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BBC pundit names the Nottingham Forest player who was excellent against Aston Villa

Aston Villa's Charles N'Zogbia (L) in action against Sunderland's David Vaughan (Reuters)
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Nottingham Forest won against Aston Villa in the Championship at the weekend.

Nottingham Forest made it two wins in two in the Championship at the weekend. Forest got the better of Aston Villa 2-1 at the City Ground on Saturday evening.

Jonathan Kodjia put the Villans in the lead in the 19th minute, but Britt Assombalonga equalised for the home team on 42 minutes.

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Ben Brereton scored the winner for Forest in the third minute of injury time, with Villa ending the game with 10 men due to the dismissal of Jack Grealish in the 78th minute.

Steve Hodge was following the match for BBC Nottingham Sport, and the former Forest and Villa midfielder was impressed with the performance of David Vaughan.

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The 33-year-old former Sunderland midfielder started the match for Forest and played for the entire 90 minutes.

Nottingham Forest's David Vaughan in action with Leeds' Chris Wood

Passing Accuracy Tackles WonInterceptions WonBall RecoveryTouchesShots on TargetGoal AssistGoalsMins Played
David Vaughan95%3058810090

Nottingham Forest's David Vaughan (L) and Eric Lichaj (R) in action with Preston North End's Daniel Johnson

Over the course of the 90 minutes at the City Ground on Saturday evening, hosts Forest had 71% of the possession, took 17 shots of which six were on target, and earned six corners, according to BBC Sport.

Forest are 15th in the Championship table at the moment with 36 points from 30 matches.