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 in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Making a crucial block in the six-yard box, Konsa gets himself between Johnson and the goal; diverting the ball behind for a Nottingham Forest corner.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Niakhate is fortunate that a sluggish attempt at clearing the ball from the edge of his own box does not break to a Villa player, after he sees it charged down at close range.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Toffolo's reckless tackle clips Ramsey inside the Forest half and Villa have a free-kick from 30 yards out on the right. McGinn flips it in towards the penalty spot, but the visitors ultimately manage to scramble the ball away to safety.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
An early raid forward sees in-form Watkins flash a low shot across goal from the right side of the box, but his effort zips well wide of the target.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
The hosts kick off, and we are under way in Birmingham!
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
The players are out on the pitch at Villa Park, with kick-off now just moments away!
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
In addition to captain Worrall coming back into the Nottingham Forest side today, Kouyate makes his first start since recovering from injury. Chris Wood, Willy Boly, Scott McKenna and Serge Aurier are among those still unavailable, but Awoniyi returns from a lengthy injury layoff to take a place on the bench.
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