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Match XI

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston VillaHome
Full time3–1
Nottingham ForestAway
Villa Park, BirminghamReferee: Simon HooperAttendance: 43,039

Aston Villa

Official XI

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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Team sheet:

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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Team sheet:

Match events

  1. 46'
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Morgan Rogers.

    Aston Villa
  2. 49'
    John McGinn scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Matty Cash.

    Aston Villa
  3. 61'
    Morgan Gibbs-White scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Dilane Bakwa.

    Nottingham Forest
  4. 65'
    Dilane Bakwa booked

    Nottingham Forest.

    Nottingham Forest
  5. 69'
    Lucas Digne onAston Villa
  6. 69'
    Ian Maatsen offAston Villa
  7. 69'
    Jadon Sancho onAston Villa
  8. 69'
    Emiliano Buendía offAston Villa
  9. 69'
    Nicolò Savona onNottingham Forest
  10. 69'
    Ola Aina offNottingham Forest
  11. 69'
    James McAtee onNottingham Forest
  12. 69'
    Dilane Bakwa offNottingham Forest
  13. 73'
    John McGinn scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Youri Tielemans.

    Aston Villa
  14. 78'
    Matz Sels onNottingham Forest
  15. 78'
    John Victor offNottingham Forest
  16. 83'
    Donyell Malen onAston Villa
  17. 83'
    Ollie Watkins offAston Villa
  18. 83'
    Lamare Bogarde onAston Villa
  19. 83'
    John McGinn offAston Villa
  20. 83'
    Douglas Luiz onNottingham Forest
  21. 83'
    Nicolás Domínguez offNottingham Forest
  22. 83'
    Arnaud Kalimuendo onNottingham Forest
  23. 83'
    Igor Jesus offNottingham Forest
  24. 89'
    James McAtee booked

    Nottingham Forest.

    Nottingham Forest
  25. 90'
    Andrés García onAston Villa
  26. 90'
    Matty Cash offAston Villa
  27. 94'
    Lamare Bogarde booked

    Aston Villa.

    Aston Villa

Match stats

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

Page snapshot published 5 Jun 2026, 02:05 UTC.

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

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Premier League match statsCollected 23 Apr, 15:05 UTC
Premier League match report eventsCollected 24 Apr, 07:50 UTC

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