Match Report

With a 5 - 3 - 2 formation and van Hooijdonk on the bench you could have been forgiven for thinking that Forest were not going all out to win today.

But Villa must have thought you only had to show up to beat Forest, and looked very poor for most of the first half.

Forest's best chance of the half came on 20mins. when a shot from Andy Johnson cleared the cross bar.

The referee went off injured on 25mins - and that was as exciting as it got until injury time.

Mark Draper's back-header went past Crossley and into the bottom right hand corner and once again Forest went in losing at half time.

Both sides came out for the second half looking much more positive and lively. But, unfortunately it didn't last.

Bart-Williams came on for Johnson. As he was one of the few Forest players who was having a good game we can only assume he had picked up an injury.

Villa's second goal came on 57 mins. It was set up by Steve Stone, beating Hjelde and Stensaas, for their 18-year old sub, Barry, to put the ball over the line.

Forest seemed to go steadily downhill from there. They were unable to even cope with the basics with even simple 5 yard passes going astray.

van Hooijdonk came on for Stensaas on 70 mins but was unable to make an impact on a side who looked nothing more than embarrassing.

It was a depressing afternoon for the few Forest fans who made the trip to Villa.

With Forest now definitely relegated the end of the season cannot come soon enough.

Nottingham Forest		Saturday 24th April 1999 Score 0 - 2 Venue: Villa Park Attendance: 34,492 Referee: Mr Paul Durkin Goal 1: Draper 45 mins Goal 2: Barry 57 mins	Aston Villa

	Crossley		Oakes
	Louis-Jean		Wright
	Rogers		Southgate
	Hjelde		Watson
	Chettle		Taylor
	Johnson		Draper
	Freedman		Merson
	Lyttle		Joachim
	Mattsson		Dublin
	Harewood		Stone
	Stensaas		Calderwood
Substitutes			Substitutes
	Shipperley		Ehiogu
	Beasant		Barry
	Woan		Vassell
	Bart-Williams		Delaney
	van Hooijdonk		Enckelman
© Nottingham Forest 1999 With a 5 - 3 - 2 formation and van Hooijdonk on the bench you could have been forgiven for thinking that Forest were not going all out to win today. But Villa must have thought you only had to show up to beat Forest, and looked very poor for most of the first half. Forest's best chance of the half came on 20mins. when a shot from Andy Johnson cleared the cross bar. The referee went off injured on 25mins - and that was as exciting as it got until injury time. Mark Draper's back-header went past Crossley and into the bottom right hand corner and once again Forest went in losing at half time. Both sides came out for the second half looking much more positive and lively. But, unfortunately it didn't last. Bart-Williams came on for Johnson. As he was one of the few Forest players who was having a good game we can only assume he had picked up an injury. Villa's second goal came on 57 mins. It was set up by Steve Stone, beating Hjelde and Stensaas, for their 18-year old sub, Barry, to put the ball over the line. Forest seemed to go steadily downhill from there. They were unable to even cope with the basics with even simple 5 yard passes going astray. van Hooijdonk came on for Stensaas on 70 mins but was unable to make an impact on a side who looked nothing more than embarrassing. It was a depressing afternoon for the few Forest fans who made the trip to Villa. With Forest now definitely relegated the end of the season cannot come soon enough.