Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa, 14 December 2024

Score2-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,117

View Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Drawn: 5 Aston Villa won: 7 Nottingham Forest scored: 15 Aston Villa scored: 21 . Aston Villa had now lost on consecutive visits to the City Ground in all competitions for the first time since January 1989 (6-0 and 4-0 defeats in League Division One).

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 87 G
Anthony Elanga 90+3 G

Goals:

Jhon Durán 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jhon Durán Forward

Substitutions:

Jota Silva for Ryan Yates 68
Morato for Murillo 68
Anthony Elanga for Nicolás Domínguez 77
Willy Boly for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90+4

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Youri Tielemans 74
Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán 74
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 90+1
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 90+1

Cards:

Cards:

Jhon Durán 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 4th . Nottingham Forest had now become the 12th team to play 5,000 league games (won 1,858, lost 1,841). . This was the first time that Forest had scored a 90th minute winner in the Premier League since 21 October 1995, scored by Colin Cooper against Bolton Wanderers. . They had now taken 201 points from their 145 home games in the Premier League (won 52, lost 48). . Chris Wood scored in the 81st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa were now without a win in their last five games in the Premier League immediately following a UEFA Champions League game (lost three). . Villa had now lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2022. . They had now lost eight of their last 51 games in the Premier League when they had scored first (won 37). . Tyrone Mings was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Pau Torres was promoted to the starting XI. Oliwier Zych took his place on the subs bench.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 87 G
Anthony Elanga 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Jota Silva for Ryan Yates 68
Morato for Murillo 68
Anthony Elanga for Nicolás Domínguez 77
Willy Boly for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90+4

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 4th . Nottingham Forest had now become the 12th team to play 5,000 league games (won 1,858, lost 1,841). . This was the first time that Forest had scored a 90th minute winner in the Premier League since 21 October 1995, scored by Colin Cooper against Bolton Wanderers. . They had now taken 201 points from their 145 home games in the Premier League (won 52, lost 48). . Chris Wood scored in the 81st minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Jhon Durán 63 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Jhon Durán Forward

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Youri Tielemans 74
Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán 74
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 90+1
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 90+1

Cards:

Jhon Durán 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa were now without a win in their last five games in the Premier League immediately following a UEFA Champions League game (lost three). . Villa had now lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2022. . They had now lost eight of their last 51 games in the Premier League when they had scored first (won 37). . Tyrone Mings was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Pau Torres was promoted to the starting XI. Oliwier Zych took his place on the subs bench.