Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'NFO 
73%Possession27%
11Shots10
4On target5
4Corners4
4Saves1
10Fouls20
65'Dilane BakwaNFO89'James McAteeNFO90'+4'Lamare BogardeAVL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVL | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| NFO | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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').
| Lineup (4-5-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| John VictorG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MurilloCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikola MilenkovicCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neco WilliamsLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ola AinaRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolás DomínguezCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot AndersonAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilane BakwaLM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Omari HutchinsonRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor JesusF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolò Savona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Luiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matz Sels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Abbott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McAtee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
