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
So, the Saints are back in the big time. They'll be wanting to put that relegation season firmly behind them. In fact, Southampton have won just two of their last 21 Premier League home games (D5 L14).
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Forest kick us off after a brief delay.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Southampton are back and look to put on a big display in front of their raucous fans after a season hiatus in the Championship. A huge banner reads 'Pride of the South', and the Saints will want to live up to that title. Referee Barrott goes through the motions with the captains, and it looks like the visitors will get us going here.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Today's referee is Samuel Barrott. He goes through the final preparations as the players begin to take to the pitch. This fixture's win probabilities reflect a tight game. The Opta Supercomputer shows Southampton have a 39.4% chance of victory, while a draw sits at 27.0%. Nottingham Forest's chances are 33.6%, but they'll no doubt be buoyant from their opening day draw with Bournemouth, which saw the Trees just four minutes away from victory.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Nuno Espirito Santo has made two changes to the Nottingham Forest side who drew 1-1 with Bournemouth in their opening day fixture last Saturday. New signings Nikola Milenkovic and Elliot Anderson come into the starting XI for Willy Boly and the injured Danilo, who broke his ankle last time out.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBSTITUTES: Carlos Miguel, Andrew Omobamidele, Eric da Silva Moreira, Harry Toffolo, Willy Boly, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, Jota Silva, Taiwo Awoniyi.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams; Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga; Chris Wood.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Southampton are unchanged from the side who were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Newcastle in their first fixture back in the Premier League last weekend. New signing Cameron Archer came off the bench in the defeat at St James' Park last Saturday and looks to do so again today.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
SOUTHAMPTON SUBSTITUTES: Joe Lumley, Charlie Taylor, James Bree, Lesley Ugochukwu, Mateus Fernandes, Tyler Dibling, Cameron Archer, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Samuel Edozie.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
SOUTHAMPTON (3-5-2): Alex McCarthy; Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis; Kyle Walker-Peters, Joe Aribo, Flynn Downes, Will Smallbone, Yukinari Sugawara; Ben Brereton, Adam Armstrong.
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