Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Taiwo Awoniyi’s first-half strike lifts visitors out of relegation zone

Match report and free highlights as Taiwo Awoniyi’s first-half goal gives Nottingham Forest a 1-0 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s; Forest earn their first away win in the Premier League this season and climb out of the relegation zone; Saints stay bottom after sixth consecutive loss

Nottingham Forest climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone and left Southampton rooted to the bottom of the table with a deserved 1-0 win at St Mary’s.

After an impressive home draw with Chelsea on New Year’s Day, 18th-placed Forest travelled to the south coast in search of their first away win this season and took the lead when Brennan Johnson, who had earlier rattled the crossbar from close range, pounced on a Lyanco error and raced clear before setting up Taiwo Awoniyi for a simple tap-in (27).

Southampton, who have now lost six consecutive league games, wasted an opportunity to take the lead in the first half when Che Adams fired wide but failed to register a shot on target and were again booed off by their own fans at the end of each half.

Southampton remain 20th after collecting just 12 points from 17 matches, while Forest rise to 15th having lost only two of their past eight.