Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest Player Ratings: Igor Jesus' Late Winner Stuns Aston Villa At Home As Glasner Maintain His Unbeaten Record Against Emery In The League

Seeking a win after drawing their respective previous games in the league, both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest had a point to prove in this fixture. The first half saw the Villans have the majority of possession, but both teams had the same number of shots on target (3).

Victor Nilsson Lindelöf was denied twice by Matz Sels, and later shut out Ross Barkley to keep the visitors in the game. Zion Suzuki also stepped up on the other side to prevent the likes of James McAtee and Morgan Gibbs-White from scoring in the first half.

The start of the second half saw Aston Villa lose possession loosely in the midfield, which was picked up by new signing Liam Delap, who drove forward before unleashing a 20-yard banger to beat Suzuki to give Nottingham Forest the lead.

Aston Villa scored the equalizer in the 74th minute, which was also their first league goal this season, through substitute Alysson Edward, who headed in from a lovely John McGinn cross to get the Villa Park up in their feet.

The Tricky Trees went and grabbed their winner in the 88th minute, as Daniel Muñoz's low cross was cleverly flicked by Morgan Gibbs-White for Igor Jesus to fire home from close range, leaving the Villa fans stunned.

Villa's quest for their first three points in the league continues, while Oliver Glasner kept his outstanding record against Unai Emery intact with this win.

Check out the Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Player Ratings below.

Key Takeaways

• Xaver Schlager won the most ground duels in this game (8).
• Morgan Gibbs-White bagged the most key passes in this match (7).
• Aaron Wan-Bissaka had the most successful interceptions (5).

Aston Villa Player Ratings vs Nottingham Forest

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Man of the Match

Morgan Gibbs-White was the best player from Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest.

Worst Performer

Victor Lindelöf was the worst performer in this EPL game.