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By Harry Bamforth Published: 03: 30 AEST, 29 August 2024 | Updated: 05: 59 AEST, 29 August 2024 View comments Michael Dawson, former Nottingham Forest defender, on Sky Sports: Our five 19: 45 matches are now back underway. How many more goals will we get to see? Hopefully lots, I love reporting them. there were a fair few in the first-half, so I expect more of that! The whistle has been blown at the City Ground. This match got off to a storming start with Joe Willock scoring after 18 seconds. However, it has not continued in that same vain, the pace dropped minute-by-minute as the half went on. It's all still to play for in the East Midlands. That is an absolute peach of a cross, but it is criminally not turned home by a Nottingham Forest player. The ball is whipped into the six-yard box with Nick Pope not knowing whether to stay or go. He stays and the ball beats nearly everybody before Taiwo Awoniyi heads wide. A waste! Another for Goncalo Guedes! This time it's a hell of a goal from the Portuguese attacker as he races in behind and chips into the back of the net. Daniel Podence spots the forward on his bike and then he does the rest in style. It's hard to see Burnley coming back into this now. The fast-paced play in this game is long gone, and I really miss it. The last few minutes has seen both teams just knock it about casually when they have the ball. Joe Willock's opener feels like a lifetime ago. Newcastle have lost all of their early momentum. Those crisp passes have turned into sloppy ones and suddenly Nottingham Forest are taking control. What a weird first half we have witnessed. Just like that, the action is back on at Molineux. Can Burnley make Wolves rue their missed chances, or will the hosts pull away from the Clarets? I guess we are about to find out. Craig Hope, Mail Sport, at the City Ground: Sandro Tonali needs medical attention, this doesn't look good. I believe he took an arm to the face, but it's actually unclear what happened. Luckily for the away side, he serves his time off the pitch and is back on. Eddie Howe can breathe a sigh of relief! Right, the goals are really starting to fly in toward the end of the half. Brentford took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Kean Lewis-Potter away at Colchester. Meanwhile, Omar Bugiel has pulled Wimbledon level against Premier League side Ipswich Town. Here are the half-time scores in full: The whistle has gone for half-time at Molineux. The hosts have been dominant and may feel like they should be out of sight. However, Goncalo Guedes' goal has given them a slender lead, with Burnley still in the hunt. That is not too far away from Joelinton. Harvey Barnes breaks away down the left and jinks inside before finding the Brazilian. The midfielder is in acres of space and lines up a strike on the edge of the area. He pulls the trigger but the ball whistles just past the post. The early intensity from Newcastle seems to have wavered. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing for them as they are now in full control of this match. Sandro Tonali is thriving in the middle and comes very close to sliding Miguel Almiron through. The midfielder looks like he has never been away. Eddie Howe is not a happy man. Why you ask? Well, Joe Willock, who opened the scoring, is limping off with an injury after just 15 minutes. It means Bruno Guimaeres' rest doesn't last long, and he takes the captain's armband off Kieran Trippier. .. My word, the Cardiff City stadium is bringing all the goals in for team 19: 45 kick-offs at the moment. Southampton were pegged back by Championship side Cardiff after Mateus Fernandes fired them into an early lead. However, they are now back in front thanks to Samuel Amo-Ameyaw. Cardiff's goal in between the two Sants efforts was a cracker by Ruben Colwill, a real scorcher. Craig Hope, Mail Sport, at the City Ground: Nick Pope, you are a lucky lad! The Newcastle goalkeeper misjudged a cross as Jota comes steaming in and the ball begins to head toward the net. But Dan Burn saves the day and races back to hook the ball away. Goncalo Guedes is back in the goals for Wolves! He nets for the first time for the West Midlands side since January 2023 and it's been coming. Pedro Lima finds Guedes, Vaclav Hladky doesn't deal with it, and Guedes slides the ball home. Nearly the perfect return for Sandro Tonali! he doesn't seem to have any ring rust as he goes through and looks to double Newcastle's lead. But this time Carlos Miguel deals with the threat and smothers his effort. What a return that would have been. Newcastle are ahead after 18 seconds! Carlos Miguel has a nightmare start to his Nottingham Forest career and Joe Willock makes