Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Villa Park
Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Nottingham Forest 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:
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest have lost all 78 of their previous Premier League games in which they've trailed by two or more goals, so it's no surprise that Opta's live win predictor now gives Aston Villa an 88% chance of going on to claim maximum points.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
CHANCE! Rogers presents the ball to Yates in midfield, and the ball then falls nicely for Hudson-Odoi, around 25 yards from goal. He races into a shooting position on the right, but his low strike zips past both Martinez and the left-hand post! Forest are biting back!
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
CLOSE! Forest almost pull one back! On a classic counter-attack, Elanga streaks away from Garcia and then leaves Disasi in his wake before drilling a low shot just inches wide of the right-hand post!
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Those two strikes - timed at just 138 seconds apart - have put Aston Villa totally control of this contest, and Nuno is deep in discussion with his coaches. Can he do something to stem the tide before half-time?
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
This is the earliest that Aston Villa have scored two goals in a top-flight match since November 2022, when they took 11 minutes to net twice against Manchester United. Meanwhile, it's just the third time that Nottingham Forest have conceded two in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League game.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Stunned by their awful start, Forest try to put up a response. Dominguez drives well wide of the target from around 20 yards out, skewing his low effort towards the left.
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