Aston Villa 3:1 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 20 at Villa Park on 3 January 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

3 : 1

HT 1 : 0

Nottingham Forest

3 January 2026
Kickoff: 12:30 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: S. Hooper

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Match Events

Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal | Assist: M. Rogers
45'
Aston Villa: J. McGinnGoal | Assist: M. Cash
49'
61'
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteGoal | Assist: D. Bakwa
65'
Nottingham Forest: Dilane BakwaYellow Card | Foul
Aston Villa: L. DigneSubstitution | Off: I. Maatsen
69'
Aston Villa: J. SanchoSubstitution | Off: E. Buendia
69'
69'
Nottingham Forest: J. McAteeSubstitution | Off: D. Bakwa
69'
Nottingham Forest: N. SavonaSubstitution | Off: O. Aina
Aston Villa: J. McGinnGoal | Assist: Y. Tielemans
73'
78'
Nottingham Forest: M. SelsSubstitution | Off: John Victor
Aston Villa: D. MalenSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
83'
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
83'
83'
Nottingham Forest: Douglas LuizSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
83'
Nottingham Forest: A. KalimuendoSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
89'
Nottingham Forest: James McAteeYellow Card | Foul
Aston Villa: A. GarciaSubstitution | Off: M. Cash
90'
Aston Villa: Lamare BogardeYellow Card | Foul
90+4'

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest

73% Ball Possession 27%

1.59 Expected Goals 0.89

11 Total Shots 10

4 Shots on Goal 5

3 Shots off Goal 3

4 Blocked Shots 2

5 Shots Inside Box 6

6 Shots Outside Box 4

4 Corner Kicks 4

1 Offsides 4

10 Fouls 20

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

4 Goalkeeper Saves 1

645 Total Passes 239

579 Accurate Passes 170

90% Pass Accuracy 71%

-1.55 Goals Prevented -1.55

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen V. Lindelof E. Konsa M. Cash

Y. Tielemans B. Kamara

E. Buendia M. Rogers J. McGinn

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
17 | D. Malen | F
26 | L. Bogarde | M
12 | L. Digne | D
19 | J. Sancho | F
20 | J. Jimoh-Aloba | M
53 | G. Hemmings | M
16 | A. Garcia | D
71 | T. Carroll

Coach: Unai Emery

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-5-1

John Victor

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic O. Aina

D. Bakwa N. Dominguez E. Anderson M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

26 | M. Sels | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
12 | Douglas Luiz | M
24 | J. McAtee | M
35 | O. Zinchenko | D
15 | A. Kalimuendo | F
4 | Morato | D
37 | N. Savona | D
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
John McGinn	83	8.3
Youri Tielemans	90	7.9
Ollie Watkins	83	7.9
Boubacar Kamara	90	7.6
Matty Cash	89	7.3

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	7.7
Nicolás Domínguez	83	7.3
Matz Sels	12	6.7
Douglas Luiz	14	6.7
Murillo	90	6.6

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC