Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 3': Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 5': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 5': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
- 9': Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 10': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest).
- 10': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 11': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 19': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Kieran Dowell tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
- 20': Hand ball by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 22': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
- 22': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
- 24': Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
- 24': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 24': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa.
- 27': Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
- 31': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 31': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Smith.
- 36': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 37': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 39': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 39': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Liam Bridcutt (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Armand Traore (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Andreas Bouchalakis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 47': Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis.
- 52': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
- 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 57': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Barrie McKay.
- 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
- 65': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
- 67': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by John Terry.
- 71': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Josh Onomah replaces Keinan Davis.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Clough replaces Ben Brereton.
- 75': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 77': Offside, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 84': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 85': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 86': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 86': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Alan Hutton replaces Robert Snodgrass.
- 89': Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).
- 89': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 90': Zach Clough (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
- 90'+5': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
Statistics
 NFO |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 521 | Accurate Passes | 260 |
| 616 | Passes | 344 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 18 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 26 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 28,554
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 28,554
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor  |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 39 | Keinan Davis |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 43 | Jordan Smith (GK) |
| 5 | Matthew Mills |
| 42 | Joe Worrall |
| 6 | Armand Traore |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell |
| 7 | Liam Bridcutt |
| 31 | Andreas Bouchalakis |
| 9 | Daryl Murphy |
| 10 | Barrie McKay |
| 17 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
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