Forest 3 – Southampton 2.

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Forest moved level on points with second-placed Arsenal. With only a goal difference behind. After narrowly beating Southampton 3-2 at home. They are now six points behind leaders Liverpool. But have played a game more.

In the 11th minute, Forest took a 1-0 lead when Neco Williams threw the ball to Morgan Gibbs-White. Who then Elliot Anderson took the ball and dribbled it in with his right foot from outside the penalty area into the net สมัคร UFABET

Forest pulled ahead 2-0 in the 28th minute. When Chris Wood intercepted the ball and Southampton made a mistake in their own penalty area. Callum Hudson-Odoi took the ball and slammed a right-footed shot into the net from the edge of the area.

Not only that, in the 41st minute, the Foresters extended their lead to 3-0. When Ola Aina made an early cross from the right wing to Chris Wood. Who headed the ball into the far post.

End of the first half, Forest lead Southampton 3-0.

In the second half, Southampton scored a goal to make it 1-3 in the 60th minute from a free kick thrown high from the middle of the field. The ball was set up for Leslie Ugochukwu, who took a long shot. That hit Jan Bednarek who was standing in the penalty area and changed direction into the goal to the credit of the Polish defender.

In the 64th minute, Nikola Milenkovic headed the ball into the goal for Forest. But after a VAR check, Chris Wood, who was involved was disallowed for offside.

Southampton had a chance to score in the 12th minute of stoppage time. When in the 90+1st minute they chased 2-3 from a corner kick that Matheus Fernandes crossed for Paul Onuachu to head into the net.

However, Forest held on tight to edge Southampton 3-2.