Southampton v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:00 BST · St. Mary's Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest won 1–0 at St. Mary's Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 24 August. Nottingham Forest have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (70’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Southampton 0.14, Nottingham Forest 2.45, from 5 shots to 23 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Barrott showed six yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Southampton: Adam Armstrong (11’), Flynn Downes (29’) and Jan Bednarek (82’); Nottingham Forest: Ibrahim Sangaré (54’), Christopher Wood (61’) and Nicolás Domínguez (88’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) 10.6, Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) 4.3 and Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) 4.2 led the match.

Next up

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 2): Southampton 0 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 2 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Southampton 3W 1D 1L · Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L

Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 4.13

Corners

against 4.88 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 4.63 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.35 yellows

Referee · S. Barrott

1.4 home / 1.95 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Southampton for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Barrott — 3.35 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 18.5 fouls over 20 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.95 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.95

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Downes n 8	73.8	2.7 6/4	1.1 5/2	E. Anderson
Samuel Edozie n 8	32	2.1 5/1	1.8 4/1	—
Ryan Manning n 8	43.1	1.6 3/2	2.6 7/3	—
Taylor Harwood-Bellis n 8	84.4	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
K. Sulemana n 8	29.1	1.5 3/1	3.1 7/1	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Sulemana n 8	29.1	3.1 5/2	1.5 3/1
Ross Stewart n 8	42.5	2.9 4/2	1.3 3/1
A. Armstrong n 8	75.8	2.7 8/5	1.5 5/4
B. Brereton n 8	85.1	2.4 8/7	1.5 5/4
C. Adams n 8	58.3	2.3 4/3	1.2 3/2

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Adams n 8	58.3	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	75.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
D. Brooks n 8	58.9	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
S. Armstrong n 8	67.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Ross Stewart n 8	42.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Shea Charles n 8	49.9	3.2 6/4
Samuel Edozie n 8	32	2.8 5/2
F. Downes n 8	73.8	2.6 6/4
J. Stephens n 8	80.4	2.5 7/6
K. Walker-Peters n 8	88	2.2 6/5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Kouyaté n 8	22.9	3 3/2	0.5 1/0	—
R. Yates n 8	58.5	2.7 6/3	3.1 7/5	—
Rodrigo Ribeiro n 7	5.3	2.4 1/0	0 0/0	—
Nuno Tavares n 8	70.5	2.2 5/5	0.6 4/0	—
E. Anderson n 8	57.1	2.2 7/3	1.8 7/2	F. Downes

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	85.6	2.4 7/6	1.3 7/3
C. Wood n 8	83.5	2.4 7/5	1.3 6/3
Rodrigo Ribeiro n 7	5.3	2.4 1/0	0 0/0
D. Origi n 8	41.4	2.2 5/3	0.8 2/1
C. Kouyaté n 8	22.9	2 3/1	0.5 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	87.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
C. Wood n 8	83.5	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	85.6	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Danilo n 8	74.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
W. Boly n 8	71.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Sangaré n 8	47.1	4.3 6/4
W. Boly n 8	71.4	3.5 6/6
M. Niakhaté n 8	71.1	3.2 7/4
O. Aina n 8	84.5	2.9 8/7
G. Montiel n 8	62.8	2.9 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Southampton		Nottingham Forest
65%	Possession	35%
0.14	Expected goals (xG)	2.45
5	Shots	23
1	Shots on target	8
1	Shots off target	8
3	Blocked shots	7
2	Shots inside the box	14
4	Corners	10
0	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	14
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	1
656	Passes	352
91%	Pass accuracy	84%

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	1	1	Y	7
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
F. Downes	90	0	0	1	4	Y	6.9
K. Walker-Peters	90	1	1	0	3	0	6.6
B. Brereton	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
W. Smallbone	84	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	76	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Aribo	76	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Sugawara	72	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
A. Armstrong	71	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Samuel Edozie sub	19	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Cameron Archer sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Dibling sub	15	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Taylor sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Mateus Fernandes sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Williams	90	0	3	1	0	2	0	7.7
N. Milenković	90	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.2
Murillo	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.9
A. Elanga	90	0	1	1	3	2	0	7.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	89	1	3	2	3	3	0	8.2
C. Hudson-Odoi	89	0	1	1	4	2	0	8.2
E. Anderson	75	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
C. Wood	75	0	3	2	1	0	Y	6.5
I. Sangaré	66	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7
R. Yates sub	24	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
N. Domínguez sub	15	0	1	0	1	3	Y	6.3
T. Awoniyi sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
W. Boly sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Jota Silva sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Southampton v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SouthamptonWDWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Southampton 0 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 2 · 4 goals/game

2023-05-08 Nottingham Forest 4–3 Southampton
2023-01-04 Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Southampton#20 pos12 pts38 pl-60 GD

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Southampton scored0.68

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Southampton conceded2.26

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Southampton and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 2 meetings, Southampton won 0, Nottingham Forest won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Southampton and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Southampton 3W 1D 1L; Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L.

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