Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Nottingham Forest made five changes to their starting XI as they tried to arrest a five-game losing streak against Aston Villa.
Emmanuel Dennis and Serge Aurier were given first starts while Harry Toffolo, Ryan Yates and Remo Freuler also came back into the side.
Aston Villa made two changes, with fit-again Matt Cash replacing the injured Ludwig Augustinsson while Emiliano Buendia came in for Leon Bailey.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Forest have a late free-kick and they are sending everybody forward.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Forest will go above Leicester in the Premier League table if the result remains the same as it is. Two minutes remaining.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Substitution for Forest. Gibbs-White is replaced by O'Brien.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Archer bursts forward on the counter and plays a one-two with Watkins. Going from right to left, he then looks for Ings in the middle with a low cross but the ball is intercepted.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Young looks to beat Johnson down the left and goes down under the challenge of the Forest man. With the ball rolling out for a goal-kick, Young is unhappy that a free-kick is not given, with Johnson smiling after winning back possession.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Douglas Luiz has made 5 fouls in this game, more than any other player on either team.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Luiz's free-kick is met by Archer. He looks for a Villa man with his header across the goal, but the ball is cleared away. The pass was well to high, with Watkins free in the middle.
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