In this week 19 match, on Wednesday Jan 4th, Southampton plays host to Nottingham Forest in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Southampton is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Fulham. James Ward-Prowse struck first for Fulham in the 32nd minute on a feed from Willian, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 56th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while nottingham Forest sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 19th minute on a feed from Christian Eriksen, then Anthony Martial added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Nottingham Forest was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory. Nottingham Forest looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Nottingham Forest is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Emmanuel Dennis and Taiwo Awoniyi each only have 1 goal in their last 5. James Ward-Prowse has been the most prolific scorer on Southampton in his last five matches with two goals
Kyle Walker-Peters, Alex McCarthy, Theo Walcott, Valentino Livramento and Larios Lopez are unavailable to play for Nathan Jones’s team, while Moussa Niakhaté, Giulian Biancone, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Harry Toffolo and Omar Richards are unavailable to play for Nottingham Forest.