Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Sunderland today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
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Nottingham Forest FC 0 - 1 Sunderland AFC
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:35Nottingham Forest's wait for a first win under Ange Postecoglou goes on, as they are slayed by Sunderland at the City Ground. The Black Cats win 1-0, having held on to Alderete's first-half goal and defended bravely to claim maximum points. Away winners in the Premier League for the first time since 2017, they came under pressure late on, with Roefs making several saves and Wood missing two clear chances; Igor Jesus also went close but was denied by Sunderland's inspired goalkeeper. For all Forest's possession, it was only when they sent on fresh wingers that the tide finally turned; yet, despite an xG of 1.65 they ultimately couldn't break through. The visitors produced an xG of 1.19, as Geertruida almost made it 2-0 at the very end, but their fans will be more concerned with looking at the league table: remarkably, Sunderland sit third in the standings, while Forest languish in 16th. Next time out, the Black Cats will visit a struggling Manchester United side at Old Trafford, while Nottingham Forest must try to recover before two tough games against Midtjylland and Newcastle United. That's all from the City Ground today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:27FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 SUNDERLAND
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:26SUPER STOP! Sels keeps Forest in it! Following an incredible dribble past four tired challenges, Geertruida nearly marks his first Premier League appearance with a late goal. However, Sels stands strong and shuts out the defender's fairly tame close-range attempt.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:24JUST WIDE! Teed up by Hudson-Odoi's layoff just outside Sunderland's box, Morato decides to take on a strike. He hits his shot well, but it flies a foot wide of the right-hand post! Postecoglou has his head in his hands!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:22There will be at least six minutes off stoppage time to play, but Nottingham Forest have let their momentum slip over the past few minutes. Can they carve out one more chance and salvage a point?
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:20Postecoglou's last throw of the dice: after missing two good chances, Wood is taken off and Kalimuendo will come on.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:21Sunderland win successive corners - neither of which they are in any hurry to take - as the clock ticks down towards stoppage time. A first away win is tantalisingly close.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:18Making another impact on the right, Hutchinson gets close to the byline and then drives in a low cross. Once again, Roefs is alert to the threat, thwarting another Nottingham Forest attack.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:16Hutchinson drifts inside from the right and tries to beat Roefs from the edge of the box. His shot is heavily deflected, though, and it lopps straight towards Sunderland's goalkeeper. That's the latter's seventh save of this match.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:16Meanwhile, out wide, Adingra takes the place of Talbi.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:15With the finish line coming close, Sunderland send on more subs. First, Brobbey replaces Isidor up front.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:13Anderson lunges into a challenge on Xhaka, upending Sunderland's star midfielder and picking up a late yellow card.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:14MISS! Wood should score! He slips clear of his marker at the back post, but instead of planting a trademark header into the net, he can only nod wide of the left post! What a chance to haul Forest level!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:13SAVE! Roefs denies Forest again! Wood flicks a first-time finish towards the right side of the net, following an inswinging cross from the right. However, Sunderland's goalkeeper shovels the ball away with his arms!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:10Forest have had 70% possession over the last 15 minutes, while 43% of the action has been in Sunderland's defensive third. It's a case of attack versus defence.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:08The tide has certainly turned. Nottingham Forest have had 10 of the last 11 shots; Sunderland had eight of the first 13. The hosts now have another chance to create something, as Zinchenko prepares to deliver a free-kick from wide on the left.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:06Sensing his team are starting to crack, Le Bris introduces an extra defender: Ballard will replace Le Fee for the final stages.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:06Now, Anderson tries his luck for a third time. However, this attempt is not too difficult for the overworked Roefs to keep out. Can Sunderland hold on?
