Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo to BBC Match of the Day after today's game: "This a very tough league. The second half, we started really well and controlled the game but then there was the deflection and stoppages.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has warned his players after they survived a late scare to beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has previously played under Ivan Juric at Torino. Being familiar with the Croatian's playstyle, Aina could prove decisive against Southampton.

Nottingham Forest have been left sweating on the fitness of Callum Hudson-Odoi after the winger was forced off with an injury during the win over Southampton.

Sels ensured Forest retained their advantage, though was beaten when Onuachu headed home his first Premier League goal in the first minute of stoppage time as Southampton threatened to rescue an improbable draw, before Aina cleared a Bednarek header off the line to preserve Forest’s three points.

Interestingly, in recent years, Southampton has had an upper hand over Burnley at home. Having won a fixture 3-2, while drawing another 2-2, they have not lost at home against the Clarets since February 2020.

Amad Diallo has rescued Manchester United with a late 12-minute hat trick to earn a 3-1 win over last-place Southampton in the Premier League.

He spoke to Adam Blackmore after a 3-2 loss at the City Ground.

The Saints get on the board thanks to Jan Bednarek's flick off Lesley Ugochukwu's shot that ends up in the back of the Nottingham Forest goal.

It will be Manchester United F.C. vs Southampton F.C. on Thursday night, so ahead of the game we have taken a look at some stats involving both sides. After the doom and gloom of 2024 it has been a positive start to 2025 for Manchester United. The Red ...