him pay. Sandro Tonali gets Newcastle going straight from the first whistle and Willock then feeds through Alexander Isak. Isak fires a tame strike at goal but Miguel can only palm it straight to Willock to tap home. What. A. Start! There is a minute's applause in remembrance of former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who passed away aged 76 this week. A lovely moment to remember a lovely man. There is then a roar and the hosts get us underway. Boy, am I pumped! The two teams walk out of the tunnel and are welcomed by Guns N' Roses song 'Welcome to the Jungle'. What a tune. The City Ground is in fine voice tonight, and I'm sure the atmosphere will only get louder if the hosts start well. We will find out in just a few moments if they do. It hasn't taken long for the first goal to fly in. Three minutes is all it took for Ipswich to break the deadlock away at Wimbledon, and it's a former Don who has done it. Ali Al-Hamadi haunts his former side by scoring a brilliant header to put Ipswich in front. Vaclav Hladky, that is sensational. The Burnley goalkeeper makes a stunning save to deny Pedro Lima from opening the scoring. Hladcky first stops Daniel Podence's effort before Lima looks set to tuck away the rebound. But somehow the Burnley man reacts to deny him from point-blank range. Incredible! Nuno Espirito Santo, Nottingham Forest boss, speaking to Sky Sports: Five more games are now underway. Regular around-the-ground updates will be posted, so that you guys know whats going on. Plenty of action to get through tonight! Oh dear. .. Aaron Cresswell has failed to make it through the warm-up and will now miss tonight's match through injury. Vladamir Coufal instead makes his third consecutive start of the season. I bet Sandro Tonali must be feeling fantastic. He may not be smiling, but I'm sure inside the Italian is ecstatic to be back out on the football pitch. It's not long until he gets his first taste of action in 10 months, only 20 more minutes until kick-off. Let alone Tonali, I'm itching for the start of this match. Eddie Howe, Newcastle United boss, speaking to Sky Sports: On Sandro Tonali starting: Our early game is underway. We will let you know when anything big happens in this one - I'm sure there will. Let's hope for a cracker. I bet these two are buzzing. .. I'll see myself out. Both Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg swapped Liverpool for Brentford this summer, due to lack of game time. Well, they are going to get many minutes tonight as they both make their first starts for the club away at Colchester. Carvalho has already made two substitute appearances for the Bees, but Van den Berg will make his debut. In other news, Ivan Toney is omitted from the squad again. With kick-offs approaching, I can't neglect to let you know when the third-round draw is. Once Nottingham Forest's clash with Newcastle finishes tonight, the draw will take place. We will have a separate live blog for that and I will shoot over to it once all the action has finished here. First, we need to find out who else will be in it. Away from Nottinghamshire, there is another midfielder keen to show what they have in their locker. That man is Kalvin Phillips, who is making his Ipswich Town debut tonight away at Wimbledon. The last couple of years have been tough for the Yorkshireman, he has barely managed to get any minutes. Even when he has, they have not gone well. But his fresh start gets underway tonight, he will need to make sure he makes it count. Craig Hope, Mail Sport, at the City Ground: Kieran Trippier will be a little happier tonight, I expect. He was benched for the first two games of the season and even expressed his desire to look for a move away. But Eddie Howe really wants him to stay and is giving him a chance to shine tonight. Will he take it with the armband on? I can't lie, Sandro Tonali starting has taken me a little by surprise. I expected him to be eased back into the Newcastle side, but Eddie Howe believes he is ready. To be fair, he has been training with the Magpies despite being banned from playing, so he is in good shape. It will be interesting to see how he does tonight. Just the seven changes for Bournemouth. .. Marcos Senesi, Neto, Ryan Christie, and Marcus Tavernier, are the quartet that keep their spots. Dango Ouattara starts after his dramatic late winner against Newcastle was controversially disallowed on Sunday. Julen Lopetegui is another Premier League manager ringing the changes in the cup. West Ham have just three starts who keep their spots tonight after the weekend's win over Crystal Palace. Summer signings Crycensio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Jean-Clair Todibo, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all