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Nuno Espirito Santo has backed his gamers to reply to the Everton defeat – Getty Photographs/Andrew Kearns

It’s now 112 days that Nottingham Forest have occupied the Premier League’s high 4, and the nerves at the moment are jangling on the enterprise finish.

Forest’s followers are experiencing the total pendulum of feelings within the membership’s pursuit of the Champions League and this was an excruciating afternoon on the Metropolis Floor.

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On what was a wonderful commercial for Premier League integrity, Everton have shaken up the race for Europe on the different finish of the desk with a disciplined efficiency and a late hammer-blow winner from Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Forest had been dicing with hazard all afternoon. Their stadium has proved a potent weapon of their stirring season however right here it was reworked into an area of hysteria.

It was the primary defeat in entrance of their very own supporters since Nov 10 and leaves them 4 factors above sixth-placed Chelsea, who face Ipswich on Sunday.

But this was a curiously underwhelming show, in entrance of former Arsenal sporting director Edu, who is ready to tackle a senior multi-club function throughout Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis’s soccer operations.

Former Arsenal sporting director Edu (centre) is poised for a senior multi-club function throughout Evangelos Marinakis’ soccer operations – PA/Bradley Collyer

Whereas Forest are nonetheless in a wonderful place, outcomes equivalent to this underline the large stress and what’s at stake. It needs to be remembered that Forest have been battling relegation for the 2 earlier seasons.

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The essential second got here 5 minutes into added time. A mistake from centre-back Murillo on the midway line allowed Everton to interrupt with a numerical benefit and substitute Dwight McNeil crossed to Doucoure, who completed to spark wild scenes of celebration within the away finish.

Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrates his stoppage-time winner – PA/Bradley Collyer

With an FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Manchester Metropolis looming later this month, it felt like a worrying time to provide such a show.

Nuno Espirito Santo appeared pissed off all afternoon in his technical space, and admitted there have been no positives to take. “We can’t get away from the truth that it’s a decisive second of the season. We weren’t snug and the followers additionally noticed the boys have been struggling,” he mentioned.

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“No person goes to offer us something and we have to do it ourselves. We weren’t snug and didn’t play good. We’re on this place and we need to attempt to give it a go. It’s as much as us to enhance and compete significantly better – like we did earlier than.”

Right here was additional proof of the David Moyes impact, and the way some managers appear to have an affinity with sure golf equipment. Everton are just about secure from relegation and this was solely their second win within the final 9 matches, but it surely was totally deserved.

Moyes at all times thrives in most of these video games and his group have been arrange completely to frustrate Forest. Everton at the moment are above Tottenham and degree on factors with Manchester United within the desk.

He mentioned: “It was a extremely good efficiency proper from the kick-off and we at all times appeared like we have been on high. We’re nonetheless not mathematically secure but however we’re difficult ourselves in opposition to one of the best groups. If we might have a season like Forest subsequent yr, I’d be massively thrilled.”

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Whereas Everton’s security is assured, it stays up within the air for Forest. Many twists and turns will probably be forward.

Aston Villa needed to depend on substitutes Ollie Watkins, Donyell Malen and John McGinn to offer them a 3-0 away win at relegated Southampton.

Watkins scored within the 73rd minute and Malen six minutes later after each got here on halfway via the second half to assist carry Villa to fifth within the standings.

McGinn added the third as he adopted as much as convert the rebound after Aaron Ramsdale saved Marco Asensio’s stoppage-time penalty. Ramsdale additionally stopped an earlier Asensio spot kick.

It was Southampton’s thirteenth residence defeat of the season, setting a membership report as they performed for the primary time since Monday’s sacking of supervisor Ivan Juric

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“I feel that’s an important objective for a begin,” Watkins instructed reporters.

“Typically you want that little bit of luck and a little bit of magic. It was good to see that one go in and that’s one in every of my favourites to be trustworthy.”

Stephy Mavididi and Caleb Okoli scored for Leicester Metropolis as they twice got here from behind to seize a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion and finish a run of eight Premier League losses with out scoring.

