Premier League

Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest finished 3-1 in Premier League. Key event: 1' Ollie Watkins (assist Morgan Rogers · xG 0.49 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.6%, 46.9%). Head to head: H2H last 6: 3-1-2. Home form: L L W W W; Away form: L L L W W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

AST 3 - 1 Finished

NOT

Competition Premier League Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 03 Jan 2026, 12:30 Venue time 03 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMT

AST73%

Ball possession

27%NOT

Match preview 2 facts

Home form L L W W W 9 pts, goals 8-11, 1.60 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match

Away form L L L W W 6 pts, goals 6-6, 1.20 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Shot map 21 shots · 4 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. Larger markers represent higher xG.

Aston Villa 11 shots · 1.43 xG · 3 goals

1' · Ollie Watkins · Saved shot · xG 0.49
7' · Ian Maatsen · Missed shot · xG 0.07
10' · Emiliano Buendía · Blocked shot · xG 0.07
16' · Ian Maatsen · Missed shot · xG 0.02
25' · Morgan Rogers · Blocked shot · xG 0.11
45' · Ollie Watkins · Goal · xG 0.03
48' · John McGinn · Goal · xG 0.09
56' · Emiliano Buendía · Missed shot · xG 0.12
65' · Morgan Rogers · Blocked shot · xG 0.11
69' · Jadon Sancho · Blocked shot · xG 0.04
72' · John McGinn · Goal · xG 0.29

Nottingham Forest 10 shots · 0.9 xG · 1 goal

20' · Igor Jesus · Missed shot · xG 0.02
29' · Omari Hutchinson · Saved shot · xG 0.06
30' · Neco Williams · Blocked shot · xG 0.03
50' · Nicolás Domínguez · Blocked shot · xG 0.01
51' · Dilane Bakwa · Missed shot · xG 0.01
53' · Dilane Bakwa · Missed shot · xG 0.38
60' · Morgan Gibbs-White · Goal · xG 0.3
63' · Ola Aina · Saved shot · xG 0.01
77' · Morgan Gibbs-White · Saved shot · xG 0.04
96' · Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga · Saved shot · xG 0.04

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 49 events

1' shot Ollie Watkins AST assist Morgan Rogers · xG 0.49 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.6%, 46.9%

7' shot Ian Maatsen AST xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.8%, 63.6%

10' shot Emiliano Buendía AST assist Boubacar Kamara · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.4%, 52.3%

16' shot Ian Maatsen AST xG 0.02 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 75.8%, 48.8%

20' shot Igor Jesus NOT assist Ola Aina · xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 89.2%, 35.5%

25' shot Morgan Rogers AST assist Emiliano Buendía · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.4%, 53.9%

29' shot Omari Hutchinson NOT assist Nicolás Domínguez · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84%, 36.8%

30' shot Neco Williams NOT xG 0.03 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 84.1%, 67%

45+1' Goal Ollie Watkins AST assist Morgan Rogers

45' Goal O. Watkins AST assist M. Rogers · Normal Goal

45' shot Ollie Watkins AST assist Morgan Rogers · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.9%, 61.7%

48' shot John McGinn AST assist Matthew Cash · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.7%, 43.8%

49' Goal J. McGinn AST assist M. Cash · Normal Goal

50' shot Nicolás Domínguez NOT assist Neco Williams · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.3%, 76.5%

51' shot Dilane Bakwa NOT assist Morgan Gibbs-White · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.6%, 17.2%

53' shot Dilane Bakwa NOT assist Omari Hutchinson · xG 0.38 · Open Play · location 95.6%, 44.6%

56' shot Emiliano Buendía AST xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 81.4%, 38.3%

60' shot Morgan Gibbs-White NOT assist Dilane Bakwa · xG 0.3 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.1%, 36%

61' Goal M. Gibbs-White NOT assist D. Bakwa · Normal Goal

63' shot Ola Aina NOT assist Morgan Gibbs-White · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 66.7%, 45.2%

65' Yellow Dilane Bakwa NOT Foul

65' shot Morgan Rogers AST xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 54.3%

69' Sub I. Maatsen AST on for L. Digne

69' Sub E. Buendia AST on for J. Sancho

69' Sub D. Bakwa NOT on for J. McAtee

69' Sub O. Aina NOT on for N. Savona

69' shot Jadon Sancho AST assist Lucas Digne · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.8%, 64.4%

69' Sub James McAtee NOT on for Dilane Bakwa

69' Sub Nicolò Savona NOT on for Ola Aina

69' Sub Jadon Sancho AST on for Emiliano Buendía

69' Sub Lucas Digne AST on for Ian Maatsen

72' shot John McGinn AST assist Youri Tielemans · xG 0.29 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 70.2%, 52.9%

