Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 30

Aston Villa

2–0Full-time

Nottingham Forest

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

LDWWLLGoals 8-15

Villa Park, Birmingham · Capacity 42,824 · grass · Referee: A. Taylor

Match events

28'Leon Bailey (Bertrand Traoré)
32'Cheikhou Kouyaté (Remo Freuler)
35'Álex Moreno
36'Jonjo Shelvey
48'Bertrand Traoré
65'Jonjo Shelvey (O. Mangala)
65'Joe Worrall (Taiwo Awoniyi)
75'Emiliano Buendia (Leander Dendoncker)
78'Danilo (A. Ayew)
85'Ezri Konsa
85'Taiwo Awoniyi
90+1'H. Toffolo
90+5'Ollie Watkins (Jacob Ramsey)
90+6'Ollie Watkins
90'O. Mangala

Lineups

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

4-4-2

3-4-2-1

Unai EmeryCoach

S. Cooper

Bench (9)

Match trends

Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Aston Villa wins

1Draws

3Nottingham Forest wins

15-10Goals

Aston Villa

4–0May 7, 2026, 7:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

1–0Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 PM

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

1–1Apr 12, 2026, 1:00 PM

Aston Villa

3–1Jan 3, 2026, 12:30 PM

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

2–1Apr 5, 2025, 4:30 PM

Nottingham Forest

2–1Dec 14, 2024, 5:30 PM

Aston Villa

4–2Feb 24, 2024, 3:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

2–0Nov 5, 2023, 2:00 PM

Aston Villa

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game0.8

1.6Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

A. Taylor

4.45Yellow cards / game

0.26Red cards / game

0.26Penalties scored / game

Based on 31 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Aston Villa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

44.4%

46-60'

22.2%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

22.2%

Nottingham Forest

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

66.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

65%Possession35%

1.3Expected goals (xG)0.25

3Shots on target2

8Total shots6

4Shots off target1

1Blocked shots3

8Shots inside the box3

0Shots outside the box3

1Corners8

1Offsides7

7Fouls17

3Yellow cards4

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves1

448Total passes227

384Accurate passes149

86%Pass accuracy66%

Player ratings

1D. MartínezAston Villa7.6
2Ollie WatkinsAston Villa⚽ 1🟨7.3
3Álex MorenoAston Villa🟨7.3
4Douglas LuizAston Villa7.2
5T. MingsAston Villa7.2
6Bertrand TraoréAston Villa⚽ 17.2

Box score

Aston Villa

6Douglas LuizM · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes37%

Tackles5

Duels64%

7John McGinn (C)M · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles1

Duels64%

11Ollie WatkinsF · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.3

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes11%

Tackles1

Duels33%

10Emiliano BuendiaM · 75'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels36%

4Ezri KonsaD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels60%

5

5T. MingsD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels86%

1

1D. MartínezG · 90'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles—

Duels100%

31Leon BaileyF · 28'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels50%

18Ashley YoungD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels0%

41Jacob RamseyM · 90'

🅰️ 16.6

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles1

Duels31%

15Álex MorenoD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles4

Duels57%

Bench (9)

38

38Viljami SinisaloG

—

22

22J. DuranF

—

25

25R. OlsenG

—

27Lucas DigneD

—

9Bertrand TraoréF · 62'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels33%

3Diego CarlosD

—

16Calum ChambersD

—

32Leander DendonckerM · 15'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels0%

56Sebastian RevanD

—

Nottingham Forest

28DaniloF · 78'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes10%

Tackles1

Duels67%

10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles1

Duels44%

7Neco WilliamsM · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles3

Duels50%

19Moussa NiakhatéD · 86'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles1

Duels25%

21Cheikhou KouyatéM · 32'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels33%

15

15H. ToffoloM · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles3

Duels43%

38FelipeD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles3

Duels67%

6Jonjo ShelveyM · 65'

🟨5.9

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels43%

12Keylor NavasG · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels—

20Brennan JohnsonF · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels20%

4Joe Worrall (C)D · 65'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles2

Duels63%

Bench (9)

23Remo FreulerM · 58'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles2

Duels80%

26

26S. McKennaD

—

5

5O. MangalaM · 25'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels40%

11Jesse LingardM

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13

13W. HennesseyG

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34

34A. AyewF · 12'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels100%

16

16S. SurridgeF

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9Taiwo AwoniyiF · 25'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels0%

25Emmanuel DennisF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest played?+

The match is played at Villa Park, Birmingham (capacity 42,824).

What time does Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 8, 2023, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).