Nottingham Forest came away from St. Mary’s Stadium with a tough-fought 1-0 win over Southampton courtesy of a goal from Morgan Gibbs-White. The result moves Forest up the table and out of the relationship zone while Southampton is stuck to the bottom end of the table. It came out to be a very well fought and interesting match as both teams played really well and ensured they give their best to win the match.
Below are the player ratings and performance analysis for each player:
Nottingham Forest Player Ratings vs Southampton
Matt Turner: 7 – Crucial to the overall result with one important save to deny Ward-Prowse a goal probably more likely then not.
Serge Aurier: 6 – Defensively solid but didn’t add much going forward
Willy Boly: 6.5 – Dominated aerial duels as CA and Southampton jumped and contended with physicality
Scott McKenna: 6 – Looked solid at the back until a couple lapses in concentration cost him
Ola Aina: 6.5 – Added width on the left and played solid defensively
Cheikhou Kouyaté: 6 – Did what he was asked in linking to the defense without any great pace
Ibrahim Sangaré: 6.5 – Tiredless in midfield play and took Southampton out of there possession
Anthony Elanga: 7 – Dangerous anytime on the wing in getting balls in and provided a great assist to Gibbs-White
Morgan Gibbs-White: 7 – Winning goal, best player today for Forest.
Elliot Anderson: 6 – Linked play but unnoticeable in final third
Chris Wood: 6 – Strong and worked hard but not much to show for it.
Southampton Player Ratings vs Nottingham Forest
Alex McCarthy: 6.5 – He made some excellent saves and was unable to do much about the goal.
Jack Stephens: 6 – Tough defensively, but Forest’s forwards outran him.
Jan Bednarek: 6.5 – Good aerially, but repeatedly outmuscled by Gibbs-White.Ty
Taylor-Harwood-Bellis : 6 – Overall, a good performance, however he wasn’t marked for Forester’s goal.
Kyle Walker-Peters: 6 – Did not contribute offensively and struggled at the back
Joe Aribo: 5.5 – Was frequently dominated in midfield and was unable to make an impact.
Flynn Downes: 6 – He exerted a lot of effort without participating in the game
Will Smallbone: 5.5 – A quiet game as he had trouble connecting plays effectively.
Yukinari Sugawara: 6 – He shows occasional flashes of brilliance, but no final product.
Ben Brereton Díaz: 5.5 – Had a few chances, but his finishing let him down.
Adam Armstrong: 6 – Worked hard but was isolated up front and lacked service.
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