make their first starts for the club tonight. Still, it's a very strong side. I said Mejbri. .. If you haven't seen Burnley's spin on Oasis' Wonderwall in their announcement video for Hannibal Mejbri, you have to watch it. The Manchester United loanee was only confirmed as a new signing this morning, but he already makes his first start for the Clarets. Can he make it a winning one? Gary O'Neil is certainly making full use of his squad this evening. The Wolves boss has made 10 changes from the side that were hammered by Chelsea at the weekend. Rayan Ait-Nouri is the only survivor from Sunday, while Goncalo Guedes makes his return following two loan spells last season. Well, then Sandro Tonbali is being thrown into the deep end. Eddie Howe decides he is ready to start in his first match back after a 10-month ban. He slots into a midfield which includes Joe Willock and Joelinton in a strong Newcastle side. Kieran Trippier also returns to the starting line-up and captains the side. Nottingham Forest have named their side to do battle. Alex Moreno is one of four summer signings to make their debuts tonight in a fresh-faced Forest side. Taiwo Awoniyi gets the nod up top while Chris Wood starts on the bench against his former side. A new look Forest. As you may have noticed earlier, there are a variety of kick-off times for the matches this evening. The earliest of those is at 19: 30 BST and in that slot is a decent match to start the night as Wolves take on Burnley. Just last season, it was a Premier League clash, and in both matches, it was very tense. Their last encounter at Molineux ended in a Wolves win, and from what I can remember, it wasn't the most entertaining of watches. However, tonight I expect goals. .. . Burnley netted 11 times in their opening two Championship matches this season, while Wolves were involved in an eight-goal thriller at the weekend. Surely, it's going to be a cracker? Eddie Howe, Newcastle boss, speaking on Tuesday: Sandro Tonali, Newcastle midfielder, speaking on his return: Time moves fast, doesn't it? I still remember when Sandro Tonali was handed a 10-month ban for illegal betting just months into his Newcastle career. Well, tonight that ban is over. Eddie Howe confirmed before this evening that Tonali will return to the Magpies squad for the first time since October 2023. 10 months Is a seriously long time, and as Tonali has revealed, he learned a lot during that time that has changed his perspective on life. It may take him a while to bed back into playing competitive football, but a man of his talents should settle down sooner rather than later. Will he get any minutes tonight, we will have to see. As you can see by the headline, a lot of our focus this evening will be on what is happening at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest play host to Newcastle this evening in a match that usually provides a multitude of fireworks. Last season, their two Premier League clashes brought nine goals and a win for each side. The Magpies have won on their last two trips to the City Ground, so will be aiming to make it three on the bounce. However, Forest have won their two most recent clashes in the League Cup back in 2017 and 2018. Put it this way, you can find good omens for both teams in this fixture, it's a pretty even split results-wise. All of those statistics are in the past, the key question on our lips is, who will progress to round three, this evening? Right, now we have had a recap, let's turn our focus on what's in store tonight. Yesterday was the appetiser, now it's time we all tuck into the main course. It should be tasty. Here are the seven fixtures schedule for this evening: If you missed last night's action, there is a lot to catch up on. Usually, I would for through each match and what happened, but when there are 18 of them, that's kind of hard. So, you are just going to have to make do with a list of the results. Sorry, I don't make the rules. .. Oh wait, I do. Here are the list of the second round results, so far: The 2024-25 season is well and truly in its groove. Last night we were treated to 18 matches in the second round of this year's Carabao Cup, and they were thoroughly entertaining. Luckily for me and my fingers, there aren't quite as many matches tonight. Seven more ties are in the offing, this evening, so there is still plenty for you all to get your teeth stuck into. There are eight Premier League sides in action, with two all top-tier clashes. We will have a strong focus on Newcastle's trip to Nottingham Forest, but don't worry, you will be kept up-to-date with what's going on elsewhere. Anyway, let's get down to business then, shall we? Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group