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 (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato; Ryan Yates, Elliot Anderson; Nicolas Dominguez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga; Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
SUBS: Robin Olsen, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, John McGinn, Marcus Rashford, Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Andres Garcia, Axel Disasi, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio, Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Like Villa, Nottingham Forest are anticipating a trip to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final later this month, but first they aim to firm up their top-three place in the Premier League. Nuno’s men took down Manchester United in midweek, when a superb solo goal by ex-United winger Anthony Elanga made it five straight wins for his current club. The Sweden star also scored a last-gasp decider in December’s 2-1 fightback victory for Forest when they last met today’s hosts.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa’s midweek trip to Brighton not only ended in success but also brought a third consecutive 3-0 win, with a trio of January signings getting on the scoresheet. Despite posting six straight wins across all competitions, the Birmingham club only sit seventh in the Premier League table and are intent on catching the top five. Before today’s game, the Champions League quarter-finalists are unbeaten in 14 league fixtures at Villa Park, where only Arsenal have defeated Unai Emery's team in the top flight this season.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
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