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Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest, Premier League

Premier League · Matchday 4Full time
Aston Villa
  • Alysson 74′

1–2

xG 0.84 – 1.98

Half time 0–0

Nottingham Forest
  • Delap 46′
  • Igor Jesus 88′
Kick-off
Venue
Villa Park
Referee
Andy Madley
Attendance
36,714
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Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest. xG 0.8-2.0. Nottingham Forest deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery

Avg rating 6.46

Nottingham Forest

3-4-2-1 · Oliver Glasner

Avg rating 7.64

  • Suzuki

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Maatsen

    #22 · Left-back · Aston Villa

    83′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
    Player page

  • Lindelöf

    #3 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    5.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.44
    Player page

  • Pau Torres

    #14 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    25′ played

    6.0

    Off 25′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Wan-Bissaka

    #29 · Right-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
    Player page

  • Barkley

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    63′ played

    5.7

    Off 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Kamara

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
    Player page

  • Hemmings

    #53 · Left winger · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.2

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Buendía

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa

    63′ played

    6.2

    Off 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • McGinn

    #7 · Right winger · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.6

    1 assist

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
    Player page

  • Jackson

    #11 · Forward · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.0

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

  • Sels

    #26 · Goalkeeper · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    7.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Diomande

    #2 · Centre-back · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    7.4

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
    Player page

  • Murillo

    #5 · Centre-back · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Aina

    #34 · Centre-back · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Williams

    #3 · Left wing-back · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.16

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
    Player page

  • Schlager

    #21 · Midfielder · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    8.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • McAtee

    #24 · Midfielder · Nottingham Forest

    82′ played

    7.7

    Off 82′

    Passing

    xA
    0.38

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Muñoz

    #27 · Right wing-back · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    8.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.18

    Attack

    xG
    0.22
    Player page

  • Gibbs-White

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Nottingham Forest

    90′ played

    8.3

    1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.91

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
    Player page

  • Ndoye

    #14 · Attacking midfielder · Nottingham Forest

    75′ played

    6.6

    Off 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.25

    Attack

    xG
    0.70
    Player page

  • Delap

    #19 · Forward · Nottingham Forest

    89′ played

    8.1

    1 goalOff 90′

    xG
    0.63

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
    Player page

Bench

  • Mings

    #5 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    65′ played

    6.7

    On 25′

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Abraham

    #18 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.0

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Alysson

    #47 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    7.1

    1 goalOn 46′

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Mbaye

    #19 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    27′ played

    6.3

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Manzambi

    #44 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    27′ played

    6.0

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
    Player page

Bench

  • Igor Jesus

    #11 · Substitute · Nottingham Forest

    15′ played

    7.3

    1 goalOn 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
    Player page

  • Sangaré

    #6 · Substitute · Nottingham Forest

    8′ played

    On 82′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Wood

    #9 · Substitute · Nottingham Forest

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 54%Possession46%
    AVL 54%, NFO 46%.
  • 0.84Expected goals (xG)1.98
    AVL 0.84, NFO 1.98.
  • 0.82Non-penalty xG2.28
    AVL 0.82, NFO 2.28.
  • 1.29xG on target2.34
    AVL 1.29, NFO 2.34.
  • 7Shots22
    AVL 7, NFO 22.
  • 5On target7
    AVL 5, NFO 7.
  • 2Big chances6
    AVL 2, NFO 6.
  • 421Passes360
    AVL 421, NFO 360.
  • 82%Pass accuracy86%
    AVL 82%, NFO 86%.
  • 6Corners1
    AVL 6, NFO 1.
  • 17Tackles23
    AVL 17, NFO 23.
  • 7Interceptions8
    AVL 7, NFO 8.
  • 4.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.7
    AVL 4.5, NFO 3.7.
  • 11Fouls16
    AVL 11, NFO 16.
  • 2Yellow cards5
    AVL 2, NFO 5.
  • 0Red cards0
    AVL 0, NFO 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Aston VillaNottingham Forest
  1. Substitution, Mings (Off Pau Torres)
    25′
  2. 43′
    Yellow card, Ndoye
  3. Yellow card, Jackson
    45′
  4. 45′
    Yellow card, Murillo
  5. 46′
    Goal, Delap (Murillo)0–1
  6. Substitution, Abraham (Off Jackson / Hemmings)
    46′
  7. Substitution, Alysson (Off Jackson / Hemmings)
    46′
  8. 56′
    Yellow card, Schlager
  9. Substitution, Mbaye (Off Barkley / Buendía)
    63′
  10. Substitution, Manzambi (Off Barkley / Buendía)
    63′
  11. Goal, Alysson (McGinn)1–1
    74′
  12. 75′
    Yellow card, Delap
  13. 75′
    Substitution, Igor Jesus (Off Ndoye)
  14. 80′
    Yellow card, McAtee
  15. 82′
    Substitution, Sangaré (Off McAtee)
  16. 88′
    Goal, Igor Jesus (Gibbs-White)1–2
  17. Yellow card, Mings
    90′
  18. 90′
    Substitution, Wood (Off Delap)

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29 shots

Every shot

← NFO attack

AVL attack →

Igor Jesus 88′Nottingham Forest · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.90xGOT0.13xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Aston Villa0.84xG

Nottingham Forest1.98xG

Full time1–2

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Delap 46′Alysson 74′Igor Jesus 88′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Aston Villa on top37%

Nottingham Forest on top63%

HT0′–5′: Aston Villa on top5′–10′: Aston Villa on top10′–15′: Nottingham Forest on top15′–20′: Nottingham Forest on top20′–25′: Nottingham Forest on top25′–30′: Aston Villa on top30′–35′: Aston Villa on top35′–40′: Nottingham Forest on top40′–45′: Aston Villa on top45′–50′: Nottingham Forest on top50′–55′: Nottingham Forest on top55′–60′: Nottingham Forest on top60′–65′: Nottingham Forest on top65′–70′: Nottingham Forest on top70′–75′: Aston Villa on top75′–80′: Nottingham Forest on top80′–85′: Nottingham Forest on top85′–90′: Nottingham Forest on top90′–95′: Nottingham Forest on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

12McGinn10Maatsen10Manzambi9Mings11Lindelöf11Mbaye8Abraham17Wan-Bissaka11Alysson10Kamara15Suzuki

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Aston Villa · Longest unchanged XI, 62' to full time (after an early substitution)Busiest link: Alysson and Wan-Bissaka, 11 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Wan-Bissaka made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
42McAtee21Sels11Delap32Schlager28Gibbs-White37Murillo22Williams22Diomande33Aina39Muñoz9Ndoye

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Nottingham Forest · Starting XI until the first substitution (74')Busiest link: Muñoz and Aina, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: McAtee made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.05 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 42), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 20).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.