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  • FT: Luton 1-1 Liverpool - Chong slides in opener before Diaz equaliser

  • FT: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa - Aina scores within five minutes

  • Mangala strike is parried over the line by Emi Martinez

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  1. Postpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

    Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Leon Bailey has made no impact since he came on like most of the Aston Villa attacking players.

    Neco Williams has dealt with him very easily.

  2. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa continue to plug away but for all their possession the penetration has not been there.

    Still, Unai Emery will get some good value out of this as it will be an important learning experience for his players that they are not the finished article just yet.

  3. Postpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

    Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This game is over. Aston Villa haven't done enough to test the goalkeeper or the Forest defence.

    Good day for Forest. Bad day for Aston Villa.

  4. Postpublished at 90+1 min

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    There's six added minutes but Nottingham Forest fans are not nervous, they are happily singing away now.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

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    Had Forest's forwards been able to measure the line today, it could have been 10.

    Mike

  6. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Anthony Elanga tries to get to a ball over the top but is sent tumbling by Diego Carlos. Nottingham Forest fans scream for a foul but nothing is given.

    Forest are almost there, however.

    Diego Carlos (L) clashes with Nottingham Forest's Swedish midfielder #21 Anthony ElangaImage source, Getty Images
  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 87 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    More changes for both sides as Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa while Ryan Yates and Neco Williams are on for Nottingham Forest, replacing Nicolás Domínguez and Ola Aina, who had a great game.

  8. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    More good defending by Nottingham Forest as Murillo clears a cross that is fizzed in low into the box.

    Forest fans will be enjoying this, probably one of their least troubling games since returning to the Premier League.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

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    Premier league reminding us why it’s the best league in the world. 16th making look 5th look a bit silly.

    Tom (a happy forest fan)

  10. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    No goal for Taiwo Awoniyi but he has put a shift in and that is appreciated by the Forest fans, who applaud him as he is substituted for Danilo.

    Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest on the ball whilst under pressure from Ezri KonsaImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

    Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's poor from Lucas Digne. Once he gets into that position, he had to flash his effort across the box.

    Ollie Watkins was waiting at the back post for a tap in. We haven't seen this from Aston Villa this afternoon.

  12. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa win their ninth corner of the game but Douglas Luiz's delivery is comfortably headed away.

    Into the final 10 minutes.

  13. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Some nice build up play by Aston Villa but there's a lot of Nottingham Forest players inside the box and the ball is worked wide to Lucas Digne, but he sends a first time effort over.

    Villa's players will be getting sick of hearing the ironic cheers greeting their wayward efforts.

  14. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Odysseas Vlachodimos hasn't had too much to do but he won't want his debut to end with him going off injured. He receives some treatment but is ultimately okay to continue.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

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    I see I choose the wrong day to watch the new improved and high flying Aston Villa. Ah well. Always next time.

    Stuart

    I think what the first 64 minutes of the game shows is that Villa cannot just turn up and roll over a team like Forest who are a very decent team on their day. Still time to put things right.

    Chris

  16. Postpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

    Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It would be a big win for Forest and a huge confidence boost against a good Aston Villa side.

    Forest have to hang on.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 73 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    Nottingham Forest make their first change as Harry Toffolo goes off and is replaced by Sèrge Aurier.

    Top shift by Toffolo as he chipped in with two assists. It is the first time he has got two assists in a league game since 2018, when he was playing in League Two.

    Ola Aina of Nottingham Forest celebrates with Harry ToffoloImage source, Getty Images
  18. Team news - Diaz on bench for Liverpoolpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

    Luton v Liverpool (16:30 GMT)

    Luton XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Luton make one change to the side that started their Premier League loss at Aston Villa last weekend as Andros Townsend comes in to replace Jacob Brown.

    Luton XI: Kaminski, Kabore, Mengi, Lockyer, Osho, Doughty, Ogbene, Barkley, Nakamba, Townsend , Morris.

    Subs: Krul, Adebayo, Chong, Mpanzu, Clark, Brown, Giles, Nelson, Luker

    Liverpool XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp also makes one tweak to his starting XI from the Premier League win against Nottingham Forest last weekend with Joe Gomez coming in for Kostas Tsimikas.

    Winger Luis Diaz is on the bench as he awaits news of his father, who has been kidnapped in Colombia.

    Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Jota.

    Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Diaz, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Matip, Doak, Quansah

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2023

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    Mark: If NFFC can surrender a two-goal lead with eight minutes of the ninety left against Luton, we're more than capable of doing the same against Villa with half an hour still to go.

    Sulaimon: That's a terrible mistake from Martinez, the best goalkeeper in the world. Toffolo is having an amazing game with two assists so far.

  20. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Nottm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa

    There's been some terrible shots from Aston Villa today with Youri Tielemans the latest culprit as he scoops an effort well over the bar.

    Think we can officially categorise this as an "off day" for Villa.