Samba Sow goes into the book for the visitors after bringing down Huddersfield's Isaac Mbenza.

That goes into the category of 'clever' as the hosts were springing a counter attack.

Unbelievable save from Huddersfield keeper Ben Hamer - that looked a goal all the way!

Forest's Sammy Ameobi finds some space just outside the box and curls one towards the bottom corner, but Hamer dived to his right to tip the ball over.

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Huddersfield full-back Pipa nutmegs Tyler Blackett in the Forest box with a trick and then goes down after some contact.

The referee isn't interested and one or two visiting players confront him, claiming he's dived.

There certainly wasn't enough for a penalty.

Alex Pritchard is oh so close to getting on the end of a decent Josh Koroma cross for the Terriers.

It's been a decent watch this, so far.

Jonathan Hogg then bundles into Forest's Sammy Ameobi and this time is punished with a booking.

BBC Radio Nottingham's summariser tonight, ex-England midfielder Steve Hodge, believes Harry Arter was fortunate to escape a serious injury from that earlier challenge from Hogg.

A bit of flair from Forest right-back Cyrus Christie on his debut.

He cuts inside off the flank and takes a left-footed shot from outside the box which is comfortably saved by Ben Hamer.

Josh Koroma gets a first shot on target for the hosts, but it rolls harmlessly into the hands of Forest keeper Brice Samba.

We're all waiting for the next challenge in the middle of the park between Harry Arter and Jonathan Hogg!

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3 mins

Huddersfield 0-0 Nottm Forest

We're just 30 seconds in and Jonathan Hogg catches Forest debutant Harry Arter above the ankle with his studs.

It's a horrible tackle from the Huddersfield midfielder - if this was the Premier League he'd almost certainly be seeing red from VAR.

Thankfully Arter is up, and he makes sure the ref can see the scar left on him.

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We're off and running on a chilly evening in West Yorkshire.

The players take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before play gets under way.

The players are a bit late out of the tunnel at The John Smith's Stadium, but they do finally emerge.

Safe to say we're going to kick off a few minutes late, not that it matters with no trains to catch home for watching fans.

There's still some funky music to welcome the players onto the pitch.

BBC local radio

BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Nottingham are both providing live commentary of tonight's game, which unfortunately we can't stream on the BBC Sport website and app because of rights restrictions.

You can follow the latest news and match coverage of your club on your BBC local radio station.

Before things get frantic, let me remind you that you can have your say on tonight's game by using #bbcefl on social media.

We'll aim to use a few over the next hour or two.

Not too many professionals make it to 500 career games - but Huddersfield centre-back Richard Stearman reaches that particular milestone tonight.

Leicester, Wolves and Sheffield United fans will remember him fondly...

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Nottingham Forest have certainly been active in the transfer market this week, adding Republic of Ireland midfielder Harry Arter, Scotland centre-back Scott McKenna and Cyprus defender Nicholas Ioannou.

Huddersfield, meanwhile, have signed Dutch midfielder Carel Eiting from Ajax on a season-long loan, with defender Florent Hadergjonaj this week joining Turkish side Kasimpasa SK for an undisclosed fee.

Not all of them will feature tonight, but can the new arrivals spark a change in fortunes?

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Hosts Huddersfield make two changes from their defeat at Brentford - Fraizer Campbell and Romoney Crichlow in for Adama Diakhaby and Christopher Schindler.

Sabri Lamouchi has shuffled the Nottingham Forest pack - he makes seven changes, with Cyrus Christie, Loic Mbe Soh, Scott McKenna and Harry Arter all making their debuts.

Huddersfield: Hamer, Pipa, Stearman, Crichlow-Noble, Toffolo, Pritchard, Hogg, Bacuna, Mbenza, Campbell, Koroma.

Nottm Forest: Samba, Christie, Mbe Soh, McKenna, Blackett, Arter, Sow, Colback, Ameobi, Taylor, Freeman.

There's less than 30 minutes until kick-off at The John Smith's Stadium so let's focus on some actual football.

Line-ups coming up...

BBC Radio 5 Live

English Football League chairman Rick Parry is due on BBC Radio 5 Live's Friday Football Social this evening.

I'll hopefully be able to bring you what he had to say about the continuing impact of coronavirus, the delay to the return of fans to games and a potential 'bailout' later on.

You can listen to the programme by clicking on the coverage option at the top of the page.

BBC Sport reported on Thursday that the Premier League was awaiting detailed proposals from the EFL relating to a requested £250m "bailout".

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has said the Blades are open to helping provide financial support.

"If anything can be done by the Premier League and they make a decision collectively, if they make a decision to help then we would," he said.

Several other top-flight managers, including Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Newcastle's Steve Bruce, have spoken about their concerns for clubs lower down the English pyramid.

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It's been another trying week in the English Football League, with headlines dominated by the government's announcement on Tuesday that the phased return of spectators to sporting events has been put on hold.

Last weekend, up to 1,000 people were allowed to attend seven different EFL games in what was hoped would be the next step towards welcoming back larger crowds.

However, all teams are faced with the prospect of playing behind closed doors once more, leading to questions about the financial viability of clubs and the ongoing effect of managing without matchday income.

Before we put our full attention on the match, let's touch on some other talking points across the EFL this week...