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Emery takes responsibility as Forest strike late at winless Aston Villa

12 Sep 2026, 16:09 GMT By Ben Fisher at Villa Park
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This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line and the other was a right wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Muñoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s first win under Glasner, though the match-winner was one of the old brigade in Igor Jesus. Delap registered his first Forest goal in style, a powerful shot from 25 yards and Muñoz was involved in the slick move that culminated in Igor Jesus reading Morgan Gibbs-White’s exquisite backheel to down Aston Villa, who remain winless in the Premier League. Continue reading...