English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 11': Tammy Abraham
  • 14': Tammy Abraham
  • 36': Tammy Abraham (P)
  • 71': Tammy Abraham
  • 75': Anwar El Ghazi
FT
5 - 5
Nottingham Forest
  • 3': Lewis Grabban
  • 6': João Carvalho
  • 22': Matty Cash
  • 51': Joe Lolley
  • Red Card 68': Tobias Figueiredo
  • 82': Lewis Grabban

Aston Villa draw 5-5 with Nottingham Forest in remarkable Championship clash

There were 10 goals and a red card as Aston Villa drew 5-5 at home to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday in England's second tier Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 5': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
  • 6': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Nottingham Forest 2. João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 8': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
  • 8': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 10': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 10': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Claudio Yacob.
  • 14': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Carvalho.
  • 19': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
  • 19': Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 22': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 3. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley following a fast break.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 24': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
  • 27': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
  • 30': Foul by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
  • 30': Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
  • 35': Penalty Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Penalty conceded by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 3. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 38': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 39': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
  • 39': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 3.
  • 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a headed pass.
  • 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Colback.
  • 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 50': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
  • 50': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 4. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 52': Offside, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Yannick Bolasie is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 55': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
  • 59': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Michael Dawson tries a through ball, but Jack Robinson is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 62': Foul by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
  • 62': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Yannick Bolasie is caught offside.
  • 63': Hand ball by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 64': Foul by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
  • 64': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
  • 65': Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 68': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 68': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
  • 69': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Michael Hefele replaces João Carvalho.
  • 71': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Nottingham Forest 4. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 72': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Jack Robinson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a corner.
  • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 5, Nottingham Forest 4. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
  • 76': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 76': Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gil Dias replaces Matthew Cash.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 78': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 78': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces John McGinn.
  • 82': Goal! Aston Villa 5, Nottingham Forest 5. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Yannick Bolasie.
  • 85': Hand ball by Claudio Yacob (Nottingham Forest).
  • 87': Hand ball by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 87': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 89': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 89': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Offside, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Karim Ansarifard replaces Lewis Grabban.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 5, Nottingham Forest 5.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 5, Nottingham Forest 5.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 12
6 Saves 0
37.3 Possession 62.7
8 SHOTS 26
5 ON GOAL 12
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
247 Accurate Passes 437
313 Passes 498
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 11
6 Crosses 44
0.2 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 32
16 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 11
8 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
18 Interceptions 0
32 Effective Clearances 4
32 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 32,868

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
5 James Chester
4 Axel Tuanzebe
3 Neil Taylor
21 Alan Hutton Yellow Card
14 Conor Hourihane
10 Jack Grealish
7 John McGinn
18 Tammy Abraham
26 Jonathan Kodjia
11 Yannick Bolasie
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Callum O'Hare, Mark Bunn, Anwar El Ghazi, Glenn Whelan, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Scott Hogan, Ahmed Elmohamady.

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
3 Tobias Figueiredo Red Card
20 Michael Dawson
18 Jack Robinson
27 Tendayi Darikwa Yellow Card
10 João Carvalho
24 Claudio Yacob Yellow Card
6 Jack Colback
7 Lewis Grabban
14 Matty Cash
23 Joe Lolley
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Karim Ansarifard, Adlène Guédioura, Gil Dias, Michael Hefele, Saidy Janko, Ben Osborn, Luke Steele.

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