High-flying Forest survive late drama in 3-2 win over Southampton

NOTTINGHAM, England : Nottingham Forest's remarkable campaign continued with a 3-2 win over struggling Southampton on Sunday but they had to survive a late onslaught before securing the win to move level on points with second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League standings.

Forest cruised to a three-goal lead by halftime with goals from Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood but the hosts failed to press home their dominance in the second period.

Southampton pulled one back on the hour mark through Jan Bednarek and an added time goal from Paul Onuachu provided late drama, with Forest having Ola Aina to thank when the defender hooked a Bednarek header off the line.

The win puts third-placed Forest on 44 points, six points off leaders Liverpool who have a game in hand, while Southampton remain rooted to the bottom of the table with six points.