Nottingham Forest vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League

Nottingham Forest edge Southampton to escape drop zone

Nottingham Forest's Premier League survival hopes got a massive boost as Taiwo Awoniyi's brace helped them to a 4-3 home win over Southampton.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Roméo Lavia.
• 4': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
• 7': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Felipe.
• 7': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
• 10': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a fast break.
• 11': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
• 12': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
• 12': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton).
• 16': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
• 18': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Southampton 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
• 19': Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
• 21': Attempt missed. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 21': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Southampton 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
• 23': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
• 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
• 24': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
• 25': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Southampton 1. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong following a fast break.
• 26': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
• 26': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 27': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 29': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
• 35': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
• 35': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
• 36': Delay in match because of an injury Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
• 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 38': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap because of an injury.
• 39': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
• 40': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
• 40': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
• 42': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 42': Penalty conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 44': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Southampton 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
• 45'+3': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+3': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
• 45'+3': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
• 45'+3': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Southampton 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 3, Southampton 1.
• 47': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
• 47': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 48': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
• 51': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Southampton 2. Lyanco (Southampton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
• 52': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 52': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
• 53': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
• 53': Delay in match because of an injury Lyanco (Southampton).
• 53': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
• 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 55': Hand ball by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton).
• 56': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
• 59': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
• 59': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Felipe (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton).
• 61': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Theo Walcott.
• 63': Delay in match because of an injury Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
• 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 64': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Sèrge Aurier because of an injury.
• 66': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
• 66': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
• 68': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lyanco.
• 68': Attempt missed. Lyanco (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
• 68': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Ché Adams is caught offside.
• 69': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
• 69': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Ryan Yates.
• 70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
• 73': Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 2. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
• 75': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
• 75': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 76': Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Ché Adams.
• 76': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
• 76': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Stuart Armstrong.
• 77': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 77': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lyanco.
• 78': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
• 78': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 78': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
• 79': Attempt missed. Lyanco (Southampton) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross following a corner.
• 80': Delay in match because of an injury Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
• 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Willy Boly replaces Brennan Johnson.
• 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Renan Lodi because of an injury.
• 83': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
• 86': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
• 86': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
• 86': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
• 88': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton).
• 88': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 88': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
• 88': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
• 89': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Felipe is caught offside.
• 90': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Felipe (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
• 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 4-2 Southampton.
• 90'+3': Foul by Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest).
• 90'+3': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
• 90'+4': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
• 90'+4': Penalty Southampton. Roméo Lavia draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 90'+6': Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 3. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
• 90'+7': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+7': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
• 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyanco.
• 90'+11': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
• 90'+11': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 3.
• 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 3.
• 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 3.