On a champions graphic: Nottingham Forest nearly matches Manchester City's Premier League record
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Nottingham Forest is hosting Southampton in their 22nd Premier League fixture of the season. Once again, the Forest team took the lead, netting twice in the first half.
Details. Remarkably, Nottingham Forest has scored first in 18 of their 22 Premier League matches this season. Historically, only Manchester City achieved this feat more frequently in their first 22 games of a campaign, doing so 19 times in the 2011–12 and 2018–19 seasons.
Reminder. Nottingham Forest are enjoying a phenomenal season, emerging as the standout surprise of the Premier League’s first half. After 21 rounds, they sit third in the league table with 41 points.
Earlier this season, Forest became the first team to avoid defeat against Liverpool twice in the same campaign.
