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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston VillaHome
Full time3–1
Nottingham ForestAway
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Villa Park, BirminghamReferee: Simon HooperAttendance: 43,039
Aston Villa
  • 46'Ollie Watkins scored
  • 49'John McGinn scored
  • 73'John McGinn scored
Nottingham Forest
  • 61'Morgan Gibbs-White scored
Goals, assists & match events

Match stats

Aston VillaNottingham Forest
72.7%Possession27.3%
1.59Expected goals (xG)0.89
11Shots10
645Passes239
4Corners taken4
1Offsides4
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
9Tackles won8

Match events

Match minutes explained
  1. 46'
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Assist Morgan Rogers.

    Aston Villa
  2. 49'
    John McGinn scored

    Assist Matty Cash.

    Aston Villa
  3. 61'
    Morgan Gibbs-White scored

    Assist Dilane Bakwa.

    Nottingham Forest
  4. 65'
    Dilane Bakwa bookedNottingham Forest
  5. 69'
    Substitutions

    Lucas Digne on; Ian Maatsen off; Jadon Sancho on; Emiliano Buendía off

    Aston Villa
  6. 69'
    Substitutions

    Nicolò Savona on; Ola Aina off; James McAtee on; Dilane Bakwa off

    Nottingham Forest
  7. 73'
    John McGinn scored

    Assist Youri Tielemans.

    Aston Villa
  8. 78'
    Substitutions

    Matz Sels on; John Victor off

    Nottingham Forest
  9. 83'
    Substitutions

    Donyell Malen on; Ollie Watkins off; Lamare Bogarde on; John McGinn off

    Aston Villa
  10. 83'
    Substitutions

    Douglas Luiz on; Nicolás Domínguez off; Arnaud Kalimuendo on; Igor Jesus off

    Nottingham Forest
  11. 89'
    James McAtee bookedNottingham Forest
  12. 90'
    Substitutions

    Andrés García on; Matty Cash off

    Aston Villa
  13. 94'
    Lamare Bogarde bookedAston Villa
Aston VillaNottingham Forest

Emiliano Martínez: In the official starting XI.

Matty Cash: In the official starting XI.

Victor Lindelöf: In the official starting XI.

Ezri Konsa: In the official starting XI.

John McGinn: In the official starting XI.

Youri Tielemans: In the official starting XI.

Emiliano Buendía: In the official starting XI.

Ollie Watkins: In the official starting XI.

Ian Maatsen: In the official starting XI.

Morgan Rogers: In the official starting XI.

Boubacar Kamara: In the official starting XI.

Marco Bizot: Named on the official bench.

Lucas Digne: Named on the official bench.

Andrés García: Named on the official bench.

Donyell Malen: Named on the official bench.

Jadon Sancho: Named on the official bench.

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba: Named on the official bench.

Lamare Bogarde: Named on the official bench.

George Hemmings: Named on the official bench.

TJ Carroll: Named on the official bench.

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Official team sheet

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Aston Villa team sheet

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · 3 Jan 2026

Starting XI
11 named players

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Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martínez
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Defenders

Matty Cash
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Victor Lindelöf
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Ezri Konsa
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Ian Maatsen
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Midfielders

John McGinn
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Youri Tielemans
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Emiliano Buendía
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Morgan Rogers
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Boubacar Kamara
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Forwards

Ollie Watkins
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Bench 9

Marco Bizot
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Lucas Digne
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Andrés García
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Donyell Malen
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Jadon Sancho
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Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

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Lamare Bogarde
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George Hemmings
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TJ Carroll
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Aston Villa

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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · finished match

  1. Emiliano Martínez
  2. Matty Cash
  3. Victor Lindelöf
  4. Ezri Konsa
  5. John McGinn
  6. Youri Tielemans
  7. Emiliano Buendía
  8. Ollie Watkins
  9. Ian Maatsen
  10. Morgan Rogers
  11. Boubacar Kamara
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John Victor: In the official starting XI.

Neco Williams: In the official starting XI.

Murillo: In the official starting XI.

Elliot Anderson: In the official starting XI.

Morgan Gibbs-White: In the official starting XI.

Nicolás Domínguez: In the official starting XI.

Igor Jesus: In the official starting XI.

Omari Hutchinson: In the official starting XI.

Dilane Bakwa: In the official starting XI.

Nikola Milenkovic: In the official starting XI.

Ola Aina: In the official starting XI.

Matz Sels: Named on the official bench.

Morato: Named on the official bench.

Taiwo Awoniyi: Named on the official bench.

Douglas Luiz: Named on the official bench.

Arnaud Kalimuendo: Named on the official bench.

James McAtee: Named on the official bench.

Oleksandr Zinchenko: Named on the official bench.

Nicolò Savona: Named on the official bench.

Zach Abbott: Named on the official bench.

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Nottingham Forest team sheet

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · 3 Jan 2026

Starting XI
11 named players

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Goalkeeper

John Victor
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Defenders

Neco Williams
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Murillo
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Nikola Milenkovic
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Ola Aina
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Midfielders

Elliot Anderson
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Morgan Gibbs-White
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Nicolás Domínguez
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Omari Hutchinson
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Dilane Bakwa
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Forwards

Igor Jesus
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Bench 9

Matz Sels
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Morato
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Taiwo Awoniyi
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Douglas Luiz
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Arnaud Kalimuendo
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James McAtee
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Oleksandr Zinchenko

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Nicolò Savona
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Zach Abbott
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Nottingham Forest

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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · finished match

  1. John Victor
  2. Neco Williams
  3. Murillo
  4. Elliot Anderson
  5. Morgan Gibbs-White
  6. Nicolás Domínguez
  7. Igor Jesus
  8. Omari Hutchinson
  9. Dilane Bakwa
  10. Nikola Milenkovic
  11. Ola Aina
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Page published 5 Jun 2026, 02:05 UTC. Source dates are listed separately.

Match detail source: 24 Apr 2026, 07:50 UTC.

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