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Premier League Matchweek 20
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Aston Villa

Official XI

Out 2 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

31Premier League Matchweek 20

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Nottingham Forest

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

3 Jan 2026, 12:30 UTC

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance

43,039 official

Referee

Simon Hooper

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Archive

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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest finished 3-1. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

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Aston Villa

Official XI
  1. Emiliano Martínez
  2. Matty Cash
    • 90'Matty Cash off 90'
  3. Victor Lindelöf
  4. Ezri Konsa
  5. Ian Maatsen
    • 69'Ian Maatsen off 69'
  6. John McGinn
    • 49'John McGinn scored 49'
    • 73'John McGinn scored 73'
    • 83'John McGinn off 83'
  7. Youri Tielemans
  8. Emiliano Buendía
    • 69'Emiliano Buendía off 69'
  9. Morgan Rogers
  10. Boubacar Kamara
  11. Ollie Watkins
    • 46'Ollie Watkins scored 46'
    • 83'Ollie Watkins off 83'

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Nottingham Forest

Official XI
Nottingham Forest11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
13 John Victor
DEF
3 Neco Williams5 Murillo31 Nikola Milenkovic34 Ola Aina
MID
8 Elliot Anderson10 Morgan Gibbs-White16 Nicolás Domínguez21 Omari Hutchinson29 Dilane Bakwa
ATT
19 Igor Jesus
  1. MartínezGK
  2. Matty CashLB
    • 90'Matty Cash off 90'
  3. LindelöfLCB
  4. Ezri KonsaRCB
  5. Ian MaatsenRB
    • 69'Ian Maatsen off 69'
  6. John McGinnLDM
    • 49'John McGinn scored 49'
    • 73'John McGinn scored 73'
    • 83'John McGinn off 83'
  7. TielemansRDM
  8. BuendíaLW
    • 69'Emiliano Buendía off 69'
  9. Morgan RogersAM
  10. KamaraRW
  11. Ollie WatkinsST
    • 46'Ollie Watkins scored 46'
    • 83'Ollie Watkins off 83'

Aston Villa

Bench

9
  1. 40M. BizotGoalkeeper No. 40
    Bench7 apps
  2. 12L. DigneDefence No. 12
    Bench31 apps
    • 69'Lucas Digne on 69'
  3. 16A. GarcíaDefence No. 16
    Bench6 apps
    • 90'Andrés García on 90'
  4. 17D. MalenForward No. 17
    Bench21 apps
    • 83'Donyell Malen on 83'
  5. 19J. SanchoForward No. 19
    Bench20 apps
    • 69'Jadon Sancho on 69'
  6. J. Jimoh-AlobaMidfield
    Bench
  7. 26L. BogardeMidfield No. 26
    Bench28 apps
    • 83'Lamare Bogarde on 83'
    • 94'Lamare Bogarde booked 94'
  8. 53G. HemmingsMidfield No. 53
    Bench2 apps
  9. 71T. CarrollDefence No. 71
    Bench0 apps
Nottingham Forest11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
13 John Victor
DEF
3 Neco Williams5 Murillo31 Nikola Milenkovic34 Ola Aina
MID
8 Elliot Anderson10 Morgan Gibbs-White16 Nicolás Domínguez21 Omari Hutchinson29 Dilane Bakwa
ATT
19 Igor Jesus

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 26M. SelsGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench31 apps
    • 78'Matz Sels on 78'
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
  4. D. LuizMidfield
    Bench9 apps
    • 83'Douglas Luiz on 83'
  5. A. KalimuendoForward
    Bench
    • 83'Arnaud Kalimuendo on 83'
  6. 24J. McAteeMidfield No. 24
    Bench10 apps
    • 69'James McAtee on 69'
    • 89'James McAtee booked 89'
  7. O. ZinchenkoDefence
    Bench
  8. 37N. SavonaDefence No. 37
    Bench14 apps
    • 69'Nicolò Savona on 69'
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps

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Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
7.3230.1 apps
  • Out2 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

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

Away • Official XI

Nottingham Forest

4-5-1
7.3827.9 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-5-1.

Aston Villa

Bench

9
  1. 40M. BizotGoalkeeper No. 40
    Bench7 apps
  2. 12L. DigneDefence No. 12
    Bench31 apps
    • 69'Lucas Digne on 69'
  3. 16A. GarcíaDefence No. 16
    Bench6 apps
    • 90'Andrés García on 90'
  4. 17D. MalenForward No. 17
    Bench21 apps
    • 83'Donyell Malen on 83'
  5. 19J. SanchoForward No. 19
    Bench20 apps
    • 69'Jadon Sancho on 69'
  6. J. Jimoh-AlobaMidfield
    Bench
  7. 26L. BogardeMidfield No. 26
    Bench28 apps
    • 83'Lamare Bogarde on 83'
    • 94'Lamare Bogarde booked 94'
  8. 53G. HemmingsMidfield No. 53
    Bench2 apps
  9. 71T. CarrollDefence No. 71
    Bench0 apps

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 26M. SelsGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench31 apps
    • 78'Matz Sels on 78'
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
  4. D. LuizMidfield
    Bench9 apps
    • 83'Douglas Luiz on 83'
  5. A. KalimuendoForward
    Bench
    • 83'Arnaud Kalimuendo on 83'
  6. 24J. McAteeMidfield No. 24
    Bench10 apps
    • 69'James McAtee on 69'
    • 89'James McAtee booked 89'
  7. O. ZinchenkoDefence
    Bench
  8. 37N. SavonaDefence No. 37
    Bench14 apps
    • 69'Nicolò Savona on 69'
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps

Events

Timeline

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  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
    Donyell Malen on

    Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins off.

  12. 83'
    Home
    Lamare Bogarde on

    Aston Villa. John McGinn off.

  13. 83'
    Away
    Douglas Luiz on

    Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez off.

  14. 83'
    Away
    Arnaud Kalimuendo 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: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Bradley BurrowesSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • James WrightSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Chris WoodSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Callum Hudson-OdoiSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.