BBC
Nottingham Forest boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation in the Premier League with a crucial victory over bottom club Southampton.
In an exhilarating seven-goal thriller, Taiwo Awoniyi’s double gave Forest early control at the City Ground.
Southampton responded through Carlos Alcaraz but Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-1 to Forest from the penalty spot.
Southampton’s Lyanco and James Ward-Prowse then netted either side of Forest’s Danilo, but the hosts held on.
Having seen Everton jump out of the bottom three with a stunning victory over Brighton earlier on Monday, Forest knew they needed to do the same and have now climbed up to 16th, above the Toffees.
Defeat is hugely damaging for Southampton, who must make up an eight-point gap with three games remaining to avoid going down…
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