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| 1 | A mix up in the Nottingham Forest defence enabled BURAK to volley the ball wide. |
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| 8 | GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled GIROUD to run through the Nottingham Forest defence and score. (1-0 Aston Villa) |
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| 10 | HONDA scuffed a simple chance. |
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| 11 | A thirty yard shot from VARELA caused the 'keeper no problem. |
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| 13 | IGNASHEVICH beat two Nottingham Forest players and drove a shot over. |
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| 15 | A header by VARELA at the far post was comfortably collected by the Aston Villa 'keeper. |
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| 20 | PIRLO drove a deadly shot over the bar from long range. |
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| 32 | STOKES kicked the ball wide from just inside the area. |
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| 40 | GIROUD given a yellow card by DEADMAN. |
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| 45+1 | A fine ball from GIROUD on the right bobbled toward BURAK who mishit his shot wide. |
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| 45+3 | JORDI ALBA's header was well saved by RYZHIKOV. |
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| 45+4 | A tame strike from STOKES bounced agonisingly wide. |
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| 60 | GOAL!! Aston Villa's PIRLO beat three defenders before firing just inside RYZHIKOV's far post. (2-0 Aston Villa) |
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| 63 | A penalty box scramble resulted in HONDA driving a low shot over. |
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| 65 | A free-kick from PIRLO flew over. |
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| 69 | An exceptional effort from JORDI ALBA scraped the top of the crossbar. |
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| 72 | GIROUD beat GOUWELEEUW and placed the ball to PIRLO who toe-poked his shot wide. |
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| 72 | BURAK touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Nottingham Forest 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right. |
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| 77 | The 'keeper was able to claw away a weak header from HÉLDER POSTIGA. |
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| 79 | RYZHIKOV stopped a refined strike from DANILO. |
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| 80 | GOAL!! . (3-0 Aston Villa) |
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| 82 | A corner was collected by BURAK who forced an effort over the bar. |
Andrea PIRLO
Olivier GIROUD
