Nottingham Forest took a huge step towards Premier League safety with a dramatic 4-3 win over Southampton, whose impending relegation to the Championship could be confirmed at the weekend.
Forest climbed out of the bottom three thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi’s brace, Morgan Gibbs-White’s penalty and Danilo’s brilliant team goal to give realistic hope that they can avoid the drop on their first season back in the top tier for 23 years. They took full advantage of defeats for Leeds United and Leicester City to move up to 16th, three points above the drop zone with three games to play.
Southampton’s situation is far bleaker and, despite goals from Carlos Alcaraz, Lyanco and James Ward-Prowse to keep them in the game, their 10-year stay in the top flight will end if they fail to beat Fulham on Saturday, while results elsewhere could also send them down even if they do win. It was a thrilling end-to-end encounter at the City Ground that completed a bumper Bank Holiday goals bonanza. The 21 goals scored on Monday are a Premier League record for a three-game matchday.
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Up next for Forest is a trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea on Saturday (May 13). Then their final home game is against title-chasing Arsenal, before the Reds round off their campaign away to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
So, can Forest stay up? You can predict the outcome of all the remaining Premier League fixtures using the widget below and see where they end up. Share your final table in the comments section or on our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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