Class never gets old: Young saves Villa at City Ground
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Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 10.10.22. | 23:58
The 37-year-old full-back nails a superb goal to earn his side a draw against Nottingham Forest on Monday night (1-1)
It usually ends like this - two teams, both desperate to grab a win that would take them up from the downtown of the table, and it finishes with a draw.
Dissatisfying for both, but especially for the team that was in the lead. To be precise, it was the case with Nottingham Forest on Monday night, as the Premier League basement slot share spoils with Steven Gerrard's Aston Vila, 1-1.
Steve Cooper's slot was furious coming out of the starting brink, going 1-0 up after Emmanuel Dennis 15 minutes into the game. It was a charming header that caused eruption at the packed City Ground, as the Tricky Trees' fans hoped for the first win of the season.
◎ 07 May 2011: Ashley Young scores his 38th Aston Villa goal
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◉ 10 October 2022: Ashley Young scores his 39th Aston Villa goal pic.twitter.com/8xhPskUig2
However, former Manchester United player Ashley Young didn't think so, levelling the score only seven minutes later. An excellent effort left Forest's keeper with no chance of stopping the powerful shot and that home lead was torn into pieces.
⚽️ Oldest PL scorers for Aston Villa:
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Peter Schmeichel - 37 years 336 days
v Everton, Oct 2001
Ashley Young - 37 years 93 days
v Nottingham Forest, Oct 2022 pic.twitter.com/F9RF2cixQe
The rest of the fixture saw both sides pushing for that crucial goal, but unlike the first half, the second period didn't provide us with much excitement. This draw is better than a loss, of course, but tonight's rivals will expect much more from the upcoming matches in order to get themselves out of the danger zone.
PREMIER LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 10
Saturday
Bournemouth - Leicester 2-1 (0-1)
/Billing 68, Christie 71 - Daka 10/
Chelsea - Wolves 3-0 (1-0)
/Havertz 45+3, Pulisic 54, Broja 90/
Manchester City - Southampton 4-0 (2-0)
/Cancelo 20, Foden 32, Mahrez 49, Haaland 65/
Newcastle United - Brentford 5-1 (2-0)
/Guimaraes 21, 56, Murphy 28, Almiron 82, Pinnock 90 og - Toney 54 og/
Brighton - Tottenham 0-1 (0-1)
/Kane 22/
Sunday
Crystal Palace - Leeds 2-1 (1-1)
/Edouard 24, Eze 76 - Struijk 10 /
West Ham - Fulham 3-1 (1-1)
/Bowen 29 pen, Scamacca 62, Antonio 90+1 - Pereira 5/
Arsenal - Liverpool 3-2 (2-1)
/Martinelli 1, Saka 45+2, 76 - Nunez 34 Firmino 53/
Everton - Manchester United 1-2 (1-2)
/Iwobi 5 - Antony 15, Ronaldo 44/
Monday
Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa 1-1 (1-1)
/Dennis 15 - Young 22/
