Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Final score: Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, January 3, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Aston Villa, 2 draws, 3 wins for Nottingham Forest.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 20
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Form: LLLDW Aston Villa
: WLLDD Nottingham Forest

45' O. Watkins · M. Rogers 1-0
HT1-0
49' J. McGinn · M. Cash 2-0
61' 2-1 M. Gibbs-White · D. Bakwa
65' Dilane Bakwa
69' ▲ L. Digne ▼ I. Maatsen
69' ▲ J. Sancho ▼ E. Buendia
69' ▲ J. McAtee ▼ D. Bakwa
69' ▲ N. Savona ▼ O. Aina
73' J. McGinn · Y. Tielemans 3-1
78' ▲ M. Sels ▼ John Victor
83' ▲ D. Malen ▼ O. Watkins
83' ▲ L. Bogarde ▼ J. McGinn
83' ▲ Douglas Luiz ▼ N. Dominguez
83' ▲ A. Kalimuendo ▼ Igor Jesus
89' James McAtee
90'+4 Lamare Bogarde
90' ▲ A. Garcia ▼ M. Cash
FT3-1

Line-ups

Aston Villa Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Unai Emery

23E. Martinez 7.0
2M. Cash ⇢ ▼ 90' 7.3
4E. Konsa 7.3
3V. Lindelof 7.0
22I. Maatsen ▼ 69' 6.2
44B. Kamara 7.6
8Y. Tielemans ⇢ 7.9
7J. McGinn ⚽2 ▼ 83' 8.3
27M. Rogers ⇢ 6.9
10E. Buendia ▼ 69' 6.7
11O. Watkins ⚽ ▼ 83' 7.9

Substitutes 9

40M. Bizot
17D. Malen ▲ 83' 6.3
26L. Bogarde ▲ 83' 6.3
12L. Digne ▲ 69' 6.6
19J. Sancho ▲ 69' 6.3
20J. Jimoh-Aloba
53G. Hemmings
16A. Garcia ▲ 90' 6.7
71T. Carroll

Nottingham Forest Formation: 4-5-1 · Coach: Vitor Pereira

13John Victor ▼ 78' 5.3
34O. Aina ▼ 69' 6.2
31N. Milenkovic 6.2
5Murillo 6.6
3N. Williams 6.2
21O. Hutchinson 6.5
10M. Gibbs-White ⚽ 7.7
8E. Anderson 6.3
16N. Dominguez ▼ 83' 7.3
29D. Bakwa ⇢ ▼ 69' 6.2
19Igor Jesus ▼ 83' 6.0

Substitutes 9

26M. Sels ▲ 78' 6.7
9T. Awoniyi
12Douglas Luiz ▲ 83' 6.7
24J. McAtee ▲ 69' 6.2
35O. Zinchenko
15A. Kalimuendo ▲ 83' 6.3
4Morato
37N. Savona ▲ 69' 6.2
44Z. Abbott

Statistics

01⚑4

⚑420

73%Possession27%

11Shots10

4Shots on target5

3Shots off target3

5Shots inside box6

6Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots2

4Corners4

1Offsides4

10Fouls20

1Yellow cards2

4Saves1

-1.55Goals prevented-1.55

645Passes239

579Accurate passes170

90%Pass accuracy71%

1.59Expected goals (xG)0.89

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	71 - 27	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	77 - 35	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	69 - 50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	56 - 49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	63 - 53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	58 - 54	+4	57
7	Sunderland	38	42 - 48	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	52 - 46	+6	53
9	Brentford	38	55 - 52	+3	53
10	Chelsea	38	58 - 52	+6	52
11	Fulham	38	47 - 51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	53 - 55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	47 - 50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	49 - 56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	41 - 51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	48 - 51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	48 - 57	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	46 - 65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	38 - 75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	27 - 68	-41	20