Danilo scores and assists as Nottingham Forest climb out of the relegation zone in the Premier League | English football
2 min readWith a very important participation from Brazilian midfielder Danilo, Nottingham Forest won on Monday and left the Premier League relegation zone. Playing at home, the team beat Southampton 4-3, for the round of 35.
The former Palmeiras player scored the fourth goal and set up the second goal for Forest, which was scored by Awni, who also scored the first goal. Alcaraz scored for the visitors but Gibbs White scored another penalty for the home side in the first half.
The Brazilian Linco scored the second goal for Southampton, who pressed in the second half, but did not succeed in equalizing. Danilo scored in the 28th minute, scoring for the third game in a row, until Ward-Prowse, who scored a penalty, pulled the score back.
Danilo’s last 3 matches:
- 26/04 – Nottingham Forest 3 x 1 Brighton – 1 goal ⚽
- 29/04 – Brentford 2 x 1 Nottingham Forest – 1 goal ⚽
- 08/05 – Nottingham Forest 4 x 3 Southampton – 1 assist, 1 goal ⚽
* “Special Player” The official Nottingham Forest account posted on Danilo
Felipe, whose goal was eventually ruled out by VAR, and Renan Lodi were also Nottingham Forest regulars, and Gustavo Scarpa, who was still injured, was not included in the list. Nottingham Forest scored 33 points, compared to 30 for Leicester and Leeds, for Z-3. Southampton has only 24 and very little chance of staying in the elite.
Everton crushes Brighton
Who also left the relegation zone on Monday is Everton. Liverpool stunned Brighton by crushing them 5-1 away from home and now have 32 points.
Doucouré opened twice and Steele had a good advantage in the first half. McNeill scored two more goals in the final stage, and McAllister brought honor to the hosts, who missed the chance to pass Tottenham in the standings – Tottenham have a point and two more matches at the moment.
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