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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
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AFC Bournemouth 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:22
Taking on Tavares, Semenyo forces Bournemouth's fifth corner of the match already. Christie comes across to take it.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:21
Bournemouth look to attack at the other end and Semenyo lines up a shot from distance. His ambitious takes a deflection and is not too far wide of the far post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:18
CHANCE! Forest steal possession in the centre circle and Dominguez finds Awoniyi, who skips past Senesi and advances into the area. The angle is tight and his shot is a poor one that Neto gathers easily.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:15
The Reds have now failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 12 Premier League matches. Although, there is still a long way to go here and they have plenty of time to respond.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:14
Forest look to respond following a swift counter with Williams leading the charge. He finds Gibbs-White, who in turn slips the ball through for Awoniyi. However, the latter slips at the vital moment and his tame effort is easily gathered by Neto.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:13
Bournemouth lead courtesy of only their 12th home goal of the season. That is fewer than any other side in the Premier League.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:11
It looks like it is Kluivert's goal. Replays show the ball was on the goal-line when the midfielder applied the finishing touch. That is now five goals in 13 games for him.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:08
Goal Justin Dean Kluivert
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:06
The Cherries are unbeaten in their last seven league meetings with Forest, winning five, stretching back to a 2-1 defeat in February 2015.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:05
Bournemouth threaten early on and Semenyo lays the ball off for Christie, whose drilled 20-yard effort deflects behind for a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:03
Rebecca Welch is our referee today. She blows her whistle and Bournemouth get us under way.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest14:03
The teams are making their way out onto the field and we are almost ready to go here.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:53
Forest have never won a Premier League match on a Sunday, losing five of their eight such matches. They have also conceded at least three goals in each of those defeats. Mind, Bournemouth have not fared much better. The Cherries have lost 26 of their 37 Premier League matches on a Sunday, with their 70.3 per cent loss rate the highest among any side to have played at least 10 games on the day.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:48
As for Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo makes six alterations from the midweek defeat to Arsenal in an attempt to change his side's fortunes. New signing Sels makes his debut in goal, while Gunners loanee Tavares returns after he was ineligible to face his parent club. Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Elanga and Awoniyi are also back in the starting XI, while loan signings Reyna and Ribeiro could make their debuts from the bench, where Niakhate returns from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Reds are without Divock Origi and Chris Wood due to injury, with Ola Aina, Willy Boly, Serge Aurier and Ibrahim Sangare away on international duty.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:43
Andoni Iraola makes two changes from Bournemouth's 1-1 draw at West Ham in midweek. Sinisterra and Kluivert come into the starting line-up with Scott and Tavernier dropping to the bench, where Ouattara returns following his participation at the Africa Cup of Nations. The game is just too soon for new signing Eres Unal, who arrived on loan from Getafe, while the likes of Max Aarons, Tyler Adams and Ryan Fredericks are still absent due to injury.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:38
SUBS: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Matt Turner, Moussa Niakhate, Gonzalo Montiel, Harry Toffolo, Felipe, Giovanni Reyna, Danilo, Rodrigo Ribeiro.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:38
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Andrew Omobamidele, Murillo, Nuno Tavares; Ryan Yates, Nicolas Dominguez; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Taiwo Awoniyi.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:38
SUBS: Mark Travers, Andrei Radu, Chris Mepham, Milos Kerkez, Romain Faivre, Alex Scott, Marcus Tavernier, Philip Billing, Dango Ouattara.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:38
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto; Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Lloyd Kelly; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Luis Sinisterra; Dominic Solanke.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:38
Struggling for form, two of the Premier League's bottom eight sides are in need of a morale-boosting victory here. Bournemouth, who are 13th, are without a win in three, while 17th-place Forest are still seeking their first victory of 2024.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:33
Hello everyone and welcome to live text coverage of the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest13:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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