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Taiwo Awoniyi lifted Nottingham Forest out of the relegation zone with their first away win of the Premier League season on Wednesday as Southampton sank to a 1-0 defeat at St Mary’s and remained rooted to the bottom of the table.
Forest’s goal, only their second away this season, was a 27th minute close range tap-in after Brennan Johnson pounced on an error by Brazilian defender Lyanco and squared to the Nigeria international.
Southampton, with the Premier League’s worst home record, squandered early chances and were booed off after a first half with no shots on target.
They have now lost their first four league games under new manager Nathan Jones and six in a row.
Steve Cooper’s Forest, the side with the league’s worst away record, had not scored on the road in the top flight since a 1-1 draw at Everton last August but could have had more with Johnson rattling the crossbar after 12 minutes.
Forest moved up to 15th with 17 points while Southampton are on 12.
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It is FA Cup third-round fixtures next for both sides on Saturday with Southampton travelling to face Crystal Palace while Nottingham Forest travel to face Blackpool.
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Awoniyi's first-half strike was the difference as Nottingham Forest got a vital 1-0 away victory against relegation rivals Southampton. Adams fired wide early in the first half in what turned out to be Southampton's best opportunity. Johnson hit the bar soon after for Forest before playing an instrumental role in Forest's goal, pouncing on a loose pass from Lyanco and squaring the ball to Awoniyi to sweep home. Southampton saw more of the ball in the second half but failed to threaten, registering no shots on target and ensuring Forest secured all three points to move out of the relegation zone.
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Forest concede a late free-kick on the left-hand side and goalkeeper Bazunu is up for the home side. The ball is whipped in but the header is wide from Southampton.
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