Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Nottingham Forest made five changes to their starting XI as they tried to arrest a five-game losing streak against Aston Villa.
Emmanuel Dennis and Serge Aurier were given first starts while Harry Toffolo, Ryan Yates and Remo Freuler also came back into the side.
Aston Villa made two changes, with fit-again Matt Cash replacing the injured Ludwig Augustinsson while Emiliano Buendia came in for Leon Bailey.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Forest get into Villa's third. On the right, Johnson cuts in before sending the ball into the box. Looking for Gibbs-White, it is intercepted by Konsa who clears.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Coutinho and Luiz stand over the ball with the former taking the free-kick. Looking to curl one, his tame effort hits the wall and the ball ends up with Martinez.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Buendia wins a free-kick on the edge of the box after being tripped by Kouyate. On the left, there are multiple Villa players looking to shoot.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
It looks like Aston Villa are playing a 4-3-3 formation, with Coutinho on the left and Buendía on the right of Watkins who leads the attack.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Cash bursts down the right with speed but sends a high and out for a throw-in.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
This is the first league meeting between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa since the 2018-19 Championship season, a 3-1 away win for Villa. The other game that season was a 5-5 draw at Villa Park.
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