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Villa Park, home of Aston Villa Football Club (Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Wearing light blue, Nottingham Forest kick off, and we are under way in sunny Birmingham!

5 April 2025 17:32

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Both teams are out on the pitch at Villa Park, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!

5 April 2025 17:28

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Chris Wood's absence continues, and Nottingham Forest’s top scorer is today joined on the sidelines by Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina, the latter of whom pulled up with a calf injury on Tuesday. As Aina is unavailable, and Alex Moreno can't play against his parent club, Morato deputises at left-back. In all, Nuno makes three changes - Dominguez and Hudson-Odoi are also promoted from the bench.

5 April 2025 17:26

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Perhaps with one eye on Paris Saint-Germain - their upcoming Champions League opponents - Aston Villa have made eight changes, which is their most from one league match to another this season. Only Martinez, Tielemans and Rogers are retained, while Watkins returns to lead the Villans’ attack. Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey are still unavailable.

5 April 2025 17:22

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Ibrahim Sangare, Harry Toffolo, Eric da Silva Moreira, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa, Danilo, Willy Boly, Zach Abbott.

5 April 2025 17:21

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato; Ryan Yates, Elliot Anderson; Nicolas Dominguez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga; Callum Hudson-Odoi.

5 April 2025 17:17

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

SUBS: Robin Olsen, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, John McGinn, Marcus Rashford, Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara.

5 April 2025 17:13

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Andres Garcia, Axel Disasi, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio, Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins.

5 April 2025 17:11

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Like Villa, Nottingham Forest are anticipating a trip to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final later this month, but first they aim to firm up their top-three place in the Premier League. Nuno’s men took down Manchester United in midweek, when a superb solo goal by ex-United winger Anthony Elanga made it five straight wins for his current club. The Sweden star also scored a last-gasp decider in December’s 2-1 fightback victory for Forest when they last met today’s hosts.

5 April 2025 17:09