Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa, 05 November 2023

Score2-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,313

View Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 5 Aston Villa won: 6 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 Aston Vila scored: 16 . Nottingham Forest had now won two of the last 16 league meetings (lost seven).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ola Aina 5 G
Orel Mangala 47 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Serge Aurier for Harry Toffolo 71
Danilo for Taiwo Awoniyi 82
Neco Williams for Ola Aina 86
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 86

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo 46
Youri Tielemans for Matty Cash 59
Diego Carlos for Boubacar Kamara 78
Leander Dendoncker for Douglas Luiz 86

Cards:

Danilo 88 Y

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ryan Yates

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was Nottingham Forest's first win in their last seven games in the Premier League (lost two). . Forest had now scored four goals in the opening five minutes of their 11 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. . Ola Aina scored his first goal in the Premier League since 17 February 2021 for Fulham in a 1-1 draw at Burnley.

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was Aston Villa's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won five). . Villa had now failed to score in two of their last 20 games in all competitions. . They had now lost five of their last ten away games in the Premier League (won two).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Ola Aina 5 G
Orel Mangala 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Murillo
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White

Substitutions:

Serge Aurier for Harry Toffolo 71
Danilo for Taiwo Awoniyi 82
Neco Williams for Ola Aina 86
Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 86

Cards:

Danilo 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ryan Yates

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was Nottingham Forest's first win in their last seven games in the Premier League (lost two). . Forest had now scored four goals in the opening five minutes of their 11 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. . Ola Aina scored his first goal in the Premier League since 17 February 2021 for Fulham in a 1-1 draw at Burnley.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo 46
Youri Tielemans for Matty Cash 59
Diego Carlos for Boubacar Kamara 78
Leander Dendoncker for Douglas Luiz 86

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was Aston Villa's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won five). . Villa had now failed to score in two of their last 20 games in all competitions. . They had now lost five of their last ten away games in the Premier League (won two).