The current season of the Premier League saw certain teams join back after a long break. One of them was Nottingham Forest, which joined back after a break of twenty-three years. However, their position was tentative at best, without wins so far. However, in the recent match that they played against Southampton, they were able to garner a win. As a result, Nottingham Forest is now out of relegation possibility.
Taiwo Awoniyi was the player who scored the one goal which helped Nottingham Forest wins over Southampton. This has been their first win away from their home ground. Southampton now remains at the bottom of the Premier League table. Forest obtained a victory score of 1-0 over them when Brennan Johnson pointed out the midfield error in the 27th minute by Lyanco, the Brazilian defender. Southampton has set the worse record so far in the game against Nottingham Forest. Che Adams fired wides for which boos were heard.
Southampton has to improve their performance in the season to stay in the league. The Saints have lost four games in the league under Nathan Jones as manager. He replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl in November 2022. Forest team, on the other hand, held a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, a game they played on 1st January 2023. This provided them with points to move up from the 18thposition to the 15th.
Forest played the second half of the game strong where Awoniyi showed considerable energy. As a result, he won back possession of the ball from Southampton. Gustavo Scarpa came in to replace Gibbs-White after 71 minutes of the game had lapsed. He showed some neat skills as he debuted in this Premier League season.
Forest also debuted Gustavo Scarpa who has signed on as a Brazilian international footballer for the team. There was also history made in other aspects. For instance, this game saw the first Sikh Punjabi acting as an assistant referee.