Comments and predictions for Southampton vs Nottingham: Dramatic until the last minute
The match between Southampton vs Nottingham in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on August 24. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Premier League football returns to St Mary's on Saturday afternoon, as Southampton host Nottingham Forest in matchweek two of the 2024-25 season.
Russell Martin's men suffered a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United on the opening day, despite having a man up for much of the game, while the Tricky Trees drew 1-1 with Bournemouth.
Latest Southampton vs Nottingham team information
No Southampton players were injured in the defeat to Newcastle, and none of Kamaldeen Sulemana (ankle), Ross Stewart or Adam Lallana are currently ruled out of the game against Nottingham Forest.
However, goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu will miss the rest of the year with an Achilles tendon injury, but McCarthy should keep Joe Lumley in goal despite his high-profile error in the defeat to the Magpies.
If Brereton Diaz plays and Southampton fail to win on Saturday, the Chilean will have gone 16 Premier League games without a win, the second-longest such run in history behind only Marvin Sordell (17).
Meanwhile, Forest have been quick to surround Danilo following the Brazilian's serious ankle injury, with Santo confirming after the game that he suffered a fracture that will keep him out for several months.
Ryan Yates was picked to replace Danilo over the weekend, but Nicolas Dominguez and Elliot Anderson are also in contention for places, while Nikola Milenkovic could make his Premier League debut after serving a suspension from last season.
Whether Nketiah will be available in time for Saturday's game remains to be seen, but Wood should hold his own against the threat of Taiwo Awoniyi while trying to score in the opening two weeks of the season for the first time in his career.
Latest predicted lineup Southampton vs Nottingham
Southampton: McCarthy; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Edozie, Smallbone, Downes, Aribo, Walker-Peters; Armstrong, Brereton Diaz
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Williams, Boly, Murillo, Aina; Yates, Sangare; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Latest Southampton vs Nottingham match review
Newcastle supporters certainly felt justice was served at St James' Park last weekend, when Fabian Schar was shown a red card in the 28th minute for a headbutt on Southampton's Ben Brereton Diaz, who took advantage of the situation in a way that was untrustworthy to say the least.
However, despite being down to 10 men, Eddie Howe's side kept the 11 Southampton players on the pitch - thanks in part to poor finishing from Martin's team - and Joelinton's single shot from an Alex McCarthy error ensured the Saints went home empty-handed.
Southampton manager Martin, however, was upbeat at the end, praising his players for causing Newcastle problems on their own turf, despite the newly promoted side having a numerical advantage for more than an hour.
The narrow defeat extended the hosts' winless run in the Premier League to 14 games, although St Mary's was the last place the Saints won in the top flight, a 1-0 win over Leicester City in March 2023.
Southampton also recorded impressive draws in friendlies against Getafe and Lazio at home over the summer, and only Ipswich Town (59) have scored more home goals than Southampton (57) in the 2023-24 Championship season.
While Southampton's defeat to Newcastle was overshadowed by red card controversy, Forest's clash with Bournemouth was marred by Danilo's serious leg injury just minutes after kick-off, rendering the on-field action irrelevant for the rest of the afternoon.
The last 15:00 fixture ended on 17 August due to that lengthy stoppage, Nuno Espirito Santo's side responded well to the loss of Danilo as Chris Wood put Garibaldi ahead before half-time, but Antoine Semenyo popped up to level for Bournemouth with four minutes of normal time remaining.
Seeing his team lose a narrow advantage in the closing minutes left Santo feeling "frustrated", but a point against Andoni Iraola's rising Cherries is not a bad start for the Tricky Trees, who could soon bring in additional attacking firepower with the signing of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.
However, Forest do not need the Gunners striker's help to win their final two away games of the 2023-24 Premier League season - coincidentally against newly promoted Burnley and Sheffield United - and they could win three consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since 1995.
Garibaldi's impressive result at St Mary's opens up that possibility, with Forest having never lost to Southampton away to the Saints - winning four and drawing two - their best away record against a single team in the league. With a little more killer instinct, Southampton might have returned home from Newcastle with a point or even three, but their ruthlessness issues will not be solved in a week.
Saints also have a poor home record against Forest, who have made a habit of beating newly promoted sides in recent months, but in our view this game looks set to end in a low-scoring affair.
Southampton vs Nottingham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Southampton vs Nottinghamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Southampton 1-1 Nottingham
- WhoScore:Southampton 1-0 Nottingham
- Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 2-2 Nottingham
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