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:05TRIPLE CHANCE! Igor Jesus almost levels the match! First, his close-range shot is blocked, before Roefs smartly keeps out the follow-up. Then, some excellent movement helps him test the Sunderland keeper with a glancing header! Forest are putting their visitors under siege!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:01After a bright showing out wide, Bakwa departs. His replacement will be Hutchinson, who has yet to get much playing time for Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
19:01Sels fields a tame shot by Traore, who can't produce much power from just inside Forest's box. Sunderland's attacking opportunities are growing more scarce, but if they can take one, that'd surely finish this contest.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:59Forest are on top. Bakwa breaks through the centre and scuffs a low strike straight at Roefs, finally recording the hosts' first shot on target. Since Hudson-Odoi came on, they've had much more threat.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:57Following another corner-kick, Anderson picks the ball up again. This time, he unleashes a dipping shot towards the top-right corner, but it flies a few feet over the top.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:56JUST WIDE! Teed up by Hudson-Odoi on the left edge of the box, Anderson takes one touch inside before driving a shot towards the bottom-left corner. It's slipping narrowly wide, but Roefs gets a glove on it in any case. This'll be another Forest corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:55With an ambitious attempt, around 20 yards out, Gibbs-White can't thread his shot through a packed penalty box - but he does earn a corner. Hudson-Odoi then delivers it, and Roefs does well to punch the ball clear at his near post.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:53Understandably, Opta's live win predictor has swung Sunderland's way since our last look. The Black Cats now have a 53% chance of victory, compared to Nottingham Forest's 17%.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:50Having scored twice in midweek, Igor Jesus is now offered half an hour to impress. He'll replace Ndoye, joining Wood up front.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:49Forest follow up by sending on Hudson-Odoi for McAtee, who has struggled to make much of an impact.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:48Traore is also sent on, taking the place of Rigg.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:48Both teams make changes. First, Sunderland introduce Geertruida for Masuaku at full-back - it's the Dutch defender's Premier League debut.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:48Left alone by his team-mates, Isidor gets away from two challenges with his latest tricky dribble, before Forest finally smother him. The visitors are posing a constant threat on the break.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:47Facing the prospect of going five games without victory at the start of his reign, Postecoglou is readying more substitutes. He could start to lose the fans if results don't improve soon - particularly after succeeding such a popular coach as Nuno.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:44Having stepped up from the back, Alderete cleverly finds Talbi with a direct pass into the box, but Forest's defence ultimately crowds the young winger out. If anything, Sunderland look sharper in this second half.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:43After Masuaku and Talbi both have shots blocked, there's a Sunderland corner. Following the set-piece, Rigg takes a chance to shoot, but his powerful effort is deflected to safety by Williams.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:39Williams is the latest man to see yellow, as he commits a clear foul when Sadiki slips away from him on the touchline.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:38Industrious as ever, Williams bursts down the right and wins a corner-kick. However, Roefs rises unchallenged in the six-yard box and makes a clean catch. That sparks a counter-attack which ends with both Isidor and Hume having shots blocked.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:35Nottingham Forest kick off, and we are back under way at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:35Having effectively cost Forest a goal with his dive, Dominguez has been hauled off. Wearing the captain's armband, Gibbs-White will play the whole second half - can he turn this game around?
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:29Nottingham Forest now have history stacked against them: they are winless in 53 Premier League games when trailing at half-time, losing on 42 occasions since a 2-1 victory over Tottenham in January 1997. Meanwhile, if Sunderland can hold on and secure all three points, they'll move up to third in the early Premier League standings - few would have predicted that.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:26Continuing their impressive return to England's top flight, Sunderland lead Nottingham Forest 1-0 at half-time, scoring with one of very few chances at the City Ground. The away side made capitalised on a set-piece controversially awarded by the referee, as Xhaka's cross picked out Alderete at the back post, and the defender scored his first Premier League goal with a diving header. Isidor also came close, while Forest's best attempt was Ndoye's stoppage-time strike past the post. Perhaps suffering a Europa League hangover, the hosts have failed to create much with their substantial share of the ball, with an xG of 0.46 so far - just 0.02 more than their visitors.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:21HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 SUNDERLAND
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:21CLOSE! Deep into stoppage time, Ndoye chests the ball down and then smoothly sidesteps his marker in the box, before he drives a deflected finish narrowly wide of the right-hand post! That's about as close as Forest have come so far.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:18There will be at least two minutes of stoppage time at the end of this first half, as Forest try to flood forward and put Sunderland under pressure. However, Anderson's low cross from the right byline is deflected straight into the waiting gloves of Roefs.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:18For all their possession - 63% so far - Nottingham Forest have still not registered a shot on target. Can they at least test Roefs before the break?
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:16Backing up their ambitious recruitment policy - which echoed Forest's a few years ago - Sunderland's seven Premier League goals have been scored by five different players (Mayenda, Ballard, Isidor, Le Fee and now Alderete).
