The City Ground was loud as hell at blast of the final whistle as Nottingham Forest put up another impressive performance to secure maximum points against Aston Villa.
The Tricky Trees came into the match on the back of a famous win over Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend.
However, Both sides struggled to impress in the first half as they battled to gain control of the game.
The visitors had the only real chance to score the first half.
Polish defender Matty Cash bent a dangerous ball from the edge of the box towards the far post but Matz Sels made a stunning save to deny him.
The first half ended barren with the home side slightly better in possession but without a shoot on target.
Jhon Duran reacted swiftly to a defected cross from John McGinn from the near post to give Aston Villa the lead three minutes after the hour mark.
Nico Williams almost equalized for the home side as he released a bullet-like strike towards goal but Emiliano Martinez made an astonishing save to keep the scores the same.
Chris Wood thought he had given Nottingham Forest the equalizer with less tham ten minutes to go but his goal was ruled for offside after a VAR review.
The Video Assistant Referee had nothing on Nikola Milenkovic’s sublime header from a cross as he equalized for the Tricky Trees.
Former Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga sealed the win for Nottingham Forest from a composed finish in the box in added time.
Nottingham Forest are currently fourth on the log with 28 points after 16 matches.
