Nottingham Forest vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result and final score
The Tricky Trees had too much for Saints at the City Ground to extend their surprise title challenge
Nottingham Forest's remarkable campaign continued with a 3-2 win over struggling Southampton on Sunday but they had to survive a late onslaught before securing the win to move level on points with second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League standings.
The victory puts third-placed Forest on 44 points, six points off leaders Liverpool who have a game in hand, while Southampton remain rooted to the bottom with six points.
Forest were patient in their build-up play and three shots on target in the first half led to three goals, with Saints mostly having no answers to a dominant display, although the home side almost let their commanding lead slip late on.
In the 10th minute, Morgan Gibbs-White flicked a pass on to Elliot Anderson, who drove forward unchallenged before steering his shot low inside the near post from just outside the area for his first goal of the season.
"I've been working hard for that and the lads have been telling me to shoot," Anderson told BBC. "When I got space I thought I'd just bang it."
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Good chance for Saints. Onuachu is unmarked and gets on the end of a Walker-Peters cross. The striker's header forces Sels to push the effort behind for a corner.
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Substitution James Patrick Bree William Anthony Patrick Smallbone
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Can Southampton set up a tense finale here at the City Ground by scoring a second goal? Only five minutes left before what could be a large chunk of added time.
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Murillo and Sels must be good to continue as Forest have now used up all their substitutions and both remain on the field of play.
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Substitution Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White Ramón Sosa Acosta
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Substitution Christopher Grant Wood Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
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Substitution Nicolás Martín Domínguez Ryan James Yates
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Sels comes out to collect a Southampton corner but goes down in discomfort afterwards and needs treatment.
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Murillo is down and receiving treatment and this would be another blow for Forest having already lost Hudson-Odoi earlier in the match.
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