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Aston Villa
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Nottm Forest
  • Match Ended
  • 90'
    Yellow Card
    • Lamare Bogarde

    Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) has received a first yellow card.

  • 90'
    Substitution
    • Matty Cash
    • Andres Garcia

    Andres Garcia is on a sub for Matty Cash for Aston Villa.

  • 89'
    Yellow Card
    • James McAtee

    Nottingham's James McAtee has been booked in Birmingham.

  • 84'
    Substitution
    • Nicolas Dominguez
    • Douglas Luiz

    The away team have replaced Nicolas Dominguez with Douglas Luiz. This is the fifth substitution made today by Sean Dyche.

  • 84'
    Substitution
    • Igor Jesus
    • Arnaud Kalimuendo

    Arnaud Kalimuendo is replacing Igor Jesus for the away team.

  • 83'
    Substitution
    • John McGinn
    • Lamare Bogarde

    Aston Villa make their fourth substitution with Lamare Bogarde replacing John McGinn.

  • 83'
    Substitution
    • Ollie Watkins
    • Donyell Malen

    Unai Emery is making the team's third substitution at Villa Park with Donyell Malen replacing Ollie Watkins.

  • 78'
    Substitution
    • John Victor
    • Matz Sels

    Sean Dyche (Nottingham) has taken off John Victor who seemed to be grimacing with pain earlier. A possible injury. Matz Sels is the replacement.

  • 73'
    Goal !
    • John McGinn (Scorer)
    • Youri Tielemans (Assist)

    Goal! John McGinn extends Aston Villa's lead to 3-1.

    Youri Tielemans with an assist there.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Ola Aina
    • Nicolo Savona

    The away team have replaced Ola Aina with Nicolo Savona. This is the second substitution made today by Sean Dyche.

  • 69'
    Substitution
    • Dilane Bakwa
    • James McAtee

    Sean Dyche (Nottingham) is making a first substitution, with James McAtee replacing Dilane Bakwa.

  • 68'
    Substitution
    • Emiliano Buendia
    • Jadon Sancho

    The home team replace Emiliano Buendia with Jadon Sancho.

  • 68'
    Substitution
    • Ian Maatsen
    • Lucas Digne

    Lucas Digne is replacing Ian Maatsen for Aston Villa at Villa Park.

  • 65'
    Yellow Card
    • Dilane Bakwa

    Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham) gets a yellow card.

  • 61'
    Goal !
    • Morgan Gibbs-White (Scorer)
    • Dilane Bakwa (Assist)

    Nottingham are back in the match in Birmingham. Morgan Gibbs-White has scored to make it 2-1.

    Dilane Bakwa instrumental with a fine assist.

  • 49'
    Goal !
    • John McGinn (Scorer)
    • Matty Cash (Assist)

    Goal! Aston Villa extend their lead to 2-0 through John McGinn.

    That's a fine assist from Matty Cash.

  • 45'
    Goal !
    • Ollie Watkins (Scorer)
    • Morgan Rogers (Assist)

    Goal! Ollie Watkins gives Aston Villa a 1-0 lead in Birmingham.

    Great play from Morgan Rogers to set up the goal.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Aston Villa Aston Villa
(4-2-3-1)
(4-5-1)
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
23Martinez2Cash4Konsa3Lindelof22Maatsen44Kamara8Tielemans7McGinn27Rogers10Buendia11Watkins13Victor34Aina31Milenkovic5Murillo3Williams21Hutchinson8Anderson10Gibbs-White16Dominguez29Bakwa19Igor Jesus
23Martinez2Cash4Konsa3Lindelof22Maatsen44Kamara8Tielemans7McGinn27Rogers10Buendia11Watkins
Aston Villa Aston Villa
(4-2-3-1)
13Victor34Aina31Milenkovic5Murillo3Williams21Hutchinson8Anderson10Gibbs-White16Dominguez29Bakwa19Igor Jesus
(4-5-1)
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
Aston Villa Aston Villa
Emery, Unai
Coach
Substitutes
Lucas Digne 12
68' Out: Ian Maatsen

Jadon Sancho 19
68' Out: Emiliano Buendia

Donyell Malen 17
83' Out: Ollie Watkins

Lamare Bogarde 26
83' Out: John McGinn

Andres Garcia 16
90' Out: Matty Cash
Missing players
Ross Barkley
Injured

Pau Torres
Injured

Amadou Onana
Injured

Evann Guessand
Other
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
Dyche, Sean
Coach
Substitutes
James McAtee 24
69' Out: Dilane Bakwa

