Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Premier League 5 Nov 2023, 14:00
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 J. Gillett Round 11

Match report

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League on 5 November 2023.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 13 shots to Nottingham Forest's 5.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with J. Gillett in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 26% - 74% Shots 5 - 13 On target 3 - 3 Corners 0 - 10 Fouls 6 - 9 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ola Aina
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Orel Mangala 1 goal
8 Odysseas Vlachodimos 3 saves
8 Harry Toffolo 2 assists
8 Lucas Digne 65 passes (88% accurate)
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 2–9
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–2
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 0–6 0–4
Attacks 17–69 16–81
Match statistics
7 Throw In 19
10 Free Kick 15
14 Goal Kick 4
4 Substitution 4
33 Attacks 150
21 Dangerous Attacks 97
3 On Target 3
2 Off Target 10
5 Shots Total 13
3 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 6
0 Shots Blocked 4
2 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 9
0 Corners 10
9 Offsides 1
26% Ball Possession 74%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 1
233 Passes Total 637
165 Passes Accurate 581
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-3-3
23 O. Vlachodimos
43 O. Aina 19 M. Niakhaté 40 Murillo 15 H. Toffolo
6 I. Sangaré 5 O. Mangala 16 N. Domínguez
10 M. Gibbs-White 9 T. Awoniyi 21 A. Elanga
Aston Villa · 4-4-2
1 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
7 J. McGinn 44 B. Kamara 6 D. Luiz 22 N. Zaniolo
19 M. Diaby 11 O. Watkins
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Cooper
Substitutes
  • 24 Serge Aurier
  • 28 Danilo
  • 7 Neco Williams
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 1 Matt Turner
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 3 Nuno Tavares
  • 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 12 Andrey Santos
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 8 Youri Tielemans
  • 3 Diego Carlos
  • 32 Leander Dendoncker
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 17 Clément Lenglet
  • 16 Calum Chambers
  • 15 Álex Moreno
  • 9 Bertrand Traoré
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ N. Zaniolo Aston Villa
  • 59' ↑ Y. Tielemans ↓ M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 71' ↑ S. Aurier ↓ H. Toffolo Nottingham Forest
  • 78' ↑ Diego Carlos ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ Danilo ↓ T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  • 86' ↑ N. Williams ↓ O. Aina Nottingham Forest
  • 86' ↑ L. Dendoncker ↓ Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
  • 87' ↑ R. Yates ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 64' B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 88' Danilo Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 2 4 draws 3 Aston Villa
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2024-02-24 Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 4 - 2
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest won 2-0 against Aston Villa on 5 November 2023.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest won the match 2-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.