Aston Villa 5-5 Nottingham Forest: Player ratings from goal-filled evening.
By Josh Tonti
3.0. Let’s get this out of the way: Orjan Nyland cost Aston Villa another two points. The fifth goal of Forest’s is simply inexcusable for a #1 goalkeeper to let in. Lolley’s volley, too, should have been stopped. It dipped right in front of the Norwegian international. Time is running out for Nyland to retain his place. He has yet to show he is the answer in goal for Villa.. GK. Aston Villa. ORJAN NYLAND
ALAN HUTTON. 5.0. At fault for one goal, but never stopped working to earn three points. Hutton is suspended for Saturday’s match with Middlesbrough for an accumulation of yellow cards.. RB. Aston Villa
4.5. Bleh.. CB. Aston Villa. AXEL TUANZEBE
4.5. Double Bleh.. CB. Aston Villa. JAMES CHESTER
Aston Villa. NEIL TAYLOR. 5.5. Aston Villa’s best defender, both in attack and defense, which isn’t saying a lot.. LB
Oh, Conor, it’s tough to grade you much higher even though you delivered five key passes and 98% passing accuracy. Both of Forest’s beginning goals were a result of breakdowns in the Villa midfield – specifically Hourihane.. CDM. Aston Villa. CONOR HOURIHANE. 5.5
John McGinn was quite good in his return and had a number of shots blocked by Forest.. CM. Aston Villa. JOHN MCGINN. 6.5
JACK GREALISH. 6.5. Aston Villa’s master conductor orchestrated the club again in the attack. He assisted Tammy Abraham’s fourth and final goal.. CM. Aston Villa
7.5. Constantly a threat, even if he over-dribbled a few times. Yannick Bolasie recorded one assist.. RW. Aston Villa. YANNICK BOLASIE
TAMMY ABRAHAM. 10. You score four, you’re getting a 10 rating. Simple as that.. CF. Aston Villa
LW. Aston Villa. JONATHAN KODJIA. 5.5. We needed more in that, Jimmy Danger. Kodjia had a solid match, but wasn’t too involved in the attack with only 36 touches.