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
Anderson's corner on the left is awful. It flies over the bar and behind.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Elanga is sharp in transition for Forest. It takes a combination of Bednarek and Stephens to block the former Manchester United man's effort behind. The resulting corner isn't too dangerous but Sugawara eventually gives the Trees another go.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Southampton have had 81.6% possession over the opening 15 minutes of the second half.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
After a failed attack, Wood tracks back to trip Walker-Peters on the break. It's a 'good' yellow card, because the wing-back would've been away there.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Murillo fouls Downes on the right. It's taken quickly and Aribo spreads it left to Walker-Peters but his shot is blocked. Forest come forward and Anderson's effort is blocked.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Smallbone can't squeeze his ball down the right past Aina. Solid defending stops Southampton progress.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Sangare fouls Breretion-Diaz. Walker-Peters bolts at the Forest defence, and his shot is deflected behind. Brereton-Diaz then fouls Aina after the quick corner leads to dispossession.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Smallbone delivers, but Anderson heads clear. Brereton-Diaz then looks to latch onto a long ball from the Southampton back line. Milenkovic deals with the danger.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
Sugawara is blocked off by Aina, and now Southampton have just their second corner of the game.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest
He's been a bit of a spare part so far in the second half, but Chris Wood scored Nottingham Forest’s goal in their 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on MD1. He’s never scored in both of a side’s first two games in a league season before. This looks to continue.
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