Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Nottingham Forest

42': Britt Assombalonga
90'+3': Ben Brereton Díaz

FT
2 - 1

Aston Villa

19': Jonathan Kodjia
78': Jack Grealish

Ben Brereton's late goal gives Nottingham Forest victory over Aston Villa

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
5': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
5': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
7': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
7': David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
8': Daniel Pinillos (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
11': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
11': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
17': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
17': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest).
18': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Aston Villa 1. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
20': Foul by Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest).
20': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
24': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
26': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nathan Baker.
28': Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa).
29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
30': Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
31': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
32': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
32': Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
32': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt saved. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stephen Henderson.
34': Attempt saved. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
34': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
35': Foul by Nathan Baker (Aston Villa).
35': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
36': Foul by Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest).
36': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
39': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
42': Attempt saved. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough.
42': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
44': Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
45': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
45'+1': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1.
0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1.
45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1.
47': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
47': Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
48': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
48': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
51': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Pinillos.
55': Attempt missed. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
57': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia with a headed pass.
57': Attempt saved. Daniel Pinillos (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
58': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
58': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
59': Attempt saved. David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
61': Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
63': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Eric Lichaj.
64': Delay in match Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Vaughan.
66': Attempt missed. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
67': Foul by Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest).
67': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
68': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. James Chester (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
69': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stephen Henderson.
69': Foul by Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa).
69': Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton replaces Matthew Cash.
72': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
72': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt saved. James Bree (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Pinillos.
76': Attempt missed. Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Thomas Lam replaces Jamie Ward.
78': Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
78': Second yellow card to Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) for a bad foul.
81': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Scott Hogan.
84': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andre Green replaces Henri Lansbury.
86': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
86': Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Zach Clough.
89': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest).
90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Bree.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Vaughan.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga with a headed pass.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		NFO
15	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	7
29.4	Possession	70.6
11	SHOTS	17
8	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
145	Accurate Passes	485
231	Passes	559
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	30
0.2	Cross %	0.1
67	Long Balls	67
16	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.2	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	21
34	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 19,866

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Stephen Henderson (GK)
13	Daniel Fox
4	Michael Mancienne
3	Daniel Pinillos
2	Eric Lichaj
16	Zach Clough
11	Ben Osborn
24	David Vaughan
9	Britt Assombalonga
19	Jamie Ward
41	Matty Cash

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Ben Brereton Díaz, Pajtim Kasami, Mustapha Carayol, Vladimir Stojkovic, Thomas Lam, Joe Worrall, Apostolos Vellios.

Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
34	Sam Johnstone (GK)
6	Tommy Elphick
2	Nathan Baker
12	James Chester
5	Henri Lansbury
14	Conor Hourihane
40	Jack Grealish
20	Birkir Bjarnason
16	James Bree
9	Scott Hogan
26	Jonathan Kodjia

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Alan Hutton, Leandro Bacuna, Mark Bunn, Andre Green, Jordan Amavi, Albert Adomah, Gary Gardner.

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