Nottingham Forest vs Southampton match stats & report

4–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 35 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref M. Oliver

Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures · Southampton stats & fixtures

Nottingham Forest beat Southampton 4–3 in the Premier League on 8 May 2023. Expected goals finished 1.80–3.24. Southampton had 64% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton match statistics

Nottingham ForestSouthampton

36% Ball possession 64%
1.80 Expected goals (xG) 3.24
9 Total shots 19
4 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 9
2 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 15
2 Corners 11
16 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
306 Passes 537
70% Pass accuracy 83%
2 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

18' Goal T. Awoniyi (assist B. Johnson) Nottingham Forest
21' Goal T. Awoniyi (assist Danilo) Nottingham Forest
25' Goal C. Alcaraz (assist S. Armstrong) Southampton
44' Penalty scored M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
51' Goal Lyanco (assist J. Ward-Prowse) Southampton
73' Goal Danilo (assist M. Gibbs-White) Nottingham Forest
78' Yellow card R. Lodi Nottingham Forest
90+6' Penalty scored J. Ward-Prowse Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-3-3 S. Cooper

12 K. Navas

32 R. Lodi 19 M. Niakhate 38 Felipe 24 Serge Aurier

28 Danilo 5 O. Mangala 22 R. Yates

10 M. Gibbs-White 9 T. Awoniyi 20 B. Johnson

Bench J. Worrall , Cheikhou Kouyaté , S. Surridge , H. Toffolo , Willy Boly , W. Hennessey , J. Lingard , André Ayew , R. Freuler

Southampton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Rubén Sellés

1 A. McCarthy

3 A. Maitland-Niles 37 A. Bella-Kotchap 35 J. Bednarek 2 K. Walker-Peters

45 R. Lavia 8 J. Ward-Prowse

17 S. Armstrong 26 C. Alcaraz 32 T. Walcott

10 C. Adams

Bench Lyanco , K. Sulemana , P. Onuachu , A. Armstrong , S. Edozie , D. Ćaleta-Car , G. Bazunu , Mohamed Elyounoussi , S. Mara

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Jan 23	Southampton v Nottingham Forest	0–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Nottingham Forest vs Southampton head-to-head record