Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 24 February 2024

Score4-2 to Aston Villa
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,131

View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Aston Villa won: 7 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Aston Villa scored: 20 Nottingham Forest scored: 13 . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Aston Villa for the first time since 1984-85 in League Division One.

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 4 G
Douglas Luiz 29 G
Douglas Luiz 39 G
Leon Bailey 61 G

Goals:

Moussa Niakhaté 45+5 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Felipe Monteiro Defender
Murillo Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Calum Chambers for Pau Torres 46
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 59
Nicolò Zaniolo for Youri Tielemans 81
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 90+2
Morgan Rogers for Ollie Watkins 90+2

Substitutions:

Andrew Omobamidele for Felipe Monteiro 46
Divock Origi for Taiwo Awoniyi 46
Harry Toffolo for Murillo 46
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 73
Gio Reyna for Morgan Gibbs-White 81

Cards:

Alex Moreno 57 Y

Cards:

Murillo 15 Y
Felipe Monteiro 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Andrew Omobamidele
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Rodrigo Ribeiro

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2020. . Villa had now taken 101 points from their 51 games in the Premier League under manager Unai Emery (won 31). . They had now conceded 43 goals in their last 41 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 16th . 704 goals had now been scored in Nottingham Forest's 262 games in the Premier League (for 301, against 403). . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Callum Hudson-Odoi failed in his attempt to become the third player to score in four or more consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest after Stan Collymore and Taiwo Awoniyi.

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 4 G
Douglas Luiz 29 G
Douglas Luiz 39 G
Leon Bailey 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Calum Chambers for Pau Torres 46
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 59
Nicolò Zaniolo for Youri Tielemans 81
Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 90+2
Morgan Rogers for Ollie Watkins 90+2

Cards:

Alex Moreno 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2020. . Villa had now taken 101 points from their 51 games in the Premier League under manager Unai Emery (won 31). . They had now conceded 43 goals in their last 41 games in the Premier League.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Moussa Niakhaté 45+5 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 48 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Felipe Monteiro Defender
Murillo Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Andrew Omobamidele for Felipe Monteiro 46
Divock Origi for Taiwo Awoniyi 46
Harry Toffolo for Murillo 46
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 73
Gio Reyna for Morgan Gibbs-White 81

Cards:

Murillo 15 Y
Felipe Monteiro 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Andrew Omobamidele
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Rodrigo Ribeiro

Comments:

League position: 16th . 704 goals had now been scored in Nottingham Forest's 262 games in the Premier League (for 301, against 403). . They had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Callum Hudson-Odoi failed in his attempt to become the third player to score in four or more consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest after Stan Collymore and Taiwo Awoniyi.