{"id":4192,"date":"2023-11-08T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/11\/08\/read_news-phpnid49381\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:33:24","slug":"read_news-phpnid49381","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/11\/08\/read_news-phpnid49381\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest defender Aina named in PL TOTW alongside Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham stars\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/60644Aina.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Nottingham Forest defender Aina named in PL TOTW alongside Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham stars\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Versatile defender Ola Aina has been recognized for his outstanding performance during Nottingham Forest&#8217;s 2-0 win over Aston Villa after he was named in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/3772331\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League&#8217;s Team of the Week for gameweek 11<\/a> by\u00a0Premier League&#8217;s record goalscorer Alan Shearer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ola Aina had unarguably his best performance in a Nottingham Forest shirt in the win against Aston Villa, not least his brilliant goal that gave the two-time European champions a crucial lead inside five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea academy product ended a 378-day goal drought when he guided the ball into the bottom\u00a0with a sidefoot finish from about 25 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shearer has gone with a 4-3-3 formation in his Premier League Team of the Week, with Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper\u00a0Guglielmo Vicario protected by a back four of Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Moussa Niakhate, Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire and Crystal Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The star-studded midfield consists of\u00a0Bernardo Silva (Man City), Joelinton (Newcastle United) and Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s hat-trick hero in their 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur,\u00a0Nicolas Jackson is flanked by Manchester City&#8217;s Jeremy Doku and Newcastle United&#8217;s Anthony Gordon in attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Aina, Shearer said: &#8220;He displayed great technique to score against Emiliano Martinez from that range, and defended well to keep a clean sheet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aina has netted three career goals since making his Premier League debut seven years ago, with two of the goals scored in the colors of Fulham in the 2020-2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1721965920799592885\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Alan Shearer\u2019s Team of the Week is here \ud83d\udcec<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of his selection? \ud83e\udd14 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fB5g9xB2cM\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/fB5g9xB2cM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Premier League (@premierleague) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1721965920799592885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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