Ola Aina and Orel Mangala were on target.
Nottingham Forest ended their six-match winless streak in style as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League at the City Ground.
They showed in the first 50 minutes in particular how good they can be as Cooper won the tactical battle with Unai Emery. Villa looked vulnerable to Forest’s pace but the hosts’ execution when picking through balls let them down. But Forest did strengthen their advantage just 69 seconds after the restart, though Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez will not want to watch it again.
It was perfect timing as the goal was immediately followed by a minute’s applause for Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson, who tragically died after a horror accident while playing against the Sheffield Steelers last week.
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