Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 11 September 2016
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Simon Hooper |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 30,619 |
View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head
Kick-off: 1.15pm
This was the first-ever league game between two former European champions outside of a top division.
Goals:
| Ross McCormack | 72 |
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| Rudy Gestede | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pierluigi Gollini
Defender
James Chester
Defender
Aly Cissokho
Defender
Ritchie De Laet
Defender/Centre back
Tommy Elphick
Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder
Gary Gardner
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
Forward
Jordan Ayew
Forward
Jonathan Kodjia
Forward
Ross McCormack
Substitutions:
| Mark Bunn for Pierluigi Gollini | 46 |
| Rudy Gestede for Gary Gardner | 65 |
Cards:
| Aly Cissokho | 86 | Y |
| Jordan Ayew | 90 | Y |
| Tommy Elphick | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Bunn
Defender
Jordan Amavi
Defender
Nathan Baker
Defender
Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder
Mile Jedinak
Forward
Rudy Gestede
Comments:
League position: 17thGoals:
| Apostolos Vellios | 57 |
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| Henri Lansbury | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Vladimir Stojković
Goalkeeper
Eric Lichaj
Defender
Damien Perquis
Defender
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Mancienne
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Fox
Defender/Left back
Muzzy Carayol
Midfielder
Pajtim Kasami
Midfielder
Henri Lansbury
Midfielder
Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward
Apostolos Vellios
Forward
Substitutions:
| Thomas Lam for Matty Cash | 21 |
| Hildeberto for Thomas Lam | 63 |
| Nicolau Dumitru-Cardoso for Muzzy Carayol | 73 |
Cards:
| Pajtim Kasami | 17 | Y |
| Danny Fox | 66 | Y |
| Apostolos Vellios | 70 | Y |
| Henri Lansbury | 77 | Y |
| Hildeberto | 86 | Y |
| Hildeberto | 88 | Y |
| Hildeberto | 88 | R |
| Damien Perquis | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stephen Henderson
Defender
Thomas Lam
Defender
Matt Mills
Defender/Midfielder
Hildeberto
Midfielder
Jorge Grant
Midfielder/Forward
Licá
Forward
Nicolau Dumitru-Cardoso