Aston Villa surprises Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa had a surprising win over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Traoré (48') and a goal from O. Watkins (90').

John Ross

April 9, 2023

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa had a surprising win over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Traoré (48′) and a goal from O. Watkins (90′). Aston Villa was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Aston Villa

2 - 0

Nottingham Forest

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

8 Total 6
3 On Target 2
4 Off Target 1
1 Shots blocked 3

87 Attack 75
36 Dangerous attack 29
84 Ball safe 65

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 7

Fouls

7 Total 17
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 65% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.

Aston Villa shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Álex Moreno, E. Konsa and O. Watkins). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (J. Shelvey, T. Awoniyi, Orel Mangala and Harry Toffolo).

Match Timeline

29'

32'

Álex Moreno- Yellow

35'

36'

48'

65'

Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Joe Worrall

75'

78'

85'

Taiwo Awoniyi- Yellow

Ezri Konsa- Yellow

85'

89'

90'

Harry Toffolo- Yellow

Ollie Watkins(goal)O. Watkins

90'

Ollie Watkins- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Aston Villa will have 47 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 27 points like Everton to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Chelsea on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.1

Ashley Young 18.England

6.8

Álex Moreno 15.Spain

7.1

35'

Tyrone Mings 5.England

7.4

Ezri Konsa 4.England

6.7

85'

John McGinn 7.Scotland

6.5

Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina

6.4

75'

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

7.1

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.2

Ollie Watkins 11.England

6.8

90'

90'

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

6.4

29'

Substitutes

Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Sebastian Revan 56.England

Lucas Digne 27.France

Diego Carlos 3.Brazil

Calum Chambers 16.England

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

6.2

75'

Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso

7.1

29'

48'

Jhon Durán 22.Colombia

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (7.1), Ashley Young (6.8), Ezri Konsa (6.7), Tyrone Mings (7.4), Álex Moreno (7.1), Jacob Ramsey (6.2), John McGinn (6.5), Douglas Luiz (7.1), Emiliano Buendía (6.4), Leon Bailey (6.4) and Ollie Watkins (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Viljami Sinisalo, Sebastian Revan, Bertrand Traoré (7.1), Lucas Digne, Diego Carlos, Robin Olsen, Calum Chambers, Leander Dendoncker (6.2) and Jhon Durán.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 2 changes: L. Bailey for Bertrand Traoré (29′) and E. Buendía for Leander Dendoncker (75′).

Best player: Tyrone Mings

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 87 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest

Keylor Navas 12.Costa Rica

6.8

Felipe 38.Brazil

7.0

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

6.8

Joe Worrall 4.England

6.6

65'

Harry Toffolo 15.England

6.8

90'

Neco Williams 7.Wales

6.3

Jonjo Shelvey 6.England

6.0

65'

36'

Cheikhou Kouyaté 21.Senegal

6.4

32'

Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England

6.7

Danilo 28.Brazil

6.9

78'

Brennan Johnson 20.Wales

6.3

Substitutes

Wayne Hennessey 13.Wales

S. McKenna 26.Scotland

J. Lingard 11.England

Orel Mangala 5.Belgium

6.8

65'

89'

Remo Freuler 23.Switzerland

7.0

32'

Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria

André Ayew 34.Ghana

6.2

78'

Sam Surridge 16.England

Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria

6.3

65'

85'

Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas (6.8), Joe Worrall (6.6), Felipe (7.0), Moussa Niakhaté (6.8), Neco Williams (6.3), Jonjo Shelvey (6.0), Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.4), Harry Toffolo (6.8), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.7), Danilo (6.9) and Brennan Johnson (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jesse Lingard, Orel Mangala (6.8), Emmanuel Dennis, Remo Freuler (7.0), Wayne Hennessey, André Ayew (6.2), Scott McKenna, Sam Surridge and Taiwo Awoniyi (6.3).

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of André Ayew (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Cheikhou Kouyaté for Remo Freuler (32′), J. Shelvey for Orel Mangala (65′), Joe Worrall for Taiwo Awoniyi (65′) and Danilo for André Ayew (78′).