Nottingham Forest 1:1 Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 32 at The City Ground on 12 April 2026, with the half time score at 1:1; 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.

Nottingham Forest

1 : 1

HT 1 : 1

Aston Villa

12 April 2026
Kickoff: 13:00 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: M. Salisbury

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

11'
Aston Villa: Matty CashYellow Card | Foul
23'
Aston Villa: MurilloOwn Goal
Nottingham Forest: N. WilliamsGoal | Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
38'
Nottingham Forest: Omari HutchinsonYellow Card | Foul
45'
Nottingham Forest: MurilloYellow Card | Foul
63'
Nottingham Forest: C. WoodSubstitution | Off: O. Hutchinson
65'
67'
Aston Villa: John McGinnYellow Card | Foul
77'
Aston Villa: Douglas LuizSubstitution | Off: R. Barkley
78'
Aston Villa: I. MaatsenSubstitution | Off: L. Digne
78'
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaSubstitution | Off: M. Rogers
Nottingham Forest: N. DominguezSubstitution | Off: M. Gibbs-White
84'
87'
Aston Villa: T. AbrahamSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
Nottingham Forest: R. YatesSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
89'
Nottingham Forest: D. NdoyeSubstitution | Off: O. Aina
89'
90+1'
Aston Villa: A. GarciaSubstitution | Off: M. Cash

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa

41% Ball Possession 59%

1.15 Expected Goals 1.02

15 Total Shots 12

4 Shots on Goal 5

6 Shots off Goal 7

5 Blocked Shots 1

9 Shots Inside Box 8

6 Shots Outside Box 4

7 Corner Kicks 3

1 Offsides 2

15 Fouls 10

2 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

5 Goalkeeper Saves 4

336 Total Passes 501

278 Accurate Passes 442

83% Pass Accuracy 88%

-0.47 Goals Prevented -0.47

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Sels

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic O. Aina

E. Anderson I. Sangare

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

27 | S. Ortega | G
11 | C. Wood | F
22 | R. Yates | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
25 | L. Netz | D
24 | J. McAtee | M
16 | N. Dominguez | M
14 | D. Ndoye | F
4 | Morato | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Bizot

L. Digne P. Torres V. Lindelof M. Cash

Y. Tielemans A. Onana

M. Rogers R. Barkley J. McGinn

O. Watkins

Substitutes

64 | J. Wright | G
31 | L. Bailey | F
21 | Douglas Luiz | M
22 | I. Maatsen | D
26 | L. Bogarde | M
18 | T. Abraham | F
10 | E. Buendia | M
4 | E. Konsa | D
16 | A. Garcia | D

Coach: Unai Emery

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Neco Williams	90	8.2
Callum Hudson-Odoi	90	7.7
Ola Aina	89	7.6
Matz Sels	90	7.5
Nikola Milenković	90	6.9

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Youri Tielemans	90	7.5
John McGinn	90	7.2
Amadou Onana	90	7.0
Ross Barkley	77	7.0
Ian Maatsen	12	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC