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Anthony Elanga (90+3 mins)
LATE DRAMA.
Aston Villa think they have the ball cleared but Forest just keep hustling and Elliot Anderson wins the ball back for his side. He drifts into the area and cuts it back with his left foot for Anthony Elanga and the substitute just swipes home.
Super goal and the City Ground erupts!
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At least it's livened up after that pretty drab first half.
Great tackle by Elliot Anderson and he finds Jota Silva on a run down the left but the ball into the box is eventually cleared.
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Remember when VAR was brought in for clear and obvious errors? Any decision that takes that long is not clear and obvious and benefit should be given to the attacking team.
Mark, Manchester
Ridiculous VAR decision. Absolutely nothing in it. VAR is ruining the game yet again.
Jonn, Nottingham
That’s one of the most ludicrous decisions I’ve ever seen. Both Digne and Carlos were clearly playing Elanga onside from both angles but VAR contrives to find a way to disallow it.
Gary
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SEVEN minutes added on for either side to find a winner.
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Big error from the best goalkeeper in the world. Cough.
David
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This does have an 'anything could happen' feel to it.
Chances at both ends and drama. We're into the 90th minute so it will have to be a bit of late drama if we are to have a winner.
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Marc Albrighton
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
The character of this Nottingham Forest side is great. They never say die.
They were on top when Aston Villa scored. They had to bounce back from that and then had a goal disallowed. here they are now, back on level terms.
This game could swing either way.
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John McGinn has a chance to get his side back in front but Matz Sels paws it over the roof of his net and concedes the corner, which he punches clear.
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Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
You have got to give Forest credit for digging in.
It is point-blank and Martinez can't keep it out. He may be upset that he got there but I think there is too much power behind that one for him.
Nikola Milenkovic (87 mins)
Now it's 1-1!
Neco Williams plays it out to Morgan Gibbs-White on the right and he loops it over for Nikola Milenkovic to head home.
It's actually a really poor error from Emi Martinez, as well. After making that unbelievable save earlier he has now dropped a bit of a clanger. He should've had that covered, it was straight into his body. But instead he spills it into his own net.
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"Unbelievable" says Nuno Espirito Santo. Indeed. That one will split opinion.
It's 'benefit of the doubt to the attacker' versus 'off is off'.
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Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
You can argue with a lot of things that happened out there today, particularly that potential foul on Morgan Rogers in the first half.
If you are off, you are off.
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Well there were boos before and they've just increased significantly in volume as Chris Wood's goal is ruled out. Anthony Elanga was millimetres offside.
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This is taking a long while and there are boos ringing around the City Ground. It is so tight.
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Marc Albrighton
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
That is what Chris Wood does. He is always a threat. He only needs half a chance to score. He keeps himself at the centre of the goal where there is going to be opportunities.
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VAR are having a look at this. We're going to need some lines drawn. It's very tight.
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Hang on a minute. Is Anthony Elanga offside when he receives the pass from Morgan Gibbs-White?
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Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
It didn't look like it was going to come.
You can't keep Chris Wood down at the moment.
Chris Wood (81 mins)
Well it had to be him!
Morgan Gibbs-White slots through for Anthony Elanga, who squares across for Chris Wood and all the striker had to do was stretch his foot out to tap home.
Brilliant free-flowing move from Forest.
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Nicolas Dominguez makes way for Anthony Elanga as Forest search for an equaliser.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
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| 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 31 |
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| 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 30 |
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| 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
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| 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
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| 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 25 |
| |
| 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 24 |
| |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
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| 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 23 |
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| 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
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| 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 20 |
| |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
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| 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
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| 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 15 |
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| 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 |
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| 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 |
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| 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
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| 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 9 |
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| 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 5 |
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Manager: Nuno EspÃrito Santo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nuno EspÃrito Santo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Aston Villa (D5 L5), though it was a 2-0 victory in this exact fixture last season.
Aston Villa are winless in their last five Premier League away games against Nottingham Forest, though four of these have ended level (L1). Their last such victory was in January 1995 under Brian Little (2-1).
This will be Nottingham Forest’s 5,000th match in the top four tiers of English football, the 12th side to reach that milestone in English Football League history.
Nottingham Forest have won three of their last four home games in the Premier League (L1), as many as their previous 17 beforehand (W3 D4 L10). They have also kept three clean sheets in those last four, as many as they had in their previous 30 at the City Ground in the competition.
Aston Villa have lost each of their last three away league games, their longest such run since losing four in a row from May to August 2022. All three defeats in their current spell have been by 2+ goals – the Villans last lost more in succession by such a margin on the road in the league in September 1968 as a second-tier side (5).
Nottingham Forest are 5th in the Premier League but have lost each of their last six Premier League games when they’ve gone into a match in the top five of the division, scoring just twice and conceding 20 goals across these six defeats which range from 1995 to 2024.
Aston Villa won seven of their first 12 Premier League games under Unai Emery against teams starting the day in the top five of the table (D1 L4) but have since lost five of their last seven (W1 D1), including all three this season by an aggregate score of 7-0.
Morgan Gibbs-White both scored and assisted in Nottingham Forest’s 3-2 victory at Old Trafford, the fifth time he’s scored and assisted in a Premier League game for Forest, the joint most of any player along with Ian Woan.
Chris Wood is one of only four players to score 10+ Premier League goals this season – he is the first Nottingham Forest player to score 10 Premier League goals in a season before Christmas, while he’s the first Forest player to do so in a league season since Lewis Grabban in the Championship in 2021-22.
Jhon Durán – who turns 21 the day before this game – has scored 10 Premier League goals for Aston Villa, netting the winner in four of their seven wins this season. He’s one of three players to score 10 goals for Villa before turning 21, along with Gabriel Agbonlahor (13) and Luke Moore (11).
