Nottingham Forest defeated Aston Villa 2-1 at the City Ground on Saturday evening to go fourth in the Premier League table.
Anthony Elanga was the man of the moment as he finished from close range in the third minute of stoppage time.
Jhon Duran had put Villa in front and when Chris Wood was denied by VAR it felt like it might just be one of those days for Forest.
However, Nikola Milenkovic headed his second goal of the season to draw Forest level in the 87th minute, before Elanga scored his first goal since February with the game drawing to a close.
Anthony Elanga celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates Ola Aina during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and A...
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Nottingham Forest star Anthony Elanga reacts on Instagram
The relief was visible all over Elanga’s face as he got himself back among the goals.
Forest claimed a huge win in the grand scheme of things, with the Reds jumping to fourth place in the Premier League table.
Elanga took to Instagram after the game and posted a series of images of him celebrating the late winner.
Clearly, he’s delighted with the goal and the challenge for him now is to remain amongst the goals and ultimately win his starting berth back.
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England international and Ola Aina react to Elanga’s post
Angel Gomes came through the academy ranks at Manchester United with Elanga and he posted the words ‘crazy thingy’ after this late winner.
There were other replies too with Ola Aina saying: “V Pack. This is the way to go!!!”
Morato posted two flame emojis, whilst Neco Williams was also on hand to offer his congratulations too.
Elanga appears to be a popular player inside the dressing room and the hope now will be that he’s impressed Nuno Espirito Santo sufficiently to start at Brentford next week.
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