. Gibbs-White has flung himself over in the centre circle, somewhat theatrically. Armstrong then goes down after a shoulder barge from Murillo. The referee is just letting things carry on.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
This really is a battle on the ball. Southampton are showing glimpses of keep-ball mastery, while Forest are pressing high - just searching for any opportunity.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
A high boot call on Downes is a little harsh. However, despite winning the ball, the midfielder goes into the book for his studs showing on Anderson.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Armstrong presses Sels and the Belgian passes it straight out of play. Southampton move back into possession.
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