English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 14, 2024
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Match Report

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Nottingham Forest edge Aston Villa despite a disallowed goal

Nottingham Forest's Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga struck late goals to earn their side a dramatic 2-1 victory over Aston Villa which put them fourth in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
49.7
Possession
50.3
8
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
431
468
Passes
472
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
33
Long Balls
33
24
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
14
11
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
8
21
Effective Clearances
24
21
Clearances
24

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 7Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 22Ryan YatesRM
  9. 11Chris WoodF
  10. 14Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 16Nicolás DomínguezAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 9Jhon DuránF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 2Matty CashAM-R

Timeline

  1. 63' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Aston Villa 1. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  2. 68' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Murillo because of an injury.
  3. 68' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Ryan Yates.
  4. 70' Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Youri Tielemans.
  6. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jhon Durán.
  7. 77' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  8. 87' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  11. 90'+3' Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Willy-Arnaud Boly replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.

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