77' shot Morgan Gibbs-White NOT xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 82.5%, 53.9%

78' Sub John Victor NOT on for M. Sels

78' Sub Matz Sels NOT on for John Victor · Injury substitution

83' Sub J. McGinn AST on for L. Bogarde

83' Sub O. Watkins AST on for D. Malen

83' Sub N. Dominguez NOT on for Douglas Luiz

83' Sub Igor Jesus NOT on for A. Kalimuendo

83' Sub Arnaud Kalimuendo NOT on for Igor Jesus

83' Sub Douglas Luiz NOT on for Nicolás Domínguez

83' Sub Lamare Bogarde AST on for John McGinn

83' Sub Donyell Malen AST on for Ollie Watkins

89' Yellow James McAtee NOT Foul

90+4' Yellow Lamare Bogarde AST Yellow card

90' Sub M. Cash AST on for A. Garcia

90' Sub Andrés García AST on for Matty Cash

94+4' Yellow Lamare Bogarde AST Foul

96' shot Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga NOT xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 29.3%

Head-to-head H2H last 9: 4-3-2

Aston Villa leads the last 9 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 07 May · Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · 4 - 0.

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01 May Crystal Palace Aston Villa vs Scheduled Match details Selhurst Park, London Selhurst Park, London 01 May Brighton Nottingham Forest vs Scheduled Match details 24 Apr Nottingham Forest Sunderland vs Scheduled Match details 24 Apr Aston Villa Coventry vs Scheduled Match details Villa Park, Birmingham Villa Park, Birmingham

Team statistics

73% Ball Possession 27%

73% 27%

1.43 Expected Goals 0.90

61% 38%

11 Total Shots 10

52% 47%

4 Shots on Goal 5

44% 55%

645 Passes 239

73% 27%

579 Accurate passes 170

77% 22%

90% Pass accuracy 71%

55% 44%

4 Corner Kicks 4

50% 50%

4 Blocked shots 2

66% 33%

1 Offsides 4

20% 80%

10 Fouls 20

33% 66%

1 Yellow Cards 2

33% 66%

4 Goalkeeper Saves 1

80% 20%

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

4-5-1 · Manager Sean Dyche

13 John Victor G 34 Ola Aina D 31 Nikola Milenković D 5 Murillo D 3 Neco Williams D 21 Omari Hutchinson M 10 Morgan Gibbs-White M 8 Elliot Anderson M 16 Nicolás Domínguez M 29 Dilane Bakwa M 19 Igor Jesus F

13 J John Victor GStarter

34 O Ola Aina DStarter

31 N Nikola Milenković DStarter

5 M Murillo DStarter

3 N Neco Williams DStarter

21 O Omari Hutchinson MStarter

10 M Morgan Gibbs-White · Captain MStarter

8 E Elliot Anderson MStarter

16 N Nicolás Domínguez MStarter

29 D Dilane Bakwa MStarter

19 I Igor Jesus FStarter

37 N Nicolò Savona DSubstitute

24 J James McAtee MSubstitute

26 M Matz Sels GSubstitute

12 D Douglas Luiz MSubstitute

15 A Arnaud Kalimuendo FSubstitute

4 M Morato DSubstitute

35 O Oleksandr Zinchenko DSubstitute

44 Z Zach Abbott DSubstitute

9 T Taiwo Awoniyi FSubstitute

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1 · Manager Unai Emery

23 Emiliano Martínez G 2 Matty Cash D 4 Ezri Konsa D 3 Victor Lindelöf D 22 Ian Maatsen D 44 Boubacar Kamara M 8 Youri Tielemans M 7 John McGinn M 27 Morgan Rogers M 10 Emiliano Buendía M 11 Ollie Watkins F

23 E Emiliano Martínez GStarter

2 M Matty Cash DStarter

4 E Ezri Konsa DStarter

3 V Victor Lindelöf DStarter

22 I Ian Maatsen DStarter

44 B Boubacar Kamara MStarter

8 Y Youri Tielemans MStarter

7 J John McGinn · Captain MStarter

27 M Morgan Rogers MStarter

10 E Emiliano Buendía MStarter

11 O Ollie Watkins FStarter

12 L Lucas Digne DSubstitute

19 J Jadon Sancho FSubstitute

26 L Lamare Bogarde MSubstitute

17 D Donyell Malen FSubstitute

16 A Andrés García DSubstitute

40 M Marco Bizot GSubstitute

71 T TJ Carroll DSubstitute

20 J Jamaldeen Jimoh MSubstitute

53 G George Hemmings MSubstitute