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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match centre

Match centre

Premier League Matchweek 20
Full timeFinished

Score

31Premier League Matchweek 20

Kick-off

3 Jan 2026, 12:30 UTC

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance

43,039 official

Referee

Simon Hooper

Last verified

24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

Performance is a derived form score built from official current-season totals, recent starts and recent match events.

Home • Official lineup

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
7.328 nations28.2 y182 cm26.2 apps

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official lineup

Nottingham Forest

4-5-1
7.387 nations25.2 y182 cm24.5 apps

Official lineup released in 4-5-1.

Aston Villa

Bench

9
  1. 40M. Bizot
    6.9334193 cm6 apps
  2. 12L. Digne
    7.1832178 cm28 apps
    • 69'Lucas Digne on 69'
  3. 16A. García
    6.3522185 cm5 apps
    • 90'Andrés García on 90'
  4. P. 2211
    6.32
    • 83'Player 2211 on 83'
  5. 19J. Sancho
    6.9725180 cm20 apps
    • 69'Jadon Sancho on 69'
  6. P. 2213
    6.20
  7. 26L. Bogarde
    6.5921183 cm24 apps
    • 83'Lamare Bogarde on 83'
    • 94'Lamare Bogarde booked 94'
  8. 53G. Hemmings
    6.32182 apps
  9. 71T. Carroll
    6.2018197 cm0 apps

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 26M. Sels
    7.3933188 cm26 apps
    • 78'Matz Sels on 78'
  2. 4Morato
    6.6824192 cm16 apps
  3. 9T. Awoniyi
    6.65🇳🇬28183 cm12 apps
  4. P. 320
    7.0427175 cm9 apps
    • 83'Player 320 on 83'
  5. P. 2258
    6.20
    • 83'Player 2258 on 83'
  6. 24J. McAtee
    6.4323180 cm10 apps
    • 69'James McAtee on 69'
    • 89'James McAtee booked 89'
  7. P. 2270
    6.30
  8. 37N. Savona
    6.9222192 cm14 apps
    • 69'Nicolò Savona on 69'
  9. 44Z. Abbott
    6.7319180 cm2 apps

Events

Timeline

Finished timeline
  1. 46'
    Home1-0
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Morgan Rogers.

  2. 49'
    Home2-0
    John McGinn scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Matty Cash.

  3. 61'
    Away2-1
    Morgan Gibbs-White scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Dilane Bakwa.

  4. 65'
    Away
    Dilane Bakwa booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  5. 69'
    Home
    Lucas Digne on

    Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen off.

  6. 69'
    Home
    Jadon Sancho on

    Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía off.

  7. 69'
    Away
    Nicolò Savona on

    Nottingham Forest. Ola Aina off.

  8. 69'
    Away
    James McAtee on

    Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa off.

  9. 73'
    Home3-1
    John McGinn scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Youri Tielemans.

  10. 78'
    Away
    Matz Sels on

    Nottingham Forest. John Victor off.

  11. 83'
    Home
    Player 2211 on

    Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins off.

  12. 83'
    Home
    Lamare Bogarde on

    Aston Villa. John McGinn off.

  13. 83'
    Away
    Player 320 on

    Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez off.

  14. 83'
    Away
    Player 2258 on

    Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus off.

  15. 89'
    Away
    James McAtee booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  16. 90'
    Home
    Andrés García on

    Aston Villa. Matty Cash off.

  17. 94'
    Home
    Lamare Bogarde booked

    Aston Villa.

  18. FT
    Final 3-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 1.59
    AttackxG
    0.89
  2. 11
    AttackTotal Shots
    10
  3. 645
    PassingTotal Passes
    239
  4. 9
    DefendingTackles Won
    8
  5. 15
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    10

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 195 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 15:05 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 24 Apr 2026, 07:33 UTC