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 today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
SUPER SAVE! What a stop from Martinez - a truly incredible reaction save! Gibbs-White flicks on a corner with his head, before Dominguez propels a firm header towards the target. Apparently beaten, Villa's goalkeeper somehow scoops it off the line! Wow!
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Konsa again thwarts Hudson-Odoi near the byline, as their ongoing battle continues. This time, his intervention costs a corner. Forest are improving after a slow start to this second half.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
When Konsa cuts out a cross-shot from Hudson-Odoi, the ball bounces nicely for Williams. He takes the ball inside to a better shooting position, but then skews his shot a few feet wide of the right-hand post.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Another surge from Cash earns Villa a corner-kick on the right. Digne's hanging cross sails high over several players inside the six-yard box, but Duran - its intended target - barely makes contact with an attempted back-post volley. It was a nice idea, though.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
For the first time in this second half, the home side are keeping the ball for a sustained spell. Hudson-Odoi checks inside from the left flank and sends in a high cross for Wood, but it strays too close to Martinez, who simply plucks it out of the air.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Tielemans takes an inswinging corner-kick from the left, and Konsa's attempted header is snuffed out inside a packed penalty area. McGinn then concedes a free-kick for fouling Aina, as Forest relieve the growing pressure.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Set-piece specialist Digne delivers a ball into the box from a 30-yard free-kick, missing out the big men and finding Cash instead. However, the ex-Forest man sees his low cross cut out.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Only two Premier League games this season have had fewer shots on target during the first half, while only one - Arsenal versus Manchester United - has had a lower first-half xG. Surely things can only get better in a battle between two teams vying for fourth place?
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