Nottingham Forest Beats Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park
Nottingham Forest ended a 32-year wait for a victory at Villa Park by defeating Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. This match marked Forest's first win of the 2026/27 season and Oliver Glasner's first victory as the club's manager.
Aston Villa, who had not scored in their opening matches, managed to equalize through substitute Alysson, who headed in a cross from John McGinn. However, Villa's hopes were dashed when they were reduced to 10 men after Ian Maatsen was injured, having already used all five substitutions.
Nottingham Forest capitalized on this advantage, with Igor Jesus scoring the decisive goal late in the match, assisted by Danilo Muñoz and with a flick from Morgan Gibbs-White. The win extended Forest's unbeaten run to three matches, bringing their points total to five, while Aston Villa faced disappointment at home.
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