SOUTHAMPTON. Nottingham Forest overcomes Southampton 1-0 after T. Awoniyi scored just 1 goal (27′). Southampton was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall who had the assistance of Marc Perry and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 62% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Nottingham Forest managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Southampton shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Romain Perraud and Stuart Armstrong). Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (Remo Freuler and Brennan Johnson).

Standings

After this contest, Southampton will stay with 12 points to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest will have 17 points like Leicester City and Leeds United to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Liverpool on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.3), Armel Bella-Kotchap (6.2), Lyanco (5.9), Mohammed Salisu (6.4), Roméo Lavia (7.0), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.1), James Ward-Prowse (7.3), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.7), Romain Perraud (6.4), Sékou Mara (6.8) and Che Adams (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Armstrong (6.8), Joe Aribo (6.5), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Stuart Armstrong, Willy Caballero, Samuel Edozie (6.1), Duje Ćaleta-Car (7.0), Ibrahima Diallo and Moussa Djenepo.

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Armel Bella-Kotchap for Duje Caleta-Car (34′), Roméo Lavia for Joe Aribo (64′), Sékou Mara for Adam Armstrong (64′), Romain Perraud for Samuel Edozie (64′) and Lyanco for Stuart Armstrong (85′).

Best player: James Ward-Prowse​

The most impressive player for Southampton was James Ward-Prowse.

His rating is (7.3) with 53 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 13 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Steve Cooper played with: Dean Henderson (6.4), Serge Aurier (7.2), Joe Worrall (6.8), Willy Boly (7.1), Renan Lodi (7.4), Ryan Yates (7.4), Remo Freuler (6.4), Orel Mangala (6.8), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.3), Brennan Johnson (7.1) and Taiwo Awoniyi (7.3).

They had on the bench: Steve Cook, Emmanuel Dennis, Harry Toffolo, Jack Colback (6.7), Scott McKenna, Neco Williams, Gustavo Scarpa (6.4), Wayne Hennessey and Sam Surridge (6.4).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Orel Mangala for Jack Colback (60′), Taiwo Awoniyi for Sam Surridge (71′), Morgan Gibbs-White for Gustavo Scarpa (71′), Brennan Johnson for Neco Williams (84′) and Renan Lodi for Harry Toffolo (84′).

Best player: Ryan Yates​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Ryan Yates even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Southampton – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
• Leeds United – West Ham United – 2-2
• Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-4
• Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1