NOTTINGHAM, Ingila – A ranar Lahadi, 19 ga Janairu, 2025, Nottingham Forest ta doke Southampton da ci 1-0 a wasan Premier League da aka buga a filin wasa na City Ground. Wannan nasarar ta kara tabbatar da matsayin Nottingham Forest a matsayi na uku a gasar, yayin da Southampton ta ci gaba da fama da matsaloli a kasan tebur.
Wasan ya kasance mai tsanani, inda Nottingham Forest ta yi amfani da damar da ta samu a rabin lokaci na biyu. Chris Wood ne ya zura kwallon a ragar Southampton a minti na 67, inda ya kai wa kungiyar nasara mai mahimmanci. Wannan kwallon ta kasance daya tilo a wasan, inda ta nuna rashin kwarjini na Southampton a bangaren tsaro.
Manajan Nottingham Forest, Nuno EspÃrito Santo, ya bayyana cewa ya yi farin ciki da sakamakon wasan. “Mun yi aiki tuÆ™uru kuma mun sami sakamako da ya dace. Southampton kungiya ce mai karfi, amma mun yi nasara saboda tsayin daka da kuma amfani da damar da muka samu,” in ji Santo a bayan wasan.
A gefe guda, manajan Southampton, Ivan Juric, ya yi kuka game da rashin nasara. “Ba mu yi wasa ba kamar yadda muke so. Mun yi kuskure a lokacin da ya fi muhimmanci, kuma hakan ya yi mana illa,” in ji Juric.
Nottingham Forest ta ci gaba da nuna kyakkyawan tsari a kakar wasan, inda ta samu maki 41 daga wasanni 21. A gefe guda, Southampton ta ci gaba da fama da matsaloli, inda ta kasance a kasan tebur tare da maki 6 kacal.
Wasan ya kasance mai cike da cece-kuce, inda alkalin wasa Anthony Taylor ya ba da yanke shawara da yawa da aka soki. Duk da haka, nasarar Nottingham Forest ta kasance mai mahimmanci a kokarinta na samun gurbin shiga gasar cin kofin Turai.