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.

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 survived a late scare to edge bottom side Southampton 3-2 and move level on points with second-placed Arsenal.

Date / Time: Monday, January 20, 2025, 20.00 GMT; 3pm EST; 1:30am IST (next day) Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Simon Hooper (on pitch); Matt Donohue (VAR) Forecast: Cold and dry

Southampton have announced the signing of Joachim Kayi Sanda from Valenciennes. The 18-year-old French centre-back has agreed a deal until June 2029 and becomes Southampton 's second arrival of the January transfer window, after Brazilian left-back Welington.

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Manchester United are starting to show promise under Ruben Amorim and will be aiming for another positive result when they host Southampton on Thursday night.

Football Insider has learned that Southampton technical director target Johannes Spors' work permit hearing will be held on Friday.

"There were no expectations for us in the last two games, nobody believed in us to do a great performance or win a game, but now they are expecting us to win and to play well."

Manchester United host Southampton in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Thursday night. Manchester United v Southampton best bets Bruno Fernandes to score or assist – 8/13 on bet365

Van Nistelrooy has won just four of Leicester's points since taking over from Cooper. He started with a win over West Ham United and a draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. He's yet to pick up a single point away from home and Leicester's form from one manager to the next is the definition of going from bad to worse.

Eddie Howe will start Monday with a clean slate and tell each player that this week's training schedule is their opportunity to win a place in his Southampton team