This was a riotous game that had everything, the first whistle acting like a klaxon for mayhem that sustained until the very last.
When the action finally stopped Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest had shared a 5-5 draw that was scarcely believable but ultimately just. Neither team deserved to lose, and neither really deserved to win.
As attractive as each attack was their defences seemed made from papier-mache, but if both sustain promotion charges it will certainly be fun for the Championship.
At full-time several players collapsed to the floor, flat-out. Supporters on all sides did the only thing they could: stand up and clap a fixture that had equalled the highest-scoring in Championship history.