Nottm Forest vs Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League
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
- 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.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 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.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Matty Cash.
- 64': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sèrge Aurier replaces Harry Toffolo because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Danilo replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 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.
- 88': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 0.
Game Information
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,313
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
 AVL |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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  |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
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