Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s stunning strike earned Wolverhampton Wanderers their first point of the Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
In a frantic start to the game, New Zealand striker Chris Wood headed the hosts into a 10th-minute lead from a corner, having been left completely unmarked in the penalty area.
Bellegarde issued an immediate response, however, lashing home a sensational hit two minutes later.
Both sides failed to really create clearcut chances to snatch all three points as Forest remained unbeaten this season.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have gone about pressing Forest high and taking the game to them on the front foot and to this point it is working as the hosts look shell-shocked.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ait-Nouri almost made a remarkable start to his 100th Premier League appearance for Wolves. He was slipped through the defence after a pass by Cunha. The pass brought Sels out of his goal but Ait-Nouri nutmegged him but as he was about to shoot towards goal the Forest defence scramble to get back on the line to deny an early goal. Lucky escape for the home side.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
KICK-OFF! Nottingham Forest get us underway.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
The teams are out on the pitch, ready for kick off. This promises to be an interesting battle.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves meanwhile Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzalez and Leon Chiwone all remain sidelined with injuries, but Nelson Semedo returns to the starting line-up after serving a three-match ban that stretched back to last season. Ait-Nouri will make his 100th Premier League appearance for the visitors in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest will be without midfielder Danilo, who is targeting a return in December after breaking his ankle on the opening weekend, while Yates was only deemed fit enough to make the bench after he missed out midweek in the EFL Cup through illness. Former Wolves player, Gibbs-White starts his first Forest game since he was handed his first England international call-up by Lee Carsley.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES (3-4-2-1): Sam Johnstone; Toti Gomes, Craig Dawson, Yerson Mosquera; Rayan Ait-Nouri, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes, Nélson Semedo; Matheus Cunha, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde; Jorgen Strand Larsen
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES SUBS: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Andre, Hwang Hee-Chan, Rodrigo Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Pablo Sarabia, Dan Bentley, Goncalo Guedes
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams; Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga; Chris Wood
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