Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–1 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 3 Jan 2026

Aston Villa edged Nottingham Forest 3–1 in the Premier League. Aston Villa: O. Watkins (45'), J. McGinn (49'), J. McGinn (73'). Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-White (61').

Premier League · Regular Season - 20

O. Watkins 45'J. McGinn 49'J. McGinn 73'

3 – 1

FT

(HT 1-0)

Nottingham Forest

M. Gibbs-White 61'

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

Vitor Pereira·4-5-1

Substitutes

40M. BizotGK
17D. MalenFWD
26L. BogardeMID
12L. DigneDEF
19J. SanchoFWD
20J. Jimoh-AlobaMID
53G. HemmingsMID
16A. GarciaDEF
71T. Carroll

26M. SelsGK
9T. AwoniyiFWD
12Douglas LuizMID
24J. McAteeMID
35O. ZinchenkoDEF
15A. KalimuendoFWD
4MoratoDEF
37N. SavonaDEF
44Z. AbbottDEF

Events

O. Watkins (M. Rogers)

45'

HT

J. McGinn (M. Cash)

49'

61'

M. Gibbs-White (D. Bakwa)

65'

D. Bakwa

I. Maatsen Out: L. Digne

69'

E. Buendía Out: J. Sancho

69'

69'

D. Bakwa Out: J. McAtee

69'

O. Aina Out: N. Savona

J. McGinn (Y. Tielemans)

73'

78'

John Out: M. Sels

O. Watkins Out: D. Malen

83'

J. McGinn Out: L. Bogarde

83'

83'

N. Domínguez Out: Douglas Luiz

83'

Igor Jesus Out: A. Kalimuendo

89'

J. McAtee

M. Cash Out: Andrés García

90'

L. Bogarde

90+4'

Statistics

10Fouls20

1Offsides4

90%Passes %71%

11Total Shots10

4Corner Kicks4

645Total passes239

1Yellow Cards2

4Blocked Shots2

4Shots on Goal5

3Shots off Goal3

1.59expected_goals0.89

73%Ball Possession27%

579Passes accurate170

5Shots insidebox6

-1.55goals_prevented-1.55

4Goalkeeper Saves1

6Shots outsidebox4

Ratings

Aston Villa

J. McGinn(C)

MID83'

8.3

O. Watkins

FWD83'

7.9

Y. Tielemans

MID90'

7.9

B. Kamara

MID90'

7.6

M. Cash

DEF89'

7.3

E. Konsa

DEF90'

7.3

V. Lindelöf

DEF90'

7.0

E. Martínez

GK90'

7.0

M. Rogers

MID90'

6.9

Andrés García

DEF8'

6.7

Nottingham Forest

M. Gibbs-White(C)

MID90'

7.7

N. Domínguez

MID83'

7.3

M. Sels

GK12'

6.7

Douglas Luiz

MID14'

6.7

Murillo

DEF90'

6.6

O. Hutchinson

MID90'

6.5

A. Kalimuendo

FWD14'

6.3

E. Anderson

MID90'

6.3

N. Williams

DEF90'

6.2

O. Aina

DEF69'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 6 meetings, Aston Villa lead 2–3 (1 draws) against Nottingham Forest.

12 Sept 2026Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest

7 May 2026Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest

30 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa

12 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa

5 Apr 2025Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?: Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : O. Watkins (45'), J. McGinn (49'), J. McGinn (73') ; Nottingham Forest : M. Gibbs-White (61')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

S. Hooper

Round

Regular Season - 20

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats