Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka returns to the dugout
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE STREAM - Express Sport brings you coverage of the Championship clash as Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS ASTON VILLA
24: CLANG! Jack Grealish wins a free-kick on the left wing. Robert Snodgrass delivers a terrific ball into the box, John Terry rises highest but his header clatters back off the bar.
18: GOAL! Out of the blue Aston Villa are ahead. Robert Snodgrass finds an inch of space on the right wing, cuts the ball onto his left foot and whips in a cross for Scott Hogan to head past Jordan Smith.
15: OUCH! Albert Adomah attempts to beat Nottingham Forest defender Matt Mills but gets caught by a nasty challenge. Referee James Linington waves play on.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
8: It’s been a bitty start with the ball being pinged from end-to-end with little threat towards either goal.
1: PEEP! Aston Villa get us underway in the battle of former European champions. Can Aitor Karanka mastermind a win in his first game back in the dugout?
Five minutes from kick-off
1725: The players emerge from the tunnel before the pre-match handshakes.
Who are you backing fo pick up all three points?
Steve Bruce wary of Nottingham Forest
17:20: Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is concerned Nottingham Forest will benefit from the new manager bounce tonight.
“We seem to be having a lot of new managers, it’s becoming the trend,” he said at his pre-match press conference.
“Forest have made a change, and they had a wonderful victory in the cup themselves.
“It just goes to show how bizarre football is.
“We’re expecting a difficult game. They’ve got some good players, Nottingham Forest, like a lot of the Championship teams.
“It’ll be a tough, tough game.”
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Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is wary of Aitor Karanka's side
Aitor Karanka's big project
17:00: Aitor Karanka is confident of leading Nottingham Forest back to the Premier League.
"Everybody wants to be in the Premier League," he said. "But I don't have any doubt that, working in the way we are going to work, we will be successful.
"When you have an ambitious ownership and you have an ambitious coach, you want to be successful. Now we have to transmit that ambition to the players.
"I think if I keep working the same way and we work together, I think the Premier League will arrive for sure."
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction
16:45: David Prutton is predicting a debut win for Aitor Karanka.
The Sky Sports expert said: “Once again the two former European champions meet in the second tier, which just goes to show the size of some of the clubs in the Sky Bet Championship these days.
“Aitor Karanka will be taking charge of a Forest side that should be riding high after that victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup and I fancy them to sneak a narrow win here.”
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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka at his unveiling
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa line ups
16:30: Aitor Karanka has made one change to the Nottingham Forest side that beat Arsenal last Sunday.
Matt Mills is drafted into the defence for the suspended Joe Worrall.
John Terry is passed fit for Aston Villa and partners James Chester at the back for Aston Villa.
Subs: Bunn, Taylor, Elphick, Bjarnason, Lansbury, Onomah, Davis
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John Terry is passed fit to play for Aston Villa
Welcome
16:25: Good evening and welcome to Express Sport’s live coverage of Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa.
Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time since his appointment at the City Ground earlier this week.
The game may be taking place in the second-tier of English football but it is a meeting of former European champions. Who will come out on top tonight?
We will have team news in five minutes, with kick-off set for 17:30.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka returns to the dugout
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE STREAM - Express Sport brings you coverage of the Championship clash as Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS ASTON VILLA
24: CLANG! Jack Grealish wins a free-kick on the left wing. Robert Snodgrass delivers a terrific ball into the box, John Terry rises highest but his header clatters back off the bar.
18: GOAL! Out of the blue Aston Villa are ahead. Robert Snodgrass finds an inch of space on the right wing, cuts the ball onto his left foot and whips in a cross for Scott Hogan to head past Jordan Smith.
15: OUCH! Albert Adomah attempts to beat Nottingham Forest defender Matt Mills but gets caught by a nasty challenge. Referee James Linington waves play on.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
8: It’s been a bitty start with the ball being pinged from end-to-end with little threat towards either goal.
1: PEEP! Aston Villa get us underway in the battle of former European champions. Can Aitor Karanka mastermind a win in his first game back in the dugout?
Five minutes from kick-off
1725: The players emerge from the tunnel before the pre-match handshakes.
Who are you backing fo pick up all three points?
Steve Bruce wary of Nottingham Forest
17:20: Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is concerned Nottingham Forest will benefit from the new manager bounce tonight.
“We seem to be having a lot of new managers, it’s becoming the trend,” he said at his pre-match press conference.
“Forest have made a change, and they had a wonderful victory in the cup themselves.
“It just goes to show how bizarre football is.
“We’re expecting a difficult game. They’ve got some good players, Nottingham Forest, like a lot of the Championship teams.
“It’ll be a tough, tough game.”
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Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is wary of Aitor Karanka's side
Aitor Karanka's big project
17:00: Aitor Karanka is confident of leading Nottingham Forest back to the Premier League.
"Everybody wants to be in the Premier League," he said. "But I don't have any doubt that, working in the way we are going to work, we will be successful.
"When you have an ambitious ownership and you have an ambitious coach, you want to be successful. Now we have to transmit that ambition to the players.
"I think if I keep working the same way and we work together, I think the Premier League will arrive for sure."
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction
16:45: David Prutton is predicting a debut win for Aitor Karanka.
The Sky Sports expert said: “Once again the two former European champions meet in the second tier, which just goes to show the size of some of the clubs in the Sky Bet Championship these days.
“Aitor Karanka will be taking charge of a Forest side that should be riding high after that victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup and I fancy them to sneak a narrow win here.”
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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka at his unveiling
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa line ups
16:30: Aitor Karanka has made one change to the Nottingham Forest side that beat Arsenal last Sunday.
Matt Mills is drafted into the defence for the suspended Joe Worrall.
John Terry is passed fit for Aston Villa and partners James Chester at the back for Aston Villa.
Subs: Bunn, Taylor, Elphick, Bjarnason, Lansbury, Onomah, Davis
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John Terry is passed fit to play for Aston Villa
Welcome
16:25: Good evening and welcome to Express Sport’s live coverage of Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa.
Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time since his appointment at the City Ground earlier this week.
The game may be taking place in the second-tier of English football but it is a meeting of former European champions. Who will come out on top tonight?
We will have team news in five minutes, with kick-off set for 17:30.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka returns to the dugout
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE STREAM - Express Sport brings you coverage of the Championship clash as Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS ASTON VILLA
24: CLANG! Jack Grealish wins a free-kick on the left wing. Robert Snodgrass delivers a terrific ball into the box, John Terry rises highest but his header clatters back off the bar.
18: GOAL! Out of the blue Aston Villa are ahead. Robert Snodgrass finds an inch of space on the right wing, cuts the ball onto his left foot and whips in a cross for Scott Hogan to head past Jordan Smith.
15: OUCH! Albert Adomah attempts to beat Nottingham Forest defender Matt Mills but gets caught by a nasty challenge. Referee James Linington waves play on.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
14: CHANCE! An attempt of sorts for Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton runs at Aston Villa’s defence, the ball finds its way to Matty Cash via Kieran Dowell but he shoots straight at Sam Johnstone.
8: It’s been a bitty start with the ball being pinged from end-to-end with little threat towards either goal.
1: PEEP! Aston Villa get us underway in the battle of former European champions. Can Aitor Karanka mastermind a win in his first game back in the dugout?
Five minutes from kick-off
1725: The players emerge from the tunnel before the pre-match handshakes.
Who are you backing fo pick up all three points?
Steve Bruce wary of Nottingham Forest
17:20: Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is concerned Nottingham Forest will benefit from the new manager bounce tonight.
“We seem to be having a lot of new managers, it’s becoming the trend,” he said at his pre-match press conference.
“Forest have made a change, and they had a wonderful victory in the cup themselves.
“It just goes to show how bizarre football is.
“We’re expecting a difficult game. They’ve got some good players, Nottingham Forest, like a lot of the Championship teams.
“It’ll be a tough, tough game.”
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Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is wary of Aitor Karanka's side
Aitor Karanka's big project
17:00: Aitor Karanka is confident of leading Nottingham Forest back to the Premier League.
"Everybody wants to be in the Premier League," he said. "But I don't have any doubt that, working in the way we are going to work, we will be successful.
"When you have an ambitious ownership and you have an ambitious coach, you want to be successful. Now we have to transmit that ambition to the players.
"I think if I keep working the same way and we work together, I think the Premier League will arrive for sure."
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction
16:45: David Prutton is predicting a debut win for Aitor Karanka.
The Sky Sports expert said: “Once again the two former European champions meet in the second tier, which just goes to show the size of some of the clubs in the Sky Bet Championship these days.
“Aitor Karanka will be taking charge of a Forest side that should be riding high after that victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup and I fancy them to sneak a narrow win here.”
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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: Aitor Karanka at his unveiling
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa line ups
16:30: Aitor Karanka has made one change to the Nottingham Forest side that beat Arsenal last Sunday.
Matt Mills is drafted into the defence for the suspended Joe Worrall.
John Terry is passed fit for Aston Villa and partners James Chester at the back for Aston Villa.
Subs: Bunn, Taylor, Elphick, Bjarnason, Lansbury, Onomah, Davis
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John Terry is passed fit to play for Aston Villa
Welcome
16:25: Good evening and welcome to Express Sport’s live coverage of Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa.
Aitor Karanka takes charge of the Reds for the first time since his appointment at the City Ground earlier this week.
The game may be taking place in the second-tier of English football but it is a meeting of former European champions. Who will come out on top tonight?
We will have team news in five minutes, with kick-off set for 17:30.
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