England - Premier LeagueVilla Park, Jan 3
FTAston Villa
3 - 1
Nottingham Forest
Events:
45 + 1'Ollie WatkinsMorgan Rogers1 - 0(Assist)
45 + 1'1 - 0Ollie WatkinsMorgan Rogers(Assist)
HT
1 - 0
Events:
49'John McGinnMatty Cash2 - 0(Assist)
49'2 - 0John McGinnMatty Cash(Assist)
61'2 - 1(Assist)Morgan Gibbs-WhiteDilane Bakwa
61'2 - 1Morgan Gibbs-WhiteDilane Bakwa(Assist)
65'Dilane Bakwa
65'Dilane Bakwa
73'John McGinnYouri Tielemans3 - 1(Assist)
73'3 - 1John McGinnYouri Tielemans(Assist)
89'James McAtee
89'James McAtee
90 + 4'Lamare Bogarde
90 + 4'Lamare Bogarde
FT
3 - 1
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)
Venue: Villa ParkJan 3
Spectators: 43,039
Stats:
Shots on target
4
Shots on target
5
Shots off target
3
Shots off target
3
Blocked Shots
4
Blocked Shots
2
Possession (%)
73
Possession (%)
27
Corner Kicks
4
Corner Kicks
4
Offsides
1
Offsides
4
Fouls
10
Fouls
20
Throw ins
17
Throw ins
8
Yellow cards
1
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
2
Crosses
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
Goal kicks
4
Goal kicks
11
Latest commentaries:
90+8'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+8'Ball possession: Aston Villa: 73%, Nottingham Forest: 27%.
90+7'Today's attendance is 43039.
90+7'Good effort by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
90+7'Nottingham Forest with a potentially dangerous attack.
90+7'Andres Garcia relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+7'Victor Lindelof from Aston Villa intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+7'Nottingham Forest are trying to create something here.
90+6'Safe hands from Matz Sels as he comes out and claims the ball
90+5'The referee signals a free kick as Murillo from Nottingham Forest trips Boubacar Kamara
90+5'Boubacar Kamara relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+5'Elliot Anderson relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+5'Victor Lindelof from Aston Villa intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90+4'Lamare Bogarde from Aston Villa receives a yellow card after a dangerous challenge on an opponent player.
90+4'Dangerous challenge by Lamare Bogarde from Aston Villa. Morgan Gibbs-White on the receiving end of that.
90+4'Aston Villa are in control of the ball.
90+4'Douglas Luiz from Nottingham Forest goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Lamare Bogarde
90+4'Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+3'Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga from Nottingham Forest is ruled offside.
90+3'Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+3'Neco Williams relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+2'Goal kick for Aston Villa.
90+2'Dangerous challenge by Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa. Morgan Gibbs-White on the receiving end of that.
90+2'Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
90+1'Boubacar Kamara relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+1'Aston Villa are in control of the ball.
90+1'Aston Villa take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
90+1'The fourth official shows there are 7 minute(s) of time to be added.
90'Goal kick for Nottingham Forest.
90'Nikola Milenkovic from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
90'Aston Villa are trying to create something here.
90'Ball possession: Aston Villa: 74%, Nottingham Forest: 26%.
90'Matty Cash is leaving the field to be replaced by Andres Garcia in a tactical substitution.
89'James McAtee commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
89'Reckless challenge there. James McAtee commits a rough foul on Lamare Bogarde
88'Aston Villa take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
88'Boubacar Kamara relieves the pressure with a clearance
87'Nottingham Forest are in control of the ball.
87'Safe hands from Matz Sels as he comes out and claims the ball
87'Aston Villa are in control of the ball.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Sat Jan 03 2026 16:42:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
23
Emiliano Martínez
2
Matty Cash
4
Ezri Konsa
3
Victor Lindelöf
22
Ian Maatsen
44
