Southampton vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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
Elanga whipped in a lovely ball, yet Milenkovic just couldn't get over it. Apparently, it's another corner as the last touch didn't come of the Serbian defender. He's targeted again, yet it whizzes past him. The next phase sees Gibbs-White fluff one over the bar from a tricky bounce inside the box.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Sangare lets fly from deep! McCarthy just tips it over for another corner, this time on the right.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Well, so much for composure. Harwood-Bellis gives away a cheap corner as he passes it back to McCarthy. It skids off the surface and past the keeper, just going out for a corner. Again though, the Forest delivery isn't all there and Southampton survive.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
The hosts are confident in possession once more. Brereton-Diaz gets it on the left and switches it to Armstrong. His effort is blocked by Aina. Such was the Saints' love for the ball against Newcastle, they actually had 77.8% possession in their opening day defeat.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Williams puts in the ball but Downes heads away confidently from the free-kick.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Nuno Espirito Santo has been booked instead for his protests.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Gibbs-White looks to break for Forest. However, his ball across to Elanga is poor. The Swede picks it up and drives, before Brereton-Diaz tracks back with a lazy, cynical foul. He's lucky that's not a yellow card.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Forest have had a good opening spell here today. In fact, it loosely continues their opening day exploits. They had more shots on target than any other Premier League side on MD1 (eight). Only once since their return to the division in 2022 have they had more in a single match (nine vs Wolves in April).
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Forest haven't made the most of that! Aina was free as a bird, in behind on the left. Wood joins the attack at the back post, and the Kiwi attacks a nicely floated ball, yet can only head straight at McCarthy. What a waste.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Murillo runs it out of Forest's defence, but loses the ball at the half way line. Southampton break, but Breretion-Diaz's progress is halted after a botched nutmeg attempt on the left byline.
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