Tammy Abraham scores four goals as Aston Villa draws 5 to 5 with Nottingham Forest | Soccer

Dean Smith, coach of Aston Villa, struggled to understand why his team failed to win despite five home registered goals against Nottingham Forest.

Tammy Abraham scored four goals as the hosts lost 2-0, 3-2, 4-3, but that proved futile: Forest (10 players) scored a remarkable 5-5 thanks At the 82nd goal of former striker Villa Lewis Grabban. minute equalizer.

It was the first-ever 5-to-5 draw at Villa Park, but Smith was of the opinion that his team should have come out victorious. "The character and spirit of the players were clear, but if you score five goals at home, you should win the match," he said. "If you score five goals, you should win. It was one of those games.

"We were perfectly aware that they were a good counterattack with the pace but I am devastated by the players because I fight back so many times … I thought 5-4 that we would win the match.

"We missed very good chances and we also scored two goals and we are totally disappointed. I thought we were totally in control of the game. That sounds odd, but we scored 26 attempts on goal, against 8 for Forest. "

Abraham, on loan from Chelsea, scored Villa's first four goals, including one from the penalty spot. Smith said, "Tammy was disappointed not to have scored six goals, he certainly benefited. This is a player who demonstrates a remarkable attitude and application. It is great to have around the club. "

Forest showed why he had only been beaten twice this season while Tobias Figueiredo was sacked in the 68th minute. They led 4-3 at the time, but in seven minutes Villa had scored two goals, following a strike from Abraham and Anwar El Ghazi. .

Forest had previously taken the lead thanks to goals from Grabban and João Carvalho in the first six minutes. Abraham responded with two goals in three minutes to tie the scores and achieved a hat trick in the first half from the penalty spot after Matty Cash restored Forest 's lead.

Joe Lolley managed to bring Forest back, but Grabban's late intervention was left to win a point.

The forest manager, Aitor Karanka, said that he "did not know if [Figueiredo’s] attacking was a sending, "rejoices the character of his team.

He said: "When you see your players arguing until the last second, no matter how many goals we scored, we showed a lot of personality and character.

"It was a perfect step to show those qualities against one of the best teams in the league. We worked with only 17 players. We met five goals, which shows the quality of the team. "