Forest Beat Aston Villa First Time in 32 Years
Igor Jesus’ late winner earned Nottingham Forest their first victory at Aston Villa in 32 years and left the hosts still searching for a Premier League win. The substitute stabbed
Nottingham Forest secured their first victory at Aston Villa in 32 years with a dramatic late winner from Igor Jesus, leaving the visitors still in need of a Premier League win. Oliver Glasner's side took a well-deserved victory, marking head coach Unai Emery's first as Forest manager. Liam Delap opened the scoring for Forest after his £50m summer transfer from Chelsea, while Alysson equalized for Aston Villa, their first Premier League goal of the season. However, Villa were outplayed for much of the match.
A Villa goal was almost certain when Victor Lindelof's shot deflected off Murillo for Sels to hit the post, but Murillo cleared it to Lindelof, whose effort was blocked by the goalkeeper. Emery made a rare substitution, sending off £65m record signing Nicolas Jackson at halftime, before Forest dominated the second half until Jesus sealed the win. Emery has urged patience after Villa's summer rebuild, but that patience will be tested after Jesus' late goal.
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