2024-25 English Premier League: Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

START TIME: Saturday 24^th August, 2024 - Kenya – 5:00pm / UK – 3:00pm

SOUTHAMPTON VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON TV: Kenya – SuperSport / UK – Not televised

SOUTHAMPTON VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST ONLINE: Kenya – SuperSport streaming platforms / UK – Not televised

EXPECTED TEAMS

SOUTHAMPTON

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): McCarthy; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Sugawara, Downes, Smallbone, Aribo, Walker-Peters; Brereton, Armstrong

UNAVAILABLE: Bazunu (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Lallana (Injured), Sulemana (Injured), Stewart (Injured)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Yates, Sangare; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

UNAVAILABLE: Danilo (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

PREDICTION

Play acting from Ben Brereton got Fabian Schar sent off last weekend but Southampton couldn’t take advantage of ten-man opposition with Joelinton’s goal proving to be the difference between the Saints and Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Russell Martin will continue to play in a progressive and front foot, possession-based way as they welcome a Nottingham Forest side that, under the management of the pragmatic Nuno Espirito Santo, will lick their lips at the opportunity to pounce on the counter-attack with Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Both teams scoring may well be a good bet for this one as was often the case for Southampton matches in the Championship last season.