English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 3': Jack Colback
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1 - 3
Aston Villa
  • 7': John McGinn
  • 15': John McGinn
  • 61': Kortney Hause

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Nottingham Forest are hosting Aston Villa at The City Ground, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 7': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
  • 10': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
  • 10': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Pelé (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
  • 15': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
  • 16': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 20': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
  • 20': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
  • 23': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Pelé (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 25': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
  • 28': Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 29': Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andre Green with a cross.
  • 30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
  • 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
  • 32': Foul by Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest).
  • 32': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 33': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Carvalho.
  • 37': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 37': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Andre Green (Aston Villa).
  • 41': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John McGinn.
  • 44': Delay in match Andre Green (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
  • 45'+2': Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Carvalho.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 2.
  • 46': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 46': Karim Ansarifard (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Andre Green.
  • 47': Foul by Yohan Benalouane (Nottingham Forest).
  • 47': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Pelé (Nottingham Forest).
  • 51': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Delay in match Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Pelé (Nottingham Forest).
  • 57': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andre Green with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 58': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a headed pass.
  • 60': Foul by Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest).
  • 60': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Alexander Milosevic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 3. Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Daryl Murphy replaces Karim Ansarifard.
  • 63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Anwar El Ghazi because of an injury.
  • 65': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 68': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
  • 69': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Adlène Guédioura replaces Pelé.
  • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 74': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
  • 74': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Ryan Yates.
  • 77': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Adlène Guédioura.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Green.
  • 80': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 80': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 83': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 86': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Carvalho.
  • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 90'+1': Andre Green (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+4': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+6': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 3.
  • 90'+8': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 1
47.7 Possession 52.3
11 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 280
356 Passes 380
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.1
74 Long Balls 67
30 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 16
28 Effective Clearances 11
28 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,224

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
29 Yohan Benalouane
17 Alexander Milosevic Yellow Card
11 Ben Osborn
27 Tendayi Darikwa
28 Pelé
6 Jack Colback
22 Ryan Yates
37 Karim Ansarifard Yellow Card
23 Joe Lolley
10 João Carvalho
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Diogo Gonçalves, Molla Wagué, Daryl Murphy, Luke Steele, Adlène Guédioura, Léo Bonatini, Ben Watson.

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Jed Steer (GK)
40 Tyrone Mings
30 Kortney Hause Yellow Card
3 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
14 Conor Hourihane
10 Jack Grealish
7 John McGinn
18 Tammy Abraham
22 Anwar El Ghazi
19 Andre Green
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Mile Jedinak, Albert Adomah, Glenn Whelan, Thomas Carroll, Jonathan Kodjia, Birkir Bjarnason, Lovre Kalinic.

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