Aston Villa achieved a great triumph in this match against Nottingham Forest to stay in fourth place in the Premier League, which qualifies for the Champions League next season. The 4-2 victory had Douglas Luiz as the standout footballer, scoring two of the four goals.
The Brazilian has already scored nine goals in this Premier League campaign, all of them playing at home, at Villa Park. Only Georginio Wijnaldum (11 in 2015-16) and Les Ferdinand (10 in 2000-01) have scored more goals in a single campaign that were all at home, as highlighted by the statistics company Opta.
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Douglas Luiz also showed that he scores in all ways: the first goal against Nottingham Forest came in the 29th minute with a low grass shot. Ten minutes later, he added another goal with a powerful header.
The Vasco da Gama product has accumulated a total of ten goals and seven assists this season in 37 matches across all competitions.
His performance is crucial for Unai Emery’s team, which will visit Luton on March 2 to stay at the top of the table, leading up to the first leg against Ajax in the Europa Conference League on the 7th of next month.
