3:1
Full timeEnglish Premier League · 3 January 2026
Aston Villa — Nottingham Forest
🏟 Villa Park, Birmingham · Attendance: 43,039
Goals and cards
- 45'+1' ⚽ Ollie Watkins (Morgan Rogers) · Aston Villa
- 49' ⚽ John McGinn (Matty Cash) · Aston Villa
- 61' ⚽ Morgan Gibbs-White (Dilane Bakwa) · Nottingham Forest
- 65' 🟨 Dilane Bakwa · Nottingham Forest
- 73' ⚽ John McGinn (Youri Tielemans) · Aston Villa
- 89' 🟨 James McAtee · Nottingham Forest
- 90'+4' 🟨 Lamare Bogarde · Aston Villa
Match stats
| 72.7% | Possession | 27.3% |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shots | 10 |
| 4 | On target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 579 | Accurate passes | 170 |
| 645 | Passes | 239 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- 23Emiliano Martínez G
- 3Victor Lindelöf CD-L
- 4Ezri Konsa CD-R
- 22Ian Maatsen LB
- 2Matty Cash RB
- 27Morgan Rogers AM
- 8Youri Tielemans LM
- 44Boubacar Kamara RM
- 11Ollie Watkins F
- 10Emiliano Buendía AM-L
- 7John McGinn AM-R
Bench: Lucas Digne, Donyell Malen, Lamare Bogarde, Jadon Sancho, TJ Carroll, Andrés García, Marco Bizot, George Hemmings, Jamaldeen Jimoh
Nottingham Forest 4-5-1
- 13John Victor G
- 5Murillo CD-L
- 31Nikola Milenkovic CD-R
- 3Neco Williams LB
- 34Ola Aina RB
- 16Nicolás Domínguez CM-L
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White CM-R
- 8Elliot Anderson AM
- 29Dilane Bakwa LM
- 21Omari Hutchinson RM
- 19Igor Jesus F
Bench: Taiwo Awoniyi, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Nicolò Savona, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Morato, Douglas Luiz, Matz Sels, Zach Abbott, James McAtee
Where to watch
US · USA Network
Supporters in the stands
The stands are still empty — be the first to back your club in this match.
Stand battle in Terrace Wars
The stand battle opens on match day: Aston Villa fans against Nottingham Forest fans.
Data: ESPN, Wikidata.