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Southampton have no new injury worries ahead of their first home match of the season. Kamaldeen Sulemana is close to a return after an ankle injury, while full-back Juan Larios is still building up his fitness following a long-term hamstring problem. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu is out until the new year with an Achilles injury. Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo will have surgery on his broken ankle next week, while Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga will be assessed after coming off with minor injuries last weekend. New signing Nikola Milenkovic is available after serving a suspension incurred at his previous club Fiorentina. Head to head Southampton are yet to record a home win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League (D2, L4). It's the most Premier League away games Forest have played against one team without ever losing. Saints have won only one of their last 12 home fixtures against Nottingham Forest in all competitions - 3-2 in the Championship in September 2011 (D4, L7). Southampton Southampton are winless in 14 top-flight matches (D4, L10), their worst run since 1989. Saints have won just two of their past 21 Premier League home games (D5, L14), keeping one clean sheet. They have won their opening home fixture in only one of their 24 previous Premier League campaigns, a 3-2 victory over Blackburn Rovers in 2004-05. Southampton had 77. 8% possession in their opening-day defeat by 10-man Newcastle, their second-highest ever in a Premier League fixture. Ben Brereton Diaz is yet to end on the winning side in a Premier League match in 15 attempts (D4, L11). Nottingham Forest Forest are looking for a third consecutive away win in the Premier League, which would be their best run since 1995. They had eight shots on target in their opening top-flight fixture versus Bournemouth, more than any other Premier League side. Forest were unbeaten in all six Premier League games against promoted sides last season (W3, D3). Chris Wood could become the fourth player to score a Premier League goal at St Mary's for three different clubs, having previously found the net there for both Burnley and Newcastle. Last Updated 21st August 2024 at 11: 02 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Both of Southampton’s Premier League victories over Nottingham Forest have come in away games, with Saints winless in all six at the Dell/St Mary’s Stadium (D2 L4). Nottingham Forest’s six away games without defeat against Southampton in the Premier League is the most they’ve faced a side on the road without losing in the competition, and the joint most Saints have faced a side at home without ever winning (also 6 v Brighton). Nottingham Forest have won their last two Premier League games against promoted sides, beating both Sheffield United and Burnley in May. They’d only won one of their previous 19 such matches in the competition before this (D12 L6). Southampton have won just two of their last 21 Premier League home games (D5 L14), keeping just one clean sheet at St Mary’s Stadium in that run (1-0 v Leicester in March 2023). Nottingham Forest won their last two Premier League away games of 2023-24, beating Sheffield United 3-1 at Burnley 2-1. They last won more consecutive top-flight away games in March/April 1995 (a run of four). Southampton are winless in their last 14 Premier League games (D4 L10), their longest run without a win in the top-flight since a run of 17 between November 1988 and March 1989. Nottingham Forest had more shots on target than any other Premier League side on MD1 (8). Only once since their return to the division in 2022 have they had more in a single match (9 vs Wolves in April). Southampton had 77. 8% possession in their opening day defeat against Newcastle, the most of any Premier League side on MD1 and their second highest on record (since 2003-04) in a single match in the competition (78. 1% v Aston Villa in December 2013). Southampton forward Ben Brereton is yet to end on the winning side in a Premier League match in 15 attempts (D4 L11). In Premier League history, only Marvin Sordell (17 games) and Emanuel Villa (16) have played more matches without featuring in a win. Chris Wood scored Nottingham Forest’s goal in their 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on MD1. He’s never scored in both of a side’s first two games in a league season before. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.