Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina joins Chelsea and Man Utd loanees in FA Cup Team of the Round

Ola Aina has been recognized for his outstanding display during Nottingham Forest's win against Brighton & Hove in the quarterfinals of the Emirates FA Cup, with football statistics website Whoscored naming the fullback in its Team of the Round. 

It was his first game for the two-time European champions following his return to England after international duty with the Super Eagles last week.

A thrilling 4-3 penalty shootout win over Brighton & Hove Albion saw Nottingham Forest advance to the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals, with Ola Aina going the distance at the AMEX Stadium.

The FA Cup Team of the Round is dominated by Aston Villa who have contributed four players, followed by Crystal Palace with three representatives. 

Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga starts in goal with a back four comprising Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest), Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) and Pervis Estupinan (Brighton).

Aston Villa duo Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey, and former Super Eagles invitee Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) are in a three-man midfield.

With a rating of 8.99, Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford was named Player of the Round and joining the Aston Villa player in attack are teammates Jacob Ramsey and Morgan Rodgers.  

Against the Seagulls, Ola Aina was a constant threat going forward, successfully completing five dribbles, while also excelling defensively with five clearances and two tackles, earning a WhoScored rating of 7.56.

Taiwo Awoniyi, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey all featured in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup this past weekend but have not been selected in the Team of the Round.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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