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Aston Villa’s Premier League loss came at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest defeated Unai Emery’s team 2-0, their first since early September.
Villa entered the match with a six-game winning streak across all competitions, winning five of those games while scoring 19 goals. At the City Ground, they got off to a slow start and within five minutes, they were behind by one goal
Ola Aina was found by Harry Toffolo at the edge of the Villa box, and the right-back then sent the ball into the corner, rendering Emi Martinez useless. Ten minutes before the interval, Villa made a strong attempt to tie the score and nearly succeeded when Nicolo Zaniolo missed a great chance to score his first Premier League goal.
Inside the Forest box, Moussa Diaby squared the ball to the Italian, but his poor touch forced him to take the shot from a close angle. In the 47th minute, Orel Mangala increased the lead for the Reds, and hosts Forest started the second half just as they had the first.
Ola Aina was found by Harry Toffolo at the edge of the Villa box, and the right-back then sent the ball into the corner, rendering Emi Martinez useless. Ten minutes before the interval, Villa made a strong attempt to tie the score and nearly succeeded when Nicolo Zaniolo missed a great chance to score his first Premier League goal.
Inside the Forest box, Moussa Diaby squared the ball to the Italian, but his poor touch forced him to take the shot from a close angle. In the 47th minute, Orel Mangala increased the lead for the Reds, and hosts Forest started the second half just as they had the first.
He took a long shot, but Martinez tried to beat the ball away instead of palming it wide, and he was unable to keep it out. Despite the introduction of Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans in the second half, Villa missed numerous chances to mount a late rally.
Despite surrendering points at the City Ground, Emery’s team is still fifth in the Premier League standings. However, because they lost at Wolves in October, they missed the chance to go into the top four for the second time in as many games.
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