Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Final score, stats and lineups
English Premier League
Aston Villa
13-3-4
- Ollie Watkins 45'+1'
- John McGinn 49', 73'
3-1
FT
Nottingham Forest
5-3-12
- Morgan Gibbs-White 61'
Key events
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Ollie WatkinsAssist: Morgan Rogers45'+1'
- Halftime 45'+3'
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John McGinnAssist: Matty Cash49'
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61'
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAssist: Dilane Bakwa
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65'
Dilane Bakwa
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Lucas DigneOff: Ian Maatsen69'
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Jadon SanchoOff: Emiliano Buendía69'
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69'
Nicolò SavonaOff: Ola Aina
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69'
James McAteeOff: Dilane Bakwa
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John McGinnAssist: Youri Tielemans73'
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78'
Matz SelsOff: John Victor
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Donyell MalenOff: Ollie Watkins83'
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Lamare BogardeOff: John McGinn83'
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83'
Douglas LuizOff: Nicolás Domínguez
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83'
Arnaud KalimuendoOff: Igor Jesus
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89'
James McAtee
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Andrés GarcíaOff: Matty Cash90'
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Lamare Bogarde90'+4'
- End Regular Time 90'+8'
Team stats
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4Corner Kicks4
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72.7Possession27.3
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11SHOTS10
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4ON GOAL5
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4Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- English Premier League
- Kickoff
- Saturday, January 3, 2026, 7:30 AM ET
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham, England
- Where to watch
- USA Net
- Attendance
- 43,039
- Series
- AVL leads series 3-2
Team stats
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10Fouls20
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1Yellow Cards2
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0Red Cards0
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1Offsides4
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4Corner Kicks4
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4Saves1
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72.7Possession27.3
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11SHOTS10
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4ON GOAL5
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0.4On Target %0.5
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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579Accurate Passes170
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645Passes239
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0.9Pass Completion %0.7
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2Accurate Crosses0
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16Crosses9
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0.1Cross %0.0
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30Long Balls48
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16Accurate Long Balls20
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0.5Long Balls %0.4
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4Blocked Shots2
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9Effective Tackles8
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18Tackles19
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0.5Tackle %0.4
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11Interceptions14
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12Effective Clearances28
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12Clearances28
Lineups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 2Matty Cash↓RB
- 22Ian Maatsen↓LB
- 8Youri TielemansLM
- 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
- 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
- 7John McGinn↓AM-R
- 44Boubacar KamaraRM
- 11Ollie Watkins↓F
- 27Morgan RogersAM
- 10Emiliano Buendía↓AM-L
- 12Lucas Digne↑
- 17Donyell Malen↑
- 26Lamare Bogarde↑
- 19Jadon Sancho↑
- 71TJ Carroll
- 16Andrés García↑
- 40Marco Bizot
- 53George Hemmings
- 20Jamaldeen Jimoh
Nottingham Forest4-5-1- 13John Victor↓G
- 34Ola Aina↓RB
- 3Neco WilliamsLB
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCM-R
- 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
- 5MurilloCD-L
- 21Omari HutchinsonRM
- 16Nicolás Domínguez↓CM-L
- 19Igor Jesus↓F
- 8Elliot AndersonAM
- 29Dilane Bakwa↓LM
- 9Taiwo Awoniyi
- 15Arnaud Kalimuendo↑
- 37Nicolò Savona↑
- 35Oleksandr Zinchenko
- 4Morato
- 12Douglas Luiz↑
- 26Matz Sels↑
- 44Zach Abbott
- 24James McAtee↑
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