Nottingham Forest moved out of the relegation zone and left Southampton on the brink with a thrilling 4-3 win at the City Ground
Under pressure following Everton's shock win, Taiwo Awoniyi scored twice in the first half and though Carlos Alcaraz pulled one back, Morgan Gibbs-White looked to have ended any hope of a comeback when his penalty restored Forest's two-goal lead
Instead, the drama continued into the second half when substitute Lyanco's header pulled one back
 But with Southampton pushing for an equaliser, Danilo converted after a delightful flick from Gibbs-White
 James Ward-Prowse's penalty was too little, too late
The result moves Steve Cooper's side above Everton, Leicester and Leeds into 16th position on 33 points, three points above the drop zone
 Ruben Selles' Southampton are now eight points from safety with only three games to play, their fate all but sealed
It was a nervous start by Nottingham Forest who needed a fine block from Felipe to keep out Che Adams early on but the game changed with the opening goal, a lightning quick counter-attack that took advantage of the blistering pace of Brennan Johnson
The forward raced onto Danilo's pass and squared the ball for Awoniyi to finish first time past goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
 It was the Nigeria international's first goal for the club since January but he had a second within minutes as Southampton looked ready to implode
Danilo was involved again, forcing the ball through as it popped up nicely for Awoniyi to ram home on the turn
 The City Ground was rocking at that point with any tension inside the stadium gone, but a reminder of their fragility moments later put it back in the balance
A loose pass from the otherwise magnificent Gibbs-White was seized upon and Stuart Armstrong centred the ball for Alcaraz to slot into the net
 With Saints desperate for victory, they were ready to throw everything at Forest
 A draw was of little use
Unfortunately for them, they could not keep the back door closed
 Johnson continued to enjoy the space in behind and won a penalty when Ainsley Maitland-Niles caught him while trying to clear
 Gibbs-White put the penalty down the middle and the crowd rejoiced
If Forest fans were hoping for a nerveless second half, those dreams were dashed when Brazilian defender Lyanco headed in James Ward-Prowse's corner
 But Gibbs-White's clever touch at the other end laid the ball on for Danilo and appeared to settle the match
Not this match
 Felipe had a goal disallowed for offside
 Sam Surridge clipped Romeo Lavia inside the box and Ward-Prowse reduced the deficit to one goal once more in stoppage time
 Forest were hanging on beyond the 100-minute mark but they did it
The game summed up Southampton's season - plenty of promise, encouraging signs - but this Premier League can be cruel and their defensive vulnerability was exposed
 Forest had more steel and more subtlety in key moments
 It could yet keep them up
"The most important thing was the win," Cooper told 
"A rollercoaster of a game
 Not really the time to pick the bones out of it
 Just felt that we showed some really good attacking moments, particularly the goals that we scored, our fast breaks, we showed some quality
"We recovered from mistakes as well
 It was a night when I felt there would be mistakes in the game and we definitely at times did not cover ourselves in glory with the goals we conceded
 But we very much stuck together and that is what got us over the line
"Forest are now three points clear of the relegation zone
 They may already have enough points
 Alternatively, even another win might not be enough
 Cooper prefers to concentrate on his own team with three games remaining
"It could be one, two or three more points
 But let us just focus on ourselves
 We can only influence what we can influence and that is our performances and results
 Everything else will take care of itself
 I think in the end you will end up where you deserve
""We came here with a clear and solid plan how to do it and I thought we dominated the first part of the game," Selles told 
"In three minutes, we gave two goals away
 It is hard to come back into the game but the boys gave everything they have with the goal and then the second one
 We were close to coming back
 It was just not enough today
"We were ready to come, ready to perform, but for one reason or another, some details went against us, details from ourselves
 That is painful because by just correcting those things we could be in a much better position
"Selles has now gone 10 without a win in charge of this young Southampton team after winning two of his first three matches
 He took over in trying circumstances but was unwilling to make excuses with relegation now appearing imminent
"The challenge was there for us
 I think we had enough games to just change the situation and get more points to get out of the relegation so let us not make excuses
 I thought that I would be able to win more matches for Southampton
"Nottingham Forest's survival mission heads to Chelsea on Saturday May 13
 Kick-off 3pm
 They then host Arsenal before ending at Crystal Palace
Southampton face Fulham at home on Saturday at 3pm before finishing their season with a trip to Brighton and then a visit from Liverpool
May 13: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 20:  (H) - Premier League, kick-off 5
30pmMay 28:  (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4
30pmMay 13:  (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 21:  (A) - Premier League, kick-off 2pmMay 28:  (H) - Premier League, kick-off 4
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