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Nottingham Forest will be aiming to continue their phenomenal run of form on Sunday afternoon when they host bottom of the table Southampton in the Premier League.
The Midlands side have been the surprise success story of the current campaign, sitting in the top four at the midway point of the season. Unbeaten since defeat to Manchester City in early December, Nuno Espirito Santo secures top-flight Another impressive result In midweek, table toppers Liverpool visited The City Ground to pick up a point.
Southampton have been as awful as Forest this season and are currently mired at the bottom of the table. With 17 defeats in 21 matches, ten points from safety, the division’s lowest scorers looked set for a drop, with new manager Ivan Juric unable to turn the tide.
here is 90 minutes Preview of Forest Vs Southampton.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Head-to-Head Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (All Competitions)
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Nottingham Forest |
Southampton |
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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool – 14/01/25 |
Man Utd 3-1 Southampton – 16/01/25 |
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Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton – 11/01/25 |
Southampton 3-0 Swansea – 12/01/25 |
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Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest – 06/01/25 |
Southampton 0-5 Brentford – 04/01/25 |
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Everton 0-2 Nottingham Forest – 29/12/24 |
Crystal Palace 2-1 Southampton – 29/12/24 |
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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham – 26/12/24 |
Southampton 0-1 West Ham – 26/12/24 |
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the country |
TV Channel/Live Stream |
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United Kingdom |
No Television – Live radio commentary on BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC Radio Solent |
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United States |
Peacock |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 3 Canada |
The key to Forest’s success this season has been their ability to keep their first-team players fit and firing, with Ibrahim Sangare the only absentee before the weekend. The defensive midfielder was joined in the treatment room by Danilo, but the Brazilian returned from a broken ankle last weekend. The FA Cup A win over Luton Town.
Boss Nuno Espirito Santo is unlikely to make many changes from the midweek draw with Liverpool as his side will have five days to recover, with Chris Wood on the scoresheet once again as he scored his 13th Premier League goal of the campaign.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup vs Southampton (4-2-3-1): Sales; Aina, Milankovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; the wood
Southampton will be sweating on the fitness of young difference maker Tyler Dibling, who was withdrawn against Manchester United in midweek with an ankle injury. It will be assessed before kick-off.
Gavin Bazunu has been holding off a return to the first-team, injured since April, but Aaron Ramsdale is unlikely to be replaced any time soon. Juan Larios and Ross Stewart are long-term absentees for the Saints, while defender Jack Stephens is missing with a training ground injury.
Southampton Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Ramsdale; Wood, Bednarek, Harwood-Baylis; Sugawara, Downes, Aribo, Walker-Peters; Fernandes, Suleiman; Armstrong.
There are unlikely to be any surprises at The City Ground on Sunday, with Forest set to sweep Southampton aside with relative ease. Tricky Trees have been defensively resolute this season and clinical at the other end of the pitch, with victory against Saints looking inevitable.
Southampton have scored just 13 times in the Premier League this season and could be without the talented Dibbler for the trip north. Juric has struggled to make drastic improvements in a team lacking in quality and they are unlikely to turn their fortunes around on Sunday.
