Premier League LIVE SCORES: 10-man Liverpool fight back to draw with Fulham, Forest stun Villa – updates
NOTTINGHAM FOREST completed a stunning turnaround to defeat Aston Villa and cap a dramatic day of Premier League action.
League leaders Liverpool fought back to draw 2-2 with Fulham despite being down to 10 men after Andy Robertson's red card.
While Arsenal failed to capitalise after a tame 0-0 draw with Everton at the Emirates Stadium.
Elsewhere, Newcastle thrashed Leicester at St James's Park to inflict Ruud van Nistelrooy's first loss as Foxes manager.
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From hero to zero for Argentine
Emi Martinez made a superb reaction save to deny Nottingham Forest a goal this evening.
Then, he fumbles a Milenkovic header over the line for an equaliser for the hosts.
When Elanga then scored a winner, it made the Argentine's error look that more important this evening.
Forest set their eyes on Europe
As a club with a real history in European competition, nobody at the City Ground even dreamt of achieving qualification this season.
Now, it is a real possibility for Nottingham Forest.
They have a tough run of matches, with three away from home but will need more of the grit and determination they showed today.
View from SunSport's Graeme Bryce at the City Ground
JHON DURAN handed himself a belated birthday present to fire Villa in front.
But it was Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga who provided the icing on the cake with a deadly late double for Forest!
Unai Emery's men thought they had the three points all wrapped up when Duran bulleted a header from John McGinn's cross beyond Matz Sels, one day after celebrating his 21st birthday.
But it was Forest who were partying at full-time after stunning Villa with a classic comeback to move above Manchester City into fourth place.
Forest bag El of a player
All too often, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ryan Yates are talked about when it comes to Forest's impressive form this season.
In a game where chances were few and far between, Elliot Anderson put in a gritty display to see his team over the line.
It was his tenacity and vision that set up the winning goal for Anthony Elanga in the process.
Forest will feel they signed a real player when they persuaded the youngster to leave St James' Park.
FT: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
Nuno Espirito Santo's side move to fourth in the table above Man City after that win this evening.
Falling a goal behind, the visitors thought they were in control, especially when Forest had an equaliser ruled out.
The hosts did not give up and Elanga proved to be the player who would take them onto victory.
FT: Nott’m Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
It is all over at the City Ground.
The doom and gloom has lifted as Nott'm Forest turn the game around after trailing.
This is a massive win for Nuno Espirito Santo's side.
Nott’m Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
90+6. This would be another crushing defeat for Villa.
Having led the game and then thrown it away, that is hard to take.
No doubt Emery will bemoan the penalty they were not awarded and claim Cash was fouled in Forest's winner.
Nott’m Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
90+4. Aston Villa will feel hard done by again.
Cash felt he was fouled in the build-up by Anderson but he strides to the byline and cuts it back to Elanga.
He drills it into the back of the net to turn this game on its head.
Goal - Anthony Elanga (Nott'm Forest)
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
90. Barkley and Maatsen come on for the visitors.
They replace Digne and Kamara for Aston Villa.
We are going to have seven added minutes.
Thanks VAR.
Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
88. Emi Martinez goes from hero to zero.
Gibbs-White lifts a cross into the box and Milenkovic meets it with a powerful header.
Despite that, it is straight into the chest of the keeper, who tries to gather it and fumbles it over the line.
Goal - Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest)
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
86. Nott'm Forest still have it all to do here.
We will have a decent amount of added time, that VAR review took an age.
The hosts are continuing to pile on the pressure.
Nott'm Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
84. That is not a popular decision with the home fans.
Elanga is adjudged to have strayed ahead of Digne.
From the angle we saw, only his arm was ahead of the Villa defender.
Goal disallowed by VAR
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
82. Great play from Gibbs-White in the build-up.
He plays it out to Hudson-Odoi and receives it back from him.
The Forest midfielder dummies the shot before deflty passing in behind the defence.
Elanga squares it for Wood to slide in to score.
But wait, we have a VAR review.
Goal - Chris Wood (Nott'm Forest)
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
80. Gibbs-White has a brief glimpse of goal.
As the ball ricochets off the head of Onana, he looks to loop one over Martinez.
The keeper is at full-stretch but manages to gather the ball.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
76. Aston Villa are focussing on game management now.
With just under fifteen minutes remaining, they are more than happy to pass the ball around, running that clock down.
They have their goal and potentially three points as it stands.
View from SunSport's Graeme Bryce at the City Ground
At last! It's taken an hour but this match has finally burst into life.
Emi Martinez pulled off one of the saves of the season to claw a point-blank Nicolas Dominguez off his own goalline - from behind him!
That was a huge turning point because three minutes later Jhon Duran flashed a header beyond Matz Sels to give Villa the lead.
The Colombian kid handed himself a belated birthday present - one day after he celebrated turning 21!
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
74. Watkins and Onana have come on for the visitors.
They replace Duran and Tielemans.
That shows some depth to the Aston Villa squad.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
72. It may not be the best of performances but Villa would take this.
They always knew it would be a tricky place to come.
Emery's side have snuffed out the Forest threat so far.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
70. Duran is shown a yellow card for blocking Sels.
Not one that fantasy football managers will be pleased with.
Forest need to throw caution to the wind more now.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
68. The visitors are looking for that second goal.
It would give them a safety net in this game.
Forest will throw everything at them towards the end of this match.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
66. Hudson-Odoi picks the ball up out wide.
He skips past his man and into the box before going to ground.
The referee is having none of it and neither are VAR.