Southampton 0-2 Nott'm Forest

Nottingham Forest moved to within a point of safety in the Championship by beating nearest rivals Southampton.

Kelvin Davis saved expertly from Paul Anderson as Forest threatened, before Saints' Andrew Surman hit the post.

Forest took the lead when Chris Cohen swung over a free-kick and defender Wes Morgan headed home unmarked.

As Southampton struggled to create chances, Joe Garner headed over for the visitors, before he chipped in from 30 yards to win it in the second half.

Southampton head coach Jan Poortvliet:
"You never walk away from this situation because once a winner, you are always a winner.

"It does not look great for us, but I am confident I have the players to turn things around, and we will soon start winning."

Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood told BBC Radio Nottingham:

"It's a real crucial result for us. The psychology of it really lifts everyone at the club.

"We gradually got better as the game went on and the goal just before half-time was a reward for the improvement.

"I thought we played well in the second-half. We passed it a lot better and looked a lot sharper."

Southampton: Davis, James, Pearce, Perry, Skacel, Holmes (Gasmi 74), Euell, Lallana, Cork, Surman, McGoldrick (Wright-Phillips 64).
Subs Not Used: Bialkowski, Gillett, Lancashire.

Booked: Lallana, Cork, Skacel, Perry.

Nott'm Forest: Camp, Moloney (Chambers 83), Wilson, Morgan, Lynch, Anderson, Thornhill, Cohen, Davies (McCleary 74), Earnshaw (McGugan 81), Garner.
Subs Not Used: Bennett, Byrne.

Booked: Cohen, Moloney.

Goals: Morgan 42, Garner 75.

Att: 26,580.

Ref: Iain Williamson (Berkshire).