Game #5353
Aston Villa
Sunday, 11 September 2016
Drew
17th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
Championship
Attendance: 30,619
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Villa, without a win in four Championship games, draw for the third time under Roberto Di Matteo.
Aston Villa
2-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Jordan Ayew | 72’ | 74’ |
KEY MAN
Rudy Gestede strikes but it's not enough to beat Forest, 11 September 2016
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 11 September 2016
🟢 1’ Debut, Jonathan Kodjia
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Pierluigi Gollini, Sub on, Mark Bunn
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Aspotolos Vellios
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Gary Gardner, Sub on, Rudy Gestede
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 1-1, Ross McCormack, Assist by Jordan Ayew
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-1, Rudy Gestede, Assist by Jordan Ayew
🟨 | 86’ Booking, Aly Cissokho
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Henri Lansbury
🟥 | 88’ Sending off, (Nottingham Forest), Hildeberto
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Jordan Ayew
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Tommy Elphick
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Another draw for Roberto Di Matteo and Villa had not won in four and had slumped to 17th in the league.
Centre forward Jonathan Kodjia made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Bristol City for a fee of £11,610,000 in August 2016.
Future Villa midfielder Henri Lansbury scored Forest’s 87’ equaliser whilst former Villa defender Eric Lichaj lined up for them.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1989-90
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2016-17 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #6 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Sunday, 11 September 2016
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 2016
Referee: Simon Hooper | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2008-
Kick off: 1.15pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Simon Hooper | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2008-
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 Aug 13, Villa 3-0 Rotherham (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Adam Crysell, Chris Akers
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Leandro Bacuna and Mile Jedinak drop out as Gary Gardner and new signing Jonathan Kodjia come into the starting line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.25 |
Oldest Player: F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | 30.09 |
Youngest Player: M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 21.02 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 |
Philippe Montanier | 🇫🇷 |
Aston Villa
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | 🔁 |
LB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | 🟢 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Vladimir Stojković | 🇷🇸 |
LB Danny Fox | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Michael Mancienne | 🏴 |
CB Damien Perquis | 🇵🇱 | 🟨 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Eric Lichaj (ex) | 🇺🇸 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Ben Osborn | 🏴 |
M Pajtim Kasami |🇨🇭| 🟨 |
W Mustapha Carayol | 🇬🇲 | 🔁 |
CF Tolis Vellios | 🇬🇷 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | for GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | 46’ |
🔁 CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | ⚽ | for M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | 65’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Thomas Lam | 🇫🇮 | 🔁 | for RB Matty Cash | 🏴 | 21’ |
🔁 | W Hildeberto | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | for CB Thomas Lam | 🇫🇮 | 63’ |
🔁 | W Nicolao Cardoso | 🇮🇹 | for W Mustapha Carayol | 🇬🇲 | 73’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stephen Henderson (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
CB Matt Mills | 🏴 |
M Jorge Grant | 🏴 |
W Licá | 🇵🇹 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £58.23m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £7.65m
Team Cost: £65.88m
Squad Cost: £81.18m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/18
Homegrown: 3/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | £4.50m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | £9.90m |
LB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | £2.25m |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | £2.07m |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | Free |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | £4.14m |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | £2.25m |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | £1.26m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Youth |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | £12.87m |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | £10.80m |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | £7.65m |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £2.80m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £2.80m
Team Cost: £2.80m
Squad Cost: £3.11m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/18
Homegrown: 1/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Vladimir Stojkovic | 🇷🇸 | Free |
GK Stephen Henderson (ex) | 🇮🇪 | Free |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 | Free |
RB Eric Lichaj (ex) | 🇺🇸 | Free |
LB Danny Fox | 🏴 | Free |
CB Michael Mancienne | 🏴 | £0.69m |
CB Damien Perquis | 🇵🇱 | Free |
CB Thomas Lam | 🇫🇮 | Free |
CB Matt Mills | 🏴 | Free |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £1.08m |
M Ben Osborn | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jorge Grant | 🏴 | Free |
M Pajtim Kasami | 🇨🇭 | Loan |
W Licá | 🇵🇹 | £0.31m |
W Mustapha Carayol | 🇬🇲 | Free |
W Hildeberto | 🇵🇹 | Loan |
W Nicolao Cardoso | 🇮🇹 | Loan |
CF Tolis Vellios | 🇬🇷 | £1.03m |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 7 |
LB Riccardo Calder | 🏴 | Doncaster
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Cheltenham
RB Niall Mason | 🏴 | Doncaster
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | Fiorentina
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | Saint-Étienne
CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | Walsall
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 59%
Possession A | 41%
Shots F | 18
Shots A | 1
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 0
Corners F | 10
Corners A | 2
Fouls F | 10
Fouls A | 14
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Villa appeared to be heading for victory after two goals in two minutes turned the game on its head, but Lansbury responded for the visitors three minutes from time."
*Sky Sports*
Sunday, 11 September 2016
Henri Lansbury’s late equaliser salvaged a point for Nottingham Forest as they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa appeared to be heading for victory after two goals in two minutes turned the game on its head, but Lansbury responded for the visitors three minutes from time.
Apostolos Vellios put Forest ahead with a stunning 25-yard strike, but Villa then took the lead after goals from Ross McCormack and Rudy Gestede.
The spoils were ultimately shared in a game which saw two former European champions face each other outside the top-tier for the very first time.
The hosts enjoyed plenty of possession early on but struggled with their final ball in the opening 30 minutes.
However, Villa went close when Jordan Ayew found new boy Jonathan Kodjia out wide, and his low cross was met by McCormack, but he could only hit the post an angle from barely a yard out.
Moments later, Aly Cissokho sent in a cross, but it hit Ayew more than anything with the forward not anticipating the ball.
Villa’s best chance of the half came moments before the break when Kodjia leapt highest to connect with Ayew’s cross.
Kodjia’s powerful header forced a quality save from Vladimir Stojkovic, who just kept the ball out despite protests from the Villa frontman.
McCormack went close immediately after the break, but his effort curled narrowly wide of the post.
Forest’s opener came from a quick counter, and Vellios picked the ball up from 25 yards out before unleashing a powerful effort which was too strong for Mark Bunn.
With under 20 minutes left, Ayew wriggled into the Forest box before finding McCormack, who slid the ball past Stojkovic.
Barely two minutes later and Villa had the lead as Ayew crossed it in with the ball seemingly heading towards Jack Grealish.
However, Gestede stole in and managed to bring the ball down before acrobatically shooting on the turn.
Villa were denied the win after great work from Hildeberto Pereira, who played a clever one-two before finding Lansbury, whose tidy finish with the outside of his foot sailed past Bunn.