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Match XI

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Nottingham ForestHome
Full time1–1
Aston VillaAway
The City Ground, NottinghamReferee: Michael SalisburyAttendance: 30,591

Nottingham Forest

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

26Matz Sels3Neco Williams5Murillo31Nikola Milenkovic34Ola Aina8Elliot Anderson6Ibrahim Sangaré7Callum Hudson-Odoi10CMorgan Gibbs-White21Omari Hutchinson19Igor Jesus

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Goalkeeper

26Matz Sels

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Defenders

34Ola Aina

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31Nikola Milenkovic

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5Murillo

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3Neco Williams

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Midfielders

6Ibrahim Sangaré

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8Elliot Anderson

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21Omari Hutchinson

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10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCaptain

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7Callum Hudson-Odoi

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Forwards

19Igor Jesus

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Bench 9

27Stefan Ortega

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4Morato

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11Chris Wood

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14Dan Ndoye

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16Nicolás Domínguez

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22Ryan Yates

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24James McAtee

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25Luca Netz

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29Dilane Bakwa

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Team sheet:

Aston Villa

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

40Marco Bizot12Lucas Digne14Pau Torres3Victor Lindelöf2Matty Cash8Youri Tielemans24Amadou Onana27Morgan Rogers6Ross Barkley7CJohn McGinn11Ollie Watkins

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Goalkeeper

40Marco Bizot

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Defenders

2Matty Cash

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3Victor Lindelöf

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14Pau Torres

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12Lucas Digne

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Midfielders

24Amadou Onana

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8Youri Tielemans

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7John McGinnCaptain

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6Ross Barkley

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27Morgan Rogers

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Forwards

11Ollie Watkins

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Bench 10

23Emiliano Martínez

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4Ezri Konsa

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10Emiliano Buendía

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16Andrés García

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18Tammy Abraham

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21Douglas Luiz

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22Ian Maatsen

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26Lamare Bogarde

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31Leon Bailey

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64James Wright

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Team sheet:

Match events

  1. 11'
    Matty Cash booked

    Aston Villa.

    Aston Villa
  2. 23'
    Murillo own goal

    Aston Villa.

    Aston Villa
  3. 38'
    Neco Williams scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Callum Hudson-Odoi.

    Nottingham Forest
  4. 45'
    Omari Hutchinson booked

    Nottingham Forest.

    Nottingham Forest
  5. 63'
    Murillo booked

    Nottingham Forest.

    Nottingham Forest
  6. 65'
    Chris Wood onNottingham Forest
  7. 65'
    Omari Hutchinson offNottingham Forest
  8. 67'
    John McGinn booked

    Aston Villa.

    Aston Villa
  9. 77'
    Douglas Luiz onAston Villa
  10. 77'
    Ross Barkley offAston Villa
  11. 78'
    Ian Maatsen onAston Villa
  12. 78'
    Lucas Digne offAston Villa
  13. 78'
    Emiliano Buendía onAston Villa
  14. 78'
    Morgan Rogers offAston Villa
  15. 84'
    Nicolás Domínguez onNottingham Forest
  16. 84'
    Morgan Gibbs-White offNottingham Forest
  17. 87'
    Tammy Abraham onAston Villa
  18. 87'
    Ollie Watkins offAston Villa
  19. 89'
    Ryan Yates onNottingham Forest
  20. 89'
    Igor Jesus offNottingham Forest
  21. 89'
    Dan Ndoye onNottingham Forest
  22. 89'
    Ola Aina offNottingham Forest
  23. 91'
    Andrés García onAston Villa
  24. 91'
    Matty Cash offAston Villa

Match stats

Nottingham ForestStatisticAston Villa
40.8%Possession59.2%
1.15Expected goals (xG)1.02
15Shots12
336Passes501
7Corners taken3
1Offsides2
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
12Tackles won6
Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 5 Jun 2026, 03:45 UTC.

Match detail source: 24 Apr 2026, 07:49 UTC.

Premier League match centreCollected 28 May, 09:33 UTC
Premier League match statsCollected 23 Apr, 14:11 UTC
Premier League match report eventsCollected 24 Apr, 07:49 UTC

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