The shadow of relegation nonetheless hangs heavy over Leicester, who’re nineteenth within the desk on 18 factors, two behind Ipswich City and 14 adrift of Seventeenth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers with seven video games left. Brighton are ninth on 48 factors.

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Winger Simon Adingra offered the spark for the Seagulls to open the scoring, firing a shot that was dealt with within the field by Conor Coady, and when the penalty was awarded after a prolonged VAR evaluate, Joao Pedro made no mistake from the spot within the thirty first minute.

Adingra might have made it two within the thirty seventh minute however his effort skimmed the highest of the crossbar because it flew over, and a minute later that miss was to show pricey as Leicester’s followers discovered themselves cheering a league objective for the primary time in additional than two months.

After dropping their final residence recreation 3-0 to Aston Villa, dropping factors at residence once more dealt a blow to Brighton’s effort to qualify for Europe for a second season operating.

“It’s irritating for us, we have to discover a technique to win video games – to be in a European match, we have to win video games.” goal-scorer Pedro mentioned.

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“We created quite a lot of probabilities and we have to rating extra, me additionally … everybody is gloomy and pissed off as a result of we might’ve received, we are able to’t drop factors.”

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And that wraps up protection of right now’s 3pm kick-offs within the Premier League.

Little doubt Everton and Aston Villa will probably be happiest of the six sides after securing wins in opposition to Nottingham Forest and Southampton respectively.

Leicester too, will probably be happy with their first level in 9 video games after a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Brighton.

Arsenal-Brentford is the 5:30pm recreation and Rob Smyth and Matt Legislation have you ever lined .

05:37 PM BST‘Everybody is gloomy and pissed off’

Joao Pedro talking to Premier League Productions: “It’s irritating for us, we have to discover a technique to win video games. To be in a European match, we have to win video games.

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“We created quite a lot of probabilities and we have to rating extra, me additionally. Everybody is gloomy and pissed off as a result of we might’ve received, we are able to’t drop factors.”

Brighton gamers applaud the followers on the Amex after drawing 2-2 with Leicester – Reuters/Maja Smiejkowska

05:27 PM BST‘It was good to see that one go in’

Ollie Watkins talking to Premier League productions in regards to the recreation and his objective: “They [Southampton] had quite a lot of males behind the ball within the first half and it was tough to interrupt down. It was about being affected person and as soon as we bought that first one the possibilities began coming extra steadily.

“I feel that’s an important objective for a begin. Like I mentioned quite a lot of groups battling for a high 4 end however typically you want that little bit of luck and a little bit of magic. It was good to see that one go in and that’s one in every of my favourites to be trustworthy.”

Watkins celebrates after opening the scoring for Aston Villa – Getty Photographs/Harry Murphy

05:15 PM BST‘It was a terrific second for the group’

Everton hero Abdoulaye Doucoure, talking to BBC Match of the Day: “I feel we are able to’t have higher than that, once you play a soccer recreation, to attain a last-minute objective. It was a terrific second for the group.”

Everton gamers have fun after Abdoulaye Doucoure’s late winner on the CIty Floor – Getty Photographs/Shaun Botterill

05:09 PM BSTSuper subs Watkins, Malen and McGinn

All three of Aston Villa’s second-half substitutes scored as Unai Emery’s facet transfer as much as fifth within the Premier League.

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Good technique to bounce again following the Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat to Paris St-Germain in midweek.

Victory units them up properly for the second leg on Tuesday.

05:01 PM BSTFull-time scores

Brighton 2 Leicester 2

Nottingham Forest 0 Everton 1

Southampton 0 Aston Villa 3

04:55 PM BSTSouthampton 0 Aston Villa 3

Curtains at St Mary’s! John McGinn scores after Asensio had a second penalty saved by Ramsdale!

John McGinn celebrates scoring Aston Villa’s third objective at St Mary’s – Reuters/Ian Walton

04:53 PM BSTEverton take the lead on the Metropolis Floor

Abdoulaye Doucoure places Everton forward with a tidy end within the 94th minute!

Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrates after scoring for Everton on the Metropolis Floor – Reuters/Ed Sykes

04:50 PM BST89 minutes: Brighton 2 Leicester 2

Leicester ending robust on the Amex as they win a nook as the sport enters stoppage time.

04:39 PM BSTMalen doubles Villa’s lead

Donyell Malen, one other second-half substitute, makes it Aston Villa 2 Southampton 0.

Donyell Malen celebrates after doubling Aston Villa’s lead at St Mary’s – Reuters/Ian Walton

04:36 PM BSTOkoli attracts Leicester degree

Caleb Okoli scores his first Leicester objective with a robust header to attract Ruud van Nistelrooy’s facet degree!

Caleb Okoli scores with a header for Leicester – Reuters/Peter Cziborra

04:32 PM BSTWatkins scores for Villa

Second-half substitute Ollie Watkins, who received the penalty Asensio missed, places Aston Villa in entrance at St Mary’s!

Ollie Watkins celebrates after scoring for Aston Villa – Reuters/Ian Walton

04:29 PM BSTRamsdale saves Asensio’s penalty!

Marco Asensio misses from the penalty spot for Aston Villa as Aaron Ramsdale makes an excellent save!

Aaron Ramsdale celebrates with team-mates after saving a penalty from Aston Villa’s Marco Asensio – Reuters/Ian Walton

04:19 PM BSTElanga on for Forest

No shock that Anthony Elanga is approaching for Forest as they attempt to break Everton’s resilience.

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Elanga was taken off at half-time in final weekend’s defeat at Aston Villa with a minor damage and began on the bench right here.

How Forest might do with him sprinkling some magic, just like the 85 metre run in 9 seconds within the final residence recreation in opposition to Manchester United.

Forest are defending desperately right here and require a spark.

04:17 PM BSTPedro scores! Brighton 2 Leicester 1

Joao Pedro scores for the second time from the spot to place Brighton again in entrance!

Joao Pedro scores from the spot to make it Brighton 2 Leicester 1 – Getty Photographs/Glyn Kirk

04:15 PM BSTBrighton penalty!

The referee has pointed to the spot after checking the monitor.

Matt O’Riley drew the foul within the space.

Referee Darren Bond seems to be on the VAR monitor earlier than awarding Brighton their second penalty – Reuters/Peter Cziborra

04:13 PM BSTPenalty on the Amex?

One other VAR verify on the Amex! Brighton could be awarded their second penalty of the sport…

04:12 PM BST55 minutes: Southampton 0 Aston Villa 0

Tyler Dibling has come on for Paul Onuachu for Southampton at half time.

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Surprisingly, Aston Villa haven’t made any modifications however are nonetheless dominating possession within the second half.

03:55 PM BSTNervy ambiance across the Metropolis Floor

There’s a nervy ambiance across the Metropolis Floor right now, maybe unsurprisingly with a lot at stake for Nottingham Forest.

Everton had the higher of the first-half and Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels was pressured right into a reflex save from James Garner.

Nuno Espirito Santo has appeared pissed off within the technical space, together with his gamers steadily freely giving possession.

He could be tempted to make modifications quickly, with pace demon Anthony Elanga among the many substitutes.

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David Moyes will probably be very glad up to now: his group are arrange completely and irritating the house group.

03:51 PM BSTHalf-time scores

Brighton 1 Leicester 1

Nottingham Forest 0 Everton 0

Southampton 0 Aston Villa 0

03:39 PM BST38 minutes: Brighton 1 Leicester 1

Stephy Mavididi scores his first objective since January to attract Leicester degree in opposition to the run of play.

Stephy Mavidid (proper) celebrates with team-mate Luke Thomas after scoring for Leicester – Getty Photographs/Mike Hewitt

03:31 PM BST31 minutes: Brighton 1 Leicester 0

Joao Pedro scores from the spot!

Joao Pedro places Brighton forward from the penalty spot – Getty Photographs/Glyn Kirk

03:29 PM BSTVAR verify on the Amex Stadium

Brighton may need a penalty as referee Darren Bond checks the monitor. VAR verify full, Brighton penalty!

