Southampton are throwing the kitchen sink at recruitments this January in their bid to stay in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest edged past Southampton 3-2 to move level on points with second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table. However, the visitors pulled one back through Jan Bednarek on the hour-mark before Nikola Milenkovic’s goal was overturned by VAR after Wood was deemed to have interfered with play from an offside position.

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Southampton have announced the signing of Joachim Kayi Sanda from Valenciennes. The 18-year-old French centre-back has agreed a deal until June 2029 and becomes Southampton 's second arrival of the January transfer window, after Brazilian left-back Welington.

Since joining from Stuttgart for £19million in August 2023, Mavropanos’s decision-making has remained a weakness. Against Palace he was deputising for the injured Jean-Clair Todibo, but he has not shown himself capable of being a first-choice defender at this level.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has warned his players after they survived a late scare to beat Southampton 3-2 on Sunday.

Some Tottenham players are now beginning to complain about certain aspects of life under Ange Postecoglou in N17, a manager under pressure.

Nottingham Forest sit third on goal difference after matching Arsenal on 44 points, while Southampton remain on six points, 10 behind 17th-place Wolves after 22 games

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