Summary

  • First Saturday of 2019-20 English Football League season

  • Freak Phillips goal gives Baggies victory at Forest

  • Relegated Fulham and Cardiff beaten at Barnsley and Wigan

  • Promoted Charlton win at Blackburn; wins for away sides Birmingham, Sheff Wed and QPR

  • Leyton Orient beat Cheltenham after tribute to Justin Edinburgh

  • League Two newcomers Salford City beat Stevenage 2-0 in first EFL match

  1. goal

    GOAL: Nottm Forest 1-1 West Brompublished at 15 mins

    Kyle Edwards

    Out of nothing Albion are level!

    Kyle Edwards jinks into the penalty area and drills a low angled shot through Forest keeper Aro Muric and into the far corner.

    The on-loan Manchester City man Muric will not want to see that again.

  2. Rate the players: Forest v West Brompublished at 11 mins

    Nottm Forest 1-0 West Brom

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  3. goal

    GOAL: Nottm Forest 1-0 West Brompublished at 8 mins

    Matty Cash

    Matty Cash scores for ForestImage source, Rex Features

    You can't say that's not been coming!

    Matty Cash plays a nice give and go with Albert Adomah, drives forward and drills a low shot past Sam Johnstone's left hand from 20 yards.

  4. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Nottm Forest 0-0 West Brom

    West Brom really need Kenneth Zohore to hold the ball up to help them get a foothold in the game.

    He's not been able to do it so far as he's muscled off the ball by Joe Worrall in a decent position.

  5. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Nottm Forest 0-0 West Brom

    Forest have started really well here, dominating the ball and pinning West Brom deep in their own half.

    Albion have hardly had a touch so far, never mind spend a period of time inside the hosts' half.

  6. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Nottm Forest 0-0 West Brom

    First opening of the game falls to Forest as a right-wing cross bounces across the box.

    It falls for Jack Robinson but young right-back Nathan Ferguson rushes out to block the shot.

  7. KICK-OFFpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest 0-0 West Brom

    After a rendition of Forest's version of Mull of Kintyre, it's West Brom, wearing their classic yellow and green striped away kit, who get us under way attacking the Trent End.

  8. Kick-off approachingpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    The players are on their way out of the tunnel to a huge City Ground roar.

    Kick-off is moments away on the banks of the River Trent.

  9. Fortress City Ground?published at 17:27 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

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    This is also the ninth successive season that Nottingham Forest have had a different manager on the opening day.

  10. ... and on the pitchpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    Tiago SilvaImage source, Rex Features

    For the second season running, Forest's summer recruitment has a distinctive Iberian feel.

    Amongst the new faces are Portuguese midfielders Tiago Silva, from Feirense, and Benfica's Alfa Semedo, as well as left-back Yuri Ribeiro, also from Benfica.

    They've also added a Spaniard this week in form of Wolves striker Rafa Mir on a season-long loan.

    West Brom have instead looked much more to the domestic market, with Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore, QPR full-back Darnell Furlong, Rotherham defender Semi Ajayi and Brentford's former Baggies youngster Romaine Sawyers coming in.

    Semi AjayiImage source, Rex Features
  11. New faces in the dug outs...published at 17:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    Sabri LamouchiImage source, Rex Features

    It's been a summer of change at both Nottingham Forest and West Brom, with both clubs under new management this evening.

    At the City Ground, out went Martin O'Neill after only 19 games in charge - and 18 minutes later (yes, really) in came former France international Sabri Lamouchi.

    Meanwhile, at The Hawthorns, former West Ham and Croatia boss Slaven Bilic is the man at the helm, replacing Jimmy Shan, who ended last season in caretaker charge of the Baggies.

    Salven BilicImage source, Rex Features
  12. Team newspublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    Nottingham Forest name the same side that faced Real Sociedad in their final pre-season friendly.

    That means debuts for keeper Aro Muric, midfielders Alfa Semedo and Tiago Silva and winger Albert Adomah.

    There are also five debutants for West Brom, with defenders Nathan Ferguson and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Romaine Sawyers and Filip Krovinovic and striker Kenneth Zohore all starting.

    Nottingham Forest: Muric, Cash, Worrall, Dawson, Robinson, Semedo, Watson, Lolley, Silva, Adomah, Grabban.

    Subs: Smith, Ribeiro, Figueiredo, Mir, Ameobi, Johnson, Richardson.

    West Brom: Johnstone, Ferguson, Bartley, Ajayi, Gibbs, Livermore, Sawyers, Krovinovic, Phillips, Edwards, Zohore.

    Subs: Bond, O'Shea, Townsend, Furlong, Harper, Burke, Leko.

  13. Postpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    Thanks James. Before we go any further, let's take a look at the team news.

  14. Now for dessertpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Nottm Forest v West Brom (17:30 BST)

    Slaven BilicImage source, Rex Features

    After the aperitif of Salford v Stevenage and the main course of this afternoon's programme, now it's time to turn our attention to the final game of the opening Saturday of the EFL season.

    Our dessert is Nottingham Forest v West Brom.

    Gutted to be missing out on coffee and mints, mind.

    Steve Marshall will guide you through it.

  15. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    • Newcomers Leyton Orient overcome Cheltenham 1-0 in an emotional day at Brisbane Road.
    • A late Ryan Bowman goal gave Exeter a 1-0 win over Sol Campbell's Macclesfield.
    • Walsall begin life in League Two with a 1-0 win at Northampton and Bradford were held 0-0 at home against Cambridge United.
    • Ten-man Mansfield came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Newport and Plymouth won 3-0 at Crewe.
  16. League One full-time headlinespublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    • Tranmere begin life in League One with a 3-2 home defeat by Rochdale - Rovers did show fight however after being three goals down.
    • A very threadbare Bolton side succumbed to Wycombe, who overcame the Trotters 2-0.
    • New boys Lincoln City overcame Accrington in an impressive 2-0 win.
    • Coventry City begin life at Birmingham's St Andrew's stadium with a 1-0 win over Southend.
  17. Championship full-time headlinespublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    • Relegated Premier League sides Fulham and Cardiff lose at Barnsley and Wigan respectively.
    • Managerless Sheffield Wednesday win 3-1 at Reading.
    • Newly promoted Charlton triumph 2-1 away at Blackburn.
    • Victories for Birmingham, Millwall, QPR and Swansea.
  18. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Saturday's EFL action

    Wow - I can't describe how much I've missed league football.

    Now a few minutes have passed since those full-time whistles, let's take you through the key points from across the EFL...

  19. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Millwall 1-0 Preston

    The Lions take all three points at the Den with Jed Wallace's superb volley enough to separate the two sides.

    Preston had plenty of the ball but failed to create many chances in a frustrating afternoon for Alex Neil's men.

  20. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 3 August 2019

    Reading 1-3 Sheff Wed

    A winning start to the season for the Owls to press Lee Bullen's claims to be handed the manager's role at Hillsborough.