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:13Recording his third Premier League assist of the season, Xhaka sets up Sunderland's opening goal. His free-kick from the right perfectly picks out Alderete's run towards the back post.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:13GOAL!!! SUNDERLAND STRIKE FIRST! Awarded a controversial free-kick, the Black Cats make Forest pay! Alderete meets Xhaka's pinpoint free-kick with a diving header at the back post, nodding the ball straight through Sels! He timed his run expertly. It's 1-0 to the visitors!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:11Due to dissent in the aftermath of Sunderland's goal, Milenkovic joins Dominguez in the referee's notebook.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:12GOAL STANDS! Sunderland's fans celebrate all over again, as a tense VAR check decides that Alderete was onside when he headed the ball home. Their team definitely lead 1-0!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:08Forest's first booking goes to Dominguez, who dived after a tame challenge by Hume. It was a senseless thing to do in midfield.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:07It's all a little disjointed at the City Ground, where the home side's momentum has dissipated over the past few minutes. Sunderland will surely be the happier side as things stand.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:06For all their unexpected success so far, Sunderland haven't scored before the break in the Premier League this season - and they've yet to find the net away from home. Those trends are set to continue as half-time approaches.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:02A clumsy challenge on Williams costs Masuaku a yellow card. He'll have his hands full with Forest's right-back and Bakwa for the rest of this match.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:02Le Fee delivers a threatening free-kick into the area from 30 yards out, and Hume is just about held off the ball by Wood at the back post. There was a bit of grappling there, but he may have been offside in any case.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
18:00Past the midpoint of this first half, Nottingham Forest are big favourites to prevail - that's according to Opta's live win predictor. Though the score is still level, they have a 58% chance of victory, while Sunderland's chance is rated at just 17% as things stand.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:59Bakwa lures two defenders towards him on the right, then lays a short pass off for Williams. The latter's first-time cross again finds Wood in the centre, but the New Zealand star's glancing header flies well wide - he was under plenty of pressure.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:57Alert to the danger, Roefs leaps up to claim the ball after Hume bravely blocks a dangerous pass up into the air. Sunderland are now on the back foot, though they've been keeping Forest at arm's length so far.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:55Following a corner that initially comes to nothing, Williams keeps the attack alive. His curling cross picks out Wood near the penalty spot, but the towering striker can only head the ball several feet over the crossbar.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:53Since making a bright start - and coming close with Isidor's shot - Sunderland have been unable to keep that momentum going. The home fans have warmed up over the past few minutes, as Forest have begun to build some rhythm.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:52Nottingham Forest have had a 66% share of possession so far, very much reflecting Postecoglou's style, as opposed to former boss Nuno. However, they've yet to produce a single shot.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:49Williams wins a corner-kick on the right, as Le Fee tracks back to block the Welsh full-back's cross. The set-piece is then delivered towards Wood by McAtee, but Sunderland make a clearance deep inside their own box.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:48The home fans are in uproar when Ndoye topples over without being awarded a free-kick, before Hume brushes McAtee and play is allowed to go on. The referee is intent on letting the game flow, and neither incident was a clear foul.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:46Bakwa's elaborate flick releases McAtee into the right side of the area, but the ex-Manchester City man can only hit the first defender with his low cross from the right byline. Cue groans around the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:45Neither side are able to gain full control of the game at the moment, with the hosts yet to create anything of note. Sunderland are looking a little sharper.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:43For hauling back McAtee and stopping a quick counter, Sadiki concedes a free-kick and picks up an early booking. He’ll have to tread carefully from now on.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:42JUST WIDE! Isidor almost opens the scoring! When Forest fail to clear the ball on the edge of their area, Sunderland's in-form striker swivels and sends a low shot zipping inches past the left-hand post! It was an instinctive finish that so nearly paid off.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:39This is the first top-flight meeting between these clubs since 1997, and the first in any league for nearly eight years. Sunderland have won five of the last seven encounters, and they've started as if they can continue that trend today.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:36So far, the visitors have been moving the ball around with purpose, looking nothing like a promoted team playing away to opponents who recently qualified for Europe. They'll want to capitalise on any Europa League hangover for Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:34Sunderland win an early corner, which is played short before being swung in from the right. Forest initially clear their lines, but Masuaku then sends over a dangerous delivery from the left flank; the hosts ultimately manage to deal with it.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:32Wearing blue - Forest are clad in their traditional red and white - Sunderland kick off. We are under way in Nottingham!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:31The teams are out on the pitch, so kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:21Last season's Championship play-off winners, Sunderland have made an impressive start to life back in England's top flight, picking up eight points so far. Regis Le Bris commended his team for their character after last week's against-the-odds draw with Aston Villa, when they went down to 10 men during the first half but came from behind to salvage a point. As a result, the Black Cats sit eight places above Forest in the Premier League standings.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:22By contrast, Le Bris makes just one change to his Sunderland XI. Masuaku replaces suspended left-back Reinildo, who was sent off against Aston Villa last week. With three Premier League goals so far, Isidor continues to lead the Black Cats' attack. Club-record signing Habib Diarra is still sidelined by injury, but O’Nien is back on the bench.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:22Following their midweek trip to Seville, Forest make several changes. Most notably, McAtee gets his first Premier League start for the Tricky Trees, while Wood replaces Igor Jesus. Bakwa and Ndoye also come in, flanking the Kiwi striker up front. Ola Aina, Murillo and Douglas Luiz are all unavailable, with the latter sustaining a hamstring injury on Wednesday.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:17SUBS: Anthony Patterson, Dan Neil, Lutsharel Geertruida, Dan Ballard, Brian Brobbey, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke O'Nien, Simon Adingra, Bertrand Traore.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:11SUNDERLAND (4-3-3): Robin Roefs; Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Arthur Masuaku; Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg; Enzo Le Fee, Wilson Isidor, Chemsdine Talbi.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:11SUBS: John Victor, Jair Cunha, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Igor Jesus, Omari Hutchinson, Ryan Yates.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:11NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Morato, Nikola Milenkovic, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Elliot Anderson, Nicolas Dominguez; Dan Ndoye, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa; Chris Wood.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
17:06Still searching for their first win under new boss Ange Postecoglou, Nottingham Forest have struggled to hold on to a lead since the Australian took charge. His side have let an advantage slip in three of four matches so far, including last week's 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Premier League and a 2-2 result in Wednesday's Europa League opener against Real Betis. On their return to continental competition after a three-decade hiatus, Forest frittered away a 2-1 lead in the closing stages.
Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
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Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
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