Late Nottingham Forest winner piles on misery for Aston Villa

FootballSports
13 Sep 2026 • 1:05 AM MYT
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Late Nottingham Forest winner piles on misery for Aston Villa

  • Igor Jesus scored an 88th-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory for Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa at Villa Park, earning Forest their first win of the Premier League season and their first at Villa Park since 1994.
  • The victory marked Oliver Glasner's first win as Nottingham Forest manager and extended his unbeaten record against Aston Villa boss Unai Emery to eight matches.
  • Liam Delap opened the scoring for the visitors just 45 seconds into the second half with a driven 20-yard strike into the bottom corner.
  • Aston Villa briefly drew level and ended their top-flight goal drought when Alysson headed in John McGinn's cross to score his first goal for the club.
  • The defeat leaves Unai Emery's side without a win in their opening four Premier League matches, keeping them anchored in the bottom three.

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