Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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
There have been only five shots between the two teams after the first 45 minutes, and for Forest's part that's perhaps not surprising: they have scored just five Premier League goals on their travels all season. How they need one to go in after the interval, with the top-flight relegation fight becoming ever more desperate.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Serving up some grim fare for the Villa Park faithful, neither Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest have moved out of neutral during an almost incident-free first half. An injury for both sides forced a couple of substitutions, but the pattern of Villa bossing the ball and Forest attempting to strike on the break continued nonetheless. If anything, the visitors have looked more of a threat, but it's been a long way from the famous 5-5 draw these teams shared in Birmingham when they last met.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
In the second minute of at least three added for stoppages - there have been a couple of hold-ups for injuries, remember - Villa still have the ball but look very little like creating a chance with it.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Moreno's cutback from near the left corner flag is missed by Watkins in the centre of the area, but Traore latches onto it. However, his shot is wild and flies far over the crossbar without troubling Navas.
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