In a thrilling match at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest came from a goal deficit to defeat Aston Villa thanks to a goal from substitute Anthony Elanga in injury time.

In the third minute of stoppage time, the Sweden attacker lunged forward and hammered the ball through Emiliano Martinez’s legs, elevating Forest to fourth place in the standings.

After being given consecutive starts for the first time in the Premier League, Jhon Duran believed he had scored another game-winning goal for Villa.

The Colombian forward, who turned 21 on Friday, broke the tie with his 11th goal of the season and strengthened his case for a consistent starting position with a strong header.

Chris Wood, Forest’s top scorer, had an attempt against Elanga in the build-up disallowed for offside as the home team attempted to tie the score.

Just seconds later, in the 87th minute, defender Nikola Milenkovic headed home to tie the score with his second goal in two games.

However, Elanga’s late goal gave Forest their sixth victory in nine games, while Villa remained sixth.

–Deeprows Sports