BBC pundit Marcus Albrighton wasn't the only one who thought the deadlock had finally been broken by Nottingham Forest's Nicolas Dominguez.
It had been a drab affair at the City Ground until Dominguez's header went past compatriot Emiliano Martinez in the Aston Villa goal.
Morgan Gibbs-White flicked on a Forest corner and, from just four yards out, midfielder Dominguez stooped to head goalwards.
The ball was behind Martinez. Yet somehow, like a "magician", the Argentine keeper reached back and managed to stop it on the goal-line and drag it away from goal.
Martinez's save looked crucial when, moments later, Jhon Duran scored what did prove to be the opener, but Forest launched a late fightback to win 2-1.