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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League
Aston Villa
13-3-4
3-1
Final
Nottm Forest
5-3-12
Villa Park
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNFO
73%Possession27%
11Shots10
4On target5
4Corners4
4Saves1
10Fouls20
65'Dilane BakwaNFO89'James McAteeNFO90'+4'Lamare BogardeAVL
Team1H2HT
AVL123
NFO011

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (45'+1') and John McGinn (49', 73'). Goals for Nottm Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (61').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4John McGinnAM-R
  2. 27.3Ollie WatkinsF
  3. 37.2Emiliano MartínezG
  4. 47.0Morgan RogersAM
  5. 56.8Matty CashRB
  6. 66.8Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCM-R
  7. 76.7Youri TielemansLM
  8. 86.5Ezri KonsaCD-R
  9. 96.5Ian MaatsenLB
  10. 106.5Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 116.3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  12. 126.2Boubacar KamaraRM

Team stats

AVLNFO
10Fouls20
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides4
4Corner Kicks4
4Saves1
72.7Possession27.3
11SHOTS10
4ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
579Accurate Passes170
645Passes239
0.9Pass Completion %0.7
2Accurate Crosses0
16Crosses9
0.1Cross %0.0
30Long Balls48
16Accurate Long Balls20
0.5Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots2
9Effective Tackles8
18Tackles19
0.5Tackle %0.4
11Interceptions14
12Effective Clearances28
12Clearances28

Player of the game

John McGinn

AVL · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

8%
AVL · 0.10 xG
83%
Draw
9%
NFO · 0.10 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Nottingham Forest 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).

  5. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Bogarde

  7. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).

  9. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest).

  11. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo is caught offside.

  12. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

  14. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  15. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Cash

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash.

    A. García

  16. 89'

    Yellow card

    James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. McAtee

  17. 89'

    Free kick won

    Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).

  19. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).

  20. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Domínguez

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Douglas Luiz replaces Nicolás Domínguez.

    D. Luiz

  21. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Jesus

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Igor Jesus.

    A. Kalimuendo

  22. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McGinn

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces John McGinn.

    L. Bogarde

  23. 83'Donyell Malen
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Watkins

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.

    D. Malen

  24. 82'

    Free kick won

    Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

Leaders

AVLNFO
Total Shots
Morgan Rogers
2
Morgan Gibbs-White
2
Accurate Passes
Youri Tielemans
98
Elliot Anderson
24
Saves
Emiliano Martínez
4
John Victor
1

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