{"id":19172,"date":"2026-01-03T16:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/villa-beat-forest-3-1-to-move-into-second-place-in-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:14:27","slug":"villa-beat-forest-3-1-to-move-into-second-place-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/villa-beat-forest-3-1-to-move-into-second-place-in-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa beat Forest 3-1 to move into second place in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 on Saturday, bouncing back from a second defeat in two months and moving into second place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Villa captain John McGinn scored twice in the second half with a long-range shot from England striker Ollie Watkins in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Morgan Gibbs-White’s goal reduced the deficit to 2-1 in the 61st minute, but poor goalkeeping from Forest’s John Victor meant McGinn ran outside the area to pick up the ball on goal, restoring Villa’s two-goal cushion. McGinn easily rounded Victor and smashed the ball home from 30 yards (meters) out.<\/p>\n

Victor left the game with an injury shortly after scoring the goal.<\/p>\n

Villa’s 11-game winning streak includes 8 league wins. Arsenal won 4-1<\/span> on tuesday.<\/p>\n

Unai Emery’s side are ahead of Manchester City, who host Chelsea on Sunday, and are now three points behind leaders Arsenal, who later visit Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Brighton also host Burnley on Saturday, while West Ham visit bottom of the table Wolverhampton, who have not won in 19 games this season.<\/p>\n

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Steve Douglas is https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdouglas80<\/span><\/p>\n

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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n