Match Report
1 points and 3 places separated them: Aston Villa 16th with 4, Nottingham Forest 13th with 5. In league terms the two rates read 0.8/1.8 for Aston Villa and 0.8/1 for Nottingham Forest (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 8 for Aston Villa, 4 for Nottingham Forest and 4 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 69%.
The match was played at Villa Park (capacity 42,640). A. Madley officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Aston Villa: Alysson (74') · Nottingham Forest: Liam Delap (46'), Igor Jesus (88')
Key stats
Possession: Aston Villa 53% · Nottingham Forest 47% · Total shots: 7-22 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 6-1