Awoniyi benched as Elanga’s late goal completes Nottingham Forest’s comeback against Aston Villa
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Awoniyi benched as Elanga’s late goal completes Nottingham Forest’s comeback || Imago

Awoniyi benched as Elanga’s late goal completes Nottingham Forest’s comeback against Aston Villa

Stephen Oladehinde 20:41 - 14.12.2024

Nottingham Forest secured a remarkable victory over Aston Villa at the City Ground in a dramatic fashion.

Villa were heading into the game looking comfortable after their 3-2 victory in Germany against Leipzig.

However, they were unable to build on their UEFA Champions League victory and suffered a 2-1 defeat to Forest.

As it happened 

Nuno Espirito Santo made one change to the Nottingham Forest side that defeated Manchester United last Saturday. Ola Aina retained his place, while Taiwo Awoniyi was left on the bench.

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran made a consecutive start for the first time in the Premier League with Ollie Watkins on the bench.

The first half failed to produce any goal as both teams played cautiously until the halftime whistle. 

However, in the second half, Aston Villa scored the first goal of the game after John McGinn made a deftly flicked cross to the path of Jhon Duran, who planted a brilliant header into the back of the net.

Johan Duran scores Aston Villa's goal || Imago
Johan Duran scores Aston Villa's goal || Imago

Nottingham Forest pushed forward after conceding the first goal and got the equaliser only to be ruled out for offside.

However, shortly after their goal was disallowed, Forest hit again and got the equaliser. Nikola Milenkovic did well to meet a cross from Morgan Gibbs-White inside the box and produced a stunning header that went into the net.

Elanga scores Nottingham Forest winning goal || Imago
Elanga scores Nottingham Forest winning goal || Imago

Aston Villa thought they had secured a draw, but a late goal from Elanga killed the visitor's hopes and completed the comeback for the host.

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