"We've made it a fortress, we're now second in the table, so obviously we can watch the other games with our feet up, but what we're building here is special, and we're not stopping yet.
"Poor result the other night, we wanted to show a reaction, maybe the start of another 11-game winning run, we don't know. They're very physical, hard to beat, so we knew we had to be at our very best to win. A great win for us.
"Gameweek 34, that's what the manager says. I just take it each game as it comes, and if we manage to get the three points, happy days."
John McGinn.


"I am so happy. We had to recover our energy & confidence. At Villa Park, the energy we created was really important.
"So good, three points. We needed rest & work. The players responded fantastically to the demands we set. The key was that we didn't concede a clear transition. We dominated with possession, positioning & we did it with our mentality to keep our momentum.
"After the Arsenal match, we met. Players & staff, how we are feeling/doing this season & how we need to keep the same consistency, be together & strong.
"We need goals from the players, the strikers, the midfielders, everybody. I try to set ambitions individually. They have their targets, and John McGinn needs to score goals like he did today."
"Very important to have our supporters & how we are feeling today. Each match is a new challenge & how we are competing is the key. We are focusing on each match. Very important to get back to winning ways."
"The players we have at the club are the most important players. But we are always competitive in the transfer window."
Unai Emery, post-match.


“Obviously, we had a disappointing result against Arsenal a few days ago, so it was important we made sure we won here at Villa Park against a tough side.
“Sean Dyche’s teams are always hard-working and hard to beat, and you saw how frustrated we were in the first half.
“They were making it difficult for us, but we managed to get a breakthrough before half-time, and I think that gave us a little bit of a comfort blanket going into the second half.”
“I can’t speak highly enough of Ginny when he’s playing like that, he’s unbelievable,” added Villa’s No.11.
“Very difficult to get the ball off. You can put him in any position, and he’s always going to put in a good performance for you.
“I think that’s why he’s the captain, he leads by example and credit to him, coming back into the starting XI and scoring those two goals as well.”
Ollie Watkins.


“Today, Nottingham, of course, they were in the bottom, they are trying to, with the new coach again, recover their structure,” Emery added.
“We needed to respect them a lot, and prepare the game plan really strongly with the mentality we are building, and then play here with the atmosphere that we have and with the energy we have and play football like we are.
“They were defending very well. They were competing very well, and we needed to be patient.
“And after we scored the first goal, of course, it was easier. But in the second half, we scored the second goal, we had some moments, we were relaxing a little bit.
“They scored one goal, and we needed to recover our structure strong and respect them, and play continuing the gameplan like we did.
“And of course, we scored the third goal, and after it, I think we managed better the match.”
Unai Emery, post-match.