Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Ref: Simon Hooper, EnglandVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Watkins, McGinn, and McGinn scored for Aston Villa; Gibbs-White replied for Nottingham Forest. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.59 for Aston Villa versus 0.89 for Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Nottingham Forest are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Rogers
Second Half
⚽
McGinn
Assist: Cash
61'
⚽
Gibbs-White
Assist: Bakwa
65'
Bakwa
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Aina
69'
⇄
Bakwa
⇄
Buendía
⇄
Maatsen
⚽
McGinn
Assist: Tielemans
78'
⇄
John
⇄
Watkins
83'
⇄
Domínguez
⇄
McGinn
83'
⇄
Igor Jesus
89'
McAtee
Yellow Card
Bogarde
Yellow Card
⇄
Cash
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.59VS0.89
Attack2 · 2 won
11
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
73%
Possession
27%
645
Total passes
239
579
Accurate passes
170
90%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
20
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
2
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-5-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 27M. RogersM
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 12L. DigneD
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 20J. JimohM
- 26L. BogardeM
- 40M. BizotG
- 53George HemmingsM
- 71T. CarrollD
Nottingham Forest
4-5-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 13JohnG
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 29D. BakwaM
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 26M. SelsG
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
- 37N. SavonaD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGinn(C) | M | 83 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 83 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Cash | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hemmings | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TJ Carroll | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Donyell Malen | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 83 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Omari Hutchinson | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dilane Bakwa | M | 69 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Ola Aina | D | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 83 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| John Victor | G | 78 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Abbott | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglas Luiz | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matz Sels | G | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolò Savona | D | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |