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Nottingham Forest vs Southampton: result 4-3 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 35Kick-off on May 8, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
4-3
Southampton

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Southampton?

Nottingham Forest won 4-3 on May 8, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 18′T. AwoniyiNottingham Forest
  • 21′T. AwoniyiNottingham Forest
  • 25′C. AlcarazSouthampton
  • 44′M. Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest (pen.)
  • 51′LyancoSouthampton
  • 73′Danilo SantosNottingham Forest
  • 90′J. Ward-ProwseSouthampton (pen.)

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-3-3
  1. 10M. Gibbs-White
  2. 9T. Awoniyi
  3. 20B. Johnson
  1. 28Danilo Santos
  2. 5O. Mangala
  3. 22R. Yates
  1. 32Renan Lodi
  2. 19M. Niakhaté
  3. 38Felipe
  4. 24S. Aurier
  1. 12K. Navas

Southampton

4-2-3-1
  1. 10C. Adams
  1. 17S. Armstrong
  2. 26C. Alcaraz
  3. 32T. Walcott
  1. 45R. Lavia
  2. 8J. Ward-Prowse
  1. 3A. Maitland-Niles
  2. 37A. Bella-Kotchap
  3. 35J. Bednarek
  4. 2K. Walker-Peters
  1. 1A. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Southampton have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2023Brentford(away)1-2Premier League
Apr 26, 2023Brighton(home)3-1Premier League
Apr 22, 2023Liverpool(away)2-3Premier League
Apr 16, 2023Manchester United(home)0-2Premier League
Apr 8, 2023Aston Villa(away)0-2Premier League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2023Newcastle(away)1-3Premier League
Apr 27, 2023Bournemouth(home)0-1Premier League
Apr 21, 2023Arsenal(away)3-3Premier League
Apr 15, 2023Crystal Palace(home)0-2Premier League
Apr 8, 2023Manchester City(home)1-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Nottingham Forest win, 0 draws, 2 Southampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 4, 2023Southampton 0-1 Nottingham ForestPremier League
Jan 14, 2012Nottingham Forest 0-3 SouthamptonChampionship
Sep 10, 2011Southampton 3-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Nottingham Forest on Jan 4, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 0.8 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest0.91.919/158/15
Southampton0.81.836/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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