Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 08 April 2023

Score2-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,076

View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Aston Villa won: 6 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 16 Nottingham Forest scored: 9 . Nottingham Forest had now won one of the last 16 meetings in all competitions since October 1994.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 48 G
Ollie Watkins 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Felipe Monteiro Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Harry Toffolo Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Leon Bailey 28
Leander Dendoncker for Emi Buendía 75

Substitutions:

Remo Freuler for Cheikhou Kouyaté 32
Taiwo Awoniyi for Joe Worrall 65
Orel Mangala for Jonjo Shelvey 65
André Ayew for Danilo 78

Cards:

Alex Moreno 35 Y
Ezri Konsa 85 Y
Ollie Watkins 90 Y

Cards:

Jonjo Shelvey 36 Y
Taiwo Awoniyi 85 Y
Harry Toffolo 90 Y
Orel Mangala 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott McKenna
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa had now scored in all 17 games in the Premier League under manager Unai Emery; their longest such run in the division since December 2009 under Martin O'Neill. . Villa had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2020. . They had now taken 801 points from their 534 home games in the Premier League (won 216, lost 165).

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest had now lost their last five away games in the Premier League. . Forest had now failed to score in ten of their 15 away games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded 54 goals in their 30 games so far in this Premier League season (scored 24).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Bertrand Traoré 48 G
Ollie Watkins 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Leon Bailey 28
Leander Dendoncker for Emi Buendía 75

Cards:

Alex Moreno 35 Y
Ezri Konsa 85 Y
Ollie Watkins 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa had now scored in all 17 games in the Premier League under manager Unai Emery; their longest such run in the division since December 2009 under Martin O'Neill. . Villa had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2020. . They had now taken 801 points from their 534 home games in the Premier League (won 216, lost 165).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper
Felipe Monteiro Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Harry Toffolo Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Remo Freuler for Cheikhou Kouyaté 32
Taiwo Awoniyi for Joe Worrall 65
Orel Mangala for Jonjo Shelvey 65
André Ayew for Danilo 78

Cards:

Jonjo Shelvey 36 Y
Taiwo Awoniyi 85 Y
Harry Toffolo 90 Y
Orel Mangala 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott McKenna
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest had now lost their last five away games in the Premier League. . Forest had now failed to score in ten of their 15 away games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded 54 goals in their 30 games so far in this Premier League season (scored 24).