VAR verify at Amex Stadium – Getty Photographs/Mike Hewitt

03:23 PM BSTEdu sighting on the Metropolis Floor

Former Arsenal sporting director Edu (centre), within the stands on the Metropolis Floor – PA/Bradley Collyer

03:21 PM BST20 minutes: Brighton 0 Leicester 0

The house facet having many of the possession within the first half. Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra have each had efforts saved by Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.

03:15 PM BSTSouthampton interim supervisor Simon Rusk alongside assistant Lallana

Southampton interim supervisor Simon Rusk and interim assistant supervisor Adam Lallana – PA/Andrew Matthews

03:13 PM BSTIntriguing subplot between Selz and Pickford

An intriguing subplot on the Metropolis Floor right now will contain the 2 goalkeepers.

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Forest’s Matz Sels is presently main the best way with 13 clear sheets, which is the quantity Everton’s Jordan Pickford ended final season with.

Pickford was the Golden Glove runner-up behind Arsenal’s David Raya and is on 9 shutouts this time period.

The England worldwide is operating out of video games to meet up with Sels, who has been remarkably constant for Forest on this stirring marketing campaign.

03:11 PM BST10 minutes: Southampton 0 Aston Villa 0

Villa are dominating the early proceedings at St Mary’s and have had three photographs on objective contained in the opening 10 minutes. None on track although.

03:04 PM BSTAll three 3pm video games video games have kicked off

We’re below manner within the three 3pm kick-offs within the Premier League.

03:00 PM BSTCelebrity Brighton fan Norman Prepare dinner, AKA Fatboy Slim, at Amex Stadium

Musician Norman Prepare dinner (Fatboy Slim) poses with Brighton followers earlier than the sport – Reuters/Maja Smiejkowska

02:57 PM BSTNottingham Forest followers on boats on the River Trent

Nottingham Forest followers on boats on the River Trent setting off purple smoke flares earlier than the Premier League match at The Metropolis Floor – PA/Bradley Collyer

02:55 PM BSTEdu on the Metropolis Floor

Some breaking information from Forest is that Edu, Arsenal’s former sporting director, is right here on the Metropolis Floor.

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Edu is predicted to take a senior multi-club function throughout Evangelos Marinakis’ soccer operations.

He’s presently on gardening go away however that is his first look at Forest since his departure from Arsenal in November.

England under-21 head coach Lee Carsley can also be right here right now.

Forest say Edu is right here right now as a visitor of Marinakis, the membership’s proprietor.

02:53 PM BSTNottingham Forest gamers heat up

Nottingham Forest gamers heat up – Reuters/Jaimi Pleasure

02:41 PM BSTSouthampton midfielder and interim assistant supervisor Adam Lallana

Adam Lallana forward of Southampton versus Aston Villa – PA/Andrew Matthews

02:27 PM BSTWood return a ‘enormous enhance’ for Forest

It’s now 112 days that Forest have occupied the Premier League’s top-four.

Forest followers are experiencing the total pendulum of feelings within the membership’s pursuit of the Champions League.

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Final weekend’s defeat at Aston Villa cranked up the strain once more, so this recreation in opposition to Everton is veering in direction of must-win territory.

Main scorer Chris Wooden returns after a bruised hip damage in an enormous enhance for Nuno Espirito Santo.

Everton are just about secure from relegation and have just one win from the final eight matches so this could symbolize alternative for Forest.

Not with David Moyes round, although. He’ll love such a stress scenario and at all times is aware of easy methods to set groups as much as frustrate.

Chris Wooden returns to the Nottingham Forest beginning XI – Getty Photographs/Andrew Kearns

02:24 PM BSTSouthampton-Aston Villa groups in black and white

Southampton XI Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Manning, Mateus Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Archer, Sulemana, Onuachu

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Subs McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Bree, Wooden, Sugawara, Dibling, Robinson.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Money, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, Ramsey, Rashford

Subs Olsen, Disasi, McGinn, Watkins, Digne, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Kamara.

Interim supervisor Simon Rusk makes two modifications to final weekend’s facet as Jack Stephens and Paul Onuachu exchange Joe Aribo and Tyler Dibling.

Unai Emery makes 4 modifications to the Aston Villa facet that misplaced in Paris midweek. Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana and Marco Asensio begin. Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn drop to the bench.

02:19 PM BSTForest-Everton groups in black and white

Nottingham Forest XI Sels, Dominguez, Morato, Milenkovic, Moreno, Williams, Silva, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wooden.

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Subs Morato, Sangare, Elanga, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Boly, Carlos Miguel, Abbott.

Everton XI Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Broja.

Subs Virginia, Patterson, Keane, McNeil, Beto, Chermiti, Younger, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam.

As anticipated, Chris Wooden returns to the Nottingham Forest beginning XI with Jota and Alex Moreno additionally beginning to spherical off the three modifications for Forest. Anthony Elanga, Morato and Ryan Yates all drop to the bench.

Armando Broja makes his first Everton begin since January as one in every of three modifications for Everton. Beto drops to the bench. Vitalii Mykolenko and James Garner additionally begin instead of Nathan Patterson and Tim Iroegbunam.

02:08 PM BSTBrighton-Leicester groups in black and white

Brighton XI Verbruggen, Estupinian, Dunk, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, O’Riley, Ayari, Adingra, Welbeck, Pedro.

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Subs Rushworth, March, Gruda, Cashin, Gomez, Wieffer, Tasker, James, Howell.

Leicester Metropolis XI Hermansen, Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, El Khannouss, Mavididi, McAteer, Vardy.

Subs Stolarczyk, De Cordova-Reid, Ayew, Daka, Pereira, Skipp, Coulibaly, Aluko, Evans.

Fabian Hurzeler makes three modifications from final weekend, as Simon Adingra, Yasin Ayari and Joao Pedro exchange Diego Gomez, Kaoru Mitoma and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Ruud van Nistelrooy additionally makes three modifications to his Leicester facet with Caleb Okoli, Stephy Mavididi and Kasey McAteer coming into the facet, changing Wout Faes, Victor Kristiansen and Patson Daka.

01:56 PM BSTAston Villa team01:55 PM BSTSouthampton team01:54 PM BSTEverton team01:53 PM BSTNottingham Forest team01:52 PM BSTLeicester team01:49 PM BSTBrighton team01:47 PM BSTThree 3pm kick-offs

Good afternoon and welcome to clockwatch protection of this afternoon’s three 3pm kick-offs within the Premier League.

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Brighton, who host Leicester Metropolis, are looking for their first win within the league since beating Fulham 2-1 initially of March. Since then, Fabian Hurzeler’s facet have drawn with Manchester Metropolis and suffered defeats by the hands of Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

Leicester, who look all however doomed, are on a depressing run of 9 defeats in a row in all competitions. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s facet’s final victory got here all the best way again in January, after they beat Tottenham 2-1.

Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest welcome Everton to the Metropolis Floor and will probably be trying to bounce again after final weekend’s defeat at Aston Villa. That defeat at Villa Park ended a run of six video games unbeaten for Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet who might welcome Chris Wooden again to the beginning line up after the striker missed out final weekend attributable to an damage.

Everton haven’t received a recreation since February however have misplaced simply as soon as in that point (1-0 within the Merseyside derby), and drawn 5 instances. Since David Moyes took cost for his second spell in January, he has greater than steadied the ship. Everton have performed 12 league matches and misplaced simply twice.

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Southampton, the primary group to be relegated with as many as seven video games remaining, play Aston Villa at St Mary’s. Interim supervisor Simon Rusk has seven video games left to attempt to keep away from Southampton having the bottom factors tally in Premier League historical past. They’re presently on 10 factors – Derby completed with 11 within the 2007/08 season.

Aston Villa, who’ve a Champions League quarter-final second leg in opposition to Paris St-Germain arising, will seemingly relaxation key members of the primary group. Earlier than the defeat in Paris on Wednesday, Unai Emery had guided Aston Villa to seven straight victories in all competitions. Count on the away facet to return to successful methods this afternoon.