English Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 5': Ola Aina
  • 47': Orel Mangala
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2 - 0

Martinez error helps give Forest unlikely win over Villa

Nottingham Forest snapped a six-match winless run to beat Aston Villa 2-0 in a Premier League Midlands derby on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
  • 5': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Toffolo.
  • 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 13': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  • 13': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
  • 19': Offside, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 20': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
  • 28': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 31': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
  • 31': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ola Aina.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
  • 40': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Odysseas Vlachodimos tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 41': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 44': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Nicolás Domínguez is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 47': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 0. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Toffolo.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 52': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
  • 55': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Murillo tries a through ball, but Nicolás Domínguez is caught offside.
  • 56': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Matty Cash.
  • 60': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  • 60': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 64': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  • 64': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 67': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sèrge Aurier replaces Harry Toffolo because of an injury.
  • 73': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 74': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 74': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Odysseas Vlachodimos (Nottingham Forest).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  • 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
  • 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 80': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Murillo tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Danilo replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 83': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Danilo is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 86': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Ola Aina.
  • 87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 87': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga tries a through ball, but Danilo is caught offside.
  • 88': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+2': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+4': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 9
10 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 3
73.5 Possession 26.5
13 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
598 Accurate Passes 172
654 Passes 240
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 0
36 Crosses 4
0.3 Cross % 0.0
40 Long Balls 54
24 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 18
10 Tackles 30
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 8
10 Effective Clearances 34
10 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,313

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
40 Murillo
19 Moussa Niakhaté
15 Harry Toffolo
43 Ola Aina
5 Orel Mangala
16 Nicolás Domínguez
6 Ibrahim Sangaré
9 Taiwo Awoniyi
21 Anthony Elanga
10 Morgan Gibbs-White

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14 Pau Torres
4 Ezri Konsa
12 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
44 Boubacar Kamara Yellow Card
22 Nicolò Zaniolo
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
19 Moussa Diaby

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