Premier League opponent preview: Nottingham Forest - Form, Best players and more | OneFootball

Southampton are back in Premier League action on Sunday to play Nottingham Forest. Here's a deep dive into Nottingham Forest's current form, their best players and head-to-head record with Southampton.

Agreed, the Manchester United defeat was painful and it'll take time to forget. Still, Southampton must move on quickly as they are scheduled to play again on the weekend.

This time, the Saints will travel to the City ground to face Nottingham Forest.

Away games are always tough but here even Nottingham Forest aren't quite happy heading into the match. Firstly, due to Anthony Taylor being announced as the referee.

Secondly, because they dropped points against Liverpool recently. If this would have happened last season, Nottingham Forest would be proud of the 1-1 result.

Simply put, this shows the kind of turnaround they have completed in the Premier League.

Premier League opponent preview: Nottingham Forest - Form, Best players and more

Nottingham Forest is currently third in the Premier League and remains a big favourite to finish inside the top four. Led by their boss Nuno, Nottingham Forest has won four of their last five Premier League matches.

Morgan Gibbs-White, Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo have been their best players with Chris Wood topping the scoring charts.

Clearly, this away fixture has come at the wrong time for Southampton. To add to their miseries, the head-to-head record against Nottingham Forest is worrying.

According to AiScore, Nottingham Forest has defeated Southampton in all three games since getting promotion in 2022. Furthermore, the Saints last defeated them over a decade ago, in 2012.

Apart from that, Southampton recently suffered a massive injury blow to Tyler Dibling. The attacker came off early against Manchester United with signs of suffering an ankle injury.

Everything points to a huge Southampton defeat, barring any miracle. Still, hoping that we get to witness one on Sunday.