Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Ref: Michael Salisbury, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1–1 in their Premier League fixture. Williams scored for Nottingham Forest; Murillo replied for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.15 for Nottingham Forest versus 1.02 for Aston Villa. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
11'
Cash
Yellow Card
23'
⚽
Murillo (OG)
⚽
Williams
Assist: Hudson-Odoi
Hutchinson
Yellow Card
Second Half
Murillo
Yellow Card
⇄
Hutchinson
67'
McGinn
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Barkley
78'
⇄
Digne
78'
⇄
Rogers
⇄
Gibbs-White
87'
⇄
Watkins
⇄
Aina
⇄
Igor Jesus
90+1'
⇄
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
Nottingham ForestAston Villa
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.15VS1.02
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
7
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
336
Total passes
501
278
Accurate passes
442
83%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline1 · 1 won
15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 11C. WoodF
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 22R. YatesM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 25L. NetzD
- 27S. OrtegaG
- 29D. BakwaF
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 40M. BizotG
Substitutes
- 4E. KonsaD
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 31L. BaileyF
- 64J. WrightG
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Ola Aina | D | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Igor Jesus | F | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Omari Hutchinson | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Morato | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Netz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dilane Bakwa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Ortega | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Wood | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ross Barkley | M | 77 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Pau Torres | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Matty Cash | D | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Marco Bizot | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 87 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrés García | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Wright | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezri Konsa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglas Luiz | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Tammy Abraham | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |