Nottingham Forest Beating Aston Villa 2-0 Shakes Up Premier League Standings
Aston Villa's winning spree halted by Nottingham Forest's tactical brilliance and gleans from goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez's error; Villa remains 5 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.
- Nottingham Forest's 2-0 win against Aston Villa was a tactical masterclass by manager Steve Cooper and shifted the Premier League standings.
- Despite boasting 19 goals in their previous six games, Aston Villa failed to find the net due to an impressive defensive line up from Nottingham Forest and a notable error from goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez.
- Martínez's mistake in not managing to prevent a shot from Forest's Orel Mangala crossing the line resulted in the second goal of the match.
- Aston Villa's reliance on a high defensive line as part of their strategy was heavily exploited by Nottingham Forest.
- With this win, Forest breaks their six-match winless run and denies Aston Villa a top-four spot in the Premier League rankings.