in

Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2: Tricky Trees hold off furious Saints comeback to draw level on points with Arsenal


NOTTINGHAM FOREST kept their top-four hopes alive despite a late comeback by Southampton at City Ground.

Elliot Anderson opened the scoring for Forest against a struggling Saints side after just 11 minutes.

Elliot Anderson opened the scoring for Nottingham ForestCredit: Getty
Callum Hudson-Odoi doubled the lead against SouthamptonCredit: Getty
Nottingham Forest star Chris Wood’s goalscoring exploits continuedCredit: Rex
Southampton’s relegation troubles have been extendedCredit: Alamy

Callum Hudson-Odoi doubled the Tricky Trees’ lead on 28 minutes and Chris Wood’s goalscoring exploits continued just four minutes before half-time.

Southampton put together a late comeback with Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu but ran out of time to stun the top-four hopefuls.

More to follow


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


Tagcloud:

Man Utd 1-3 Brighton LIVE RESULT: Georginio Rutter capitalises on Onana HOWLER as Seagulls dominate – latest updates

Man Utd ratings: Andre Onana drops clanger to gift Brighton three points as Amad is Red Devils’ only real bright spot