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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Leon Bailey scores in goalfest

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Luke Baker
Saturday 24 February 2024 17:29 GMT
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Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest at Villa Park, with the two teams fighting at very different ends of the Premier League table. Villa sit fourth and are still pushing for a Champions League place, despite some uneven recent form, while Forest find themselves in a relegation battle - though beating West Ham last time out eases some of those fears.

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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

There will be an increasingly rare opportunity for Zaniolo now, as Unai Emery takes off Tielemans.

24 February 2024 16:45

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

At full stretch, Williams makes another vital intervention deep inside his own area, but the ball still makes its way to Cash, who then fires wildly over the crossbar from 20 yards out.

24 February 2024 16:44

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Substitution Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White Giovanni Alejandro Reyna

24 February 2024 16:43

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Williams tracks inside to cut Watkins' progress into the box short, making a well-timed tackle. There is no consistent pattern to this game now, as it has become rather open and disjointed.

24 February 2024 16:42

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

MISS! Forest again fail to capitalise: Yates pokes a gilt-edged chance wide! A delightfully lofted free-kick by Gibbs-White again exposes Aston Villa's high line, but the substitute can only stretch out his boot and guide the ball past the left-hand post!

24 February 2024 16:40

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Douglas Luiz actually stands aside, as Digne steps up and crashes his left-footed free-kick straight into Forest's defensive wall. It looks like Nuno is set to make a fourth substitution.

24 February 2024 16:37

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Quite craftily, Douglas Luiz draws a foul from Origi, just outside the Nottingham Forest area. He'll surely take the free-kick himself, with a hat-trick in the Villa midfielder's sights.

24 February 2024 16:36

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Substitution Nicolás Martín Domínguez Ryan James Yates

24 February 2024 16:35

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Having now seen off Forest's flurry following half-time, Villa are now bosing the ball again. They shift possession about in midfield, with all the onus on Forest to come out and seek more goals.

24 February 2024 16:34

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Not for the first time today, Hudson-Odoi drifts inside from the flank and lets fly with a shot, but his latest effort is rather routinely saved by Martinez in a central position.

24 February 2024 16:32

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