Nicolo Savona 37
69' Out: Ola Aina

Matz Sels 26
78' Out: John Victor

Arnaud Kalimuendo 15
84' Out: Igor Jesus

Douglas Luiz 12
84' Out: Nicolas Dominguez
Missing players
Chris Wood
Injured

Willy Boly
Other

John Victor
Injured

Ryan Yates
Injured

Ibrahim Sangare
Other

Dan Ndoye
Injured

Statistics

Ball possession
Aston Villa74%
26% Nottm Forest
Shots
3Off goal24On goal5

4
Shots blocked
0
4
Corner kicks
4
1
Offsides
4
4
Saves
1
10
Fouls
20
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0

Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest Betting tips

The most common result of matches between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest when Aston Villa is playing at home is 2-0. 3 matches have ended with this result.
During the last 10 meetings with Aston Villa playing at home, Aston Villa have won 6 times, there have been 3 draws while Nottingham Forest have won 1 times. The goal difference is 22-14 in favour of Aston Villa.
During the last 21 meetings, Aston Villa have won 9 times, there have been 8 draws while Nottingham Forest have won 4 times. The goal difference is 37-29 in favour of Aston Villa.
Nottingham Forest's last away win against Aston Villa was in 1994.
Last season's matches: 2-1 (Aston Villa at home) and 2-1 (Nottingham Forest at home).
Aston Villa have a winning streak of 7 matches in Premier League.
In Premier League, Aston Villa have 7 successive home wins.
Did you know that Aston Villa scores 26% of their goals between the minutes 31-45?
Did you know that Nottingham Forest scores 33% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?
Aston Villa have a winning streak of 10 matches.
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Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest Predictions

Bookmakers rate Aston Villa as clear favourites over Nottingham Forest, with the home win the most likely result, followed by a draw and then an away win according to both probabilities and odds. They also slightly favour both teams to score and strongly expect over 2.5 goals in the match.

Full-time result1x2
Probability56%23%21%
Odds1.913.54
Correct Score1-02-12-0
Probability11%11%9%
Odds99.510
Over/Under 2.5OverUnder
Probability77%23%
Odds1.911.91
BTTSYesNo
Probability52%48%
Odds1.752
Odds data provided by: Bet365

Head to head

In their last five Premier League meetings, Aston Villa recorded three wins and Nottingham Forest achieved two victories, with no draws. Across these matches, Villa scored 10 goals and Forest scored 7, with both sides winning twice at home and Villa also winning once away.

Aston Villa
Matches:  7
Nottm Forest
57%
Wins: 4
14%
Draws: 1
29%
Wins: 2
Recent meetings
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Form

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    3 Jan 2026
    Aston Villa
    3 : 1
    Nottm Forest
  2. Flag ENGPremier League
    30 Dec 2025
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    4 : 1
    Aston Villa
  3. Flag ENGPremier League
    27 Dec 2025
    Chelsea
    1 : 2
    Aston Villa
  4. Flag ENGPremier League
    21 Dec 2025
    Aston Villa
    2 : 1
    Man Utd
  5. Flag ENGPremier League
    14 Dec 2025
    West Ham
    2 : 3
    Aston Villa
Nottm ForestNottm Forest
  1. Flag ENGPremier League
    6 Jan 2026
    West Ham
    1 : 2
    Nottm Forest
  2. Flag ENGPremier League
    3 Jan 2026
    Aston Villa
    3 : 1
    Nottm Forest
  3. Flag ENGPremier League
    30 Dec 2025
    Nottm Forest
    0 : 2
    Everton
  4. Flag ENGPremier League
    27 Dec 2025
    Nottm Forest
    1 : 2
    Man City
  5. Flag ENGPremier League
    22 Dec 2025
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    1 : 0
    Nottm Forest

Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest Standings

Aston Villa are 3rd in the table with 39 points from 19 matches, having 12 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, scoring 30 goals and conceding 23. Nottingham Forest are 17th with 18 points from 19 matches, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, 18 goals scored and 30 conceded, leaving a 21-point gap between the sides.

PosTeamWDLMPts
2Man City13442143
3Aston Villa13442143
4Liverpool10462034
...
16Leeds5792122
17Nottm Forest63122121
18West Ham35132114

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