Championship side Burnley sign defender Joe Worrall from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

After life-changing surgery, the comedian, satirist and Nottingham Forest supporter was moved by the kindness and goodwill offered by his hometown club The pain came quickly, like a shot to the top of the leg. Matt Forde was only mildly concerned as he was performing at the Edinburgh festival, but sought a swift trip to the doctor anyway. It was likely a slipped disc pressing on a nerve, they said. But it wasn’t long before his world was turned into tumult. A cancerous tumour called a chordoma was discovered at the bottom of his back after an MRI scan. “You’re not sure how your life is going to turn out at that point,” says Forde, who was told the base of his spine would have to be removed in life-changing surgery. It was his only option if he wanted to survive. Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest sign Aston Villa left-back Alex Moreno on loan for the rest of the season, with an option for a permanent deal.

Spurs held to 1-1 draw at Leicester despite dominanceRodrigo Bentancur ‘fine to communicate’ after head clash Ange Postecoglou warned Tottenham must discover a clinical edge in front of goal if his side are to bridge the gap to the best teams in the Premier League this season. Spurs had to settle for a frustrating 1-1 draw at Leicester despite dominating the game, with the 37-year-old Jamie Vardy equalising with the hosts’ first shot on target and only their second of the match. Dominic Solanke, who made his Spurs debut following a £65m move from Bournemouth, was among those who squandered chances to double Tottenham’s lead after Pedro Porro opened the scoring with a header. “It was an issue we had last year as well, we need to keep working hard and be a bit more ruthless in front of goal,” Postecoglou said. Continue reading...

Minute-by-minute updates on 8pm UK time kick-offAny comments or thoughts? You can email Scott Ange Postecoglou’s turn for a chat with Sky. “It’s a little bit less chaotic than last year … Harry Kane left about 24 hours before the first game … so it’s fair to say we’re a little bit more settled … having said that we got off to a great start so maybe that doesn’t mean anything … whatever Spurs’ ambitions are are my ambitions … I’m certainly not here just to take part … it’s a big club … we know we haven’t had success for a long time … there’s only one way to change that … I’m really happy to get Dominic Solanke in … we were always a little bit short every week … it’s going to make an enormous difference … he’s a perfect fit for us … works hard … linking up … always in the box.” Steve Cooper talks to Sky Sports. “Jamie Vardy came to see me a couple of days ago … he feels good and was uncomfortable we didn’t have a fully fit striker … he made himself available … you have to trust his judgement … that’s what we’ve done … the lads did brilliantly last season … to win the Championship a lot of good things have to happen … so inside the training ground it’s been really positive … a really good spirit … it’s a massive step up to the Premier League … one thing that we can do is give everything and play well … show an identity … keep the good thing going … also tailor it to what’s coming … some things might have to look a little bit different … it’s about putting a plan together.” Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo is "disappointed" to concede a late goal against Bournemouth to draw 1-1 at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo suffers a broken ankle in draw with Bournemouth, boss Nuno Espirito Santo has confirms.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola says a draw is a "fair result" against Nottingham Forest after Antoine Semenyo scored a late goal at the City Ground.

Burnley beat Cardiff 5-0, days after 4-1 win at Luton10-man QPR come back to draw 2-2 at Sheffield United Scott Parker saw his Burnley side record another statement victory, beating Cardiff 5-0 in his first home game in charge since replacing Vincent Kompany as manager. The Clarets built on their impressive opening day 4-1 win at Luton with an assertive performance at Turf Moor, which started with Ethan Horvath’s mishap giving Burnley an early lead. Horvath’s miscontrol of a back pass was followed by a first-half strike from Luca Koleosho, with Josh Brownhill, Zeki Amdouni and Johann Berg Gudmundsson netting after the break as Burnley look to bounce back from last season’s relegation. Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest have installed two chunky 3D stars outside the Peter Taylor Stand for the players to walk through on arrival, the kind that would be at home on the set of a teatime television game show, but their season began without a conveyor-belt prize, a family saloon or a trip to the Caribbean. Instead there was lingering frustration at Antoine Semenyo cancelling out Chris Wood’s first-half strike late on and major concern for Danilo, who was carried off on a stretcher after a seemingly innocuous collision with the Bournemouth goalscorer. Last season this fixture, Nuno Espírito Santo’s first in charge of Forest, was certainly eventful, mired in controversy after a farcical first-half red card for Willy Boly. It was a decision that prompted a formal complaint from Forest against PGMOL, which in effect set wheels in motion for the former referee Mark Clattenburg’s much-debated arrival. There were five second-half goals, with Wood on the scoresheet for Forest and Dominic Solanke scoring a fine hat-trick, the winner a superb header in the fourth minute of stoppage time. This time VAR was in their favour, ruling out Dango Ouattara’s equaliser with Lewis Cook offside. Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest sign up Paraguay forward Ramon Sosa for a reported £11m from Talleres.

Bournemouth complete the signing of striker Evanilson from Porto in a club record £40.2m deal.

Leicester City will be without injured forward Patson Daka "for months", says new manager Steve Cooper.

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo intends to rein in his criticism of match officials and is backing PGMOL boss Howard Webb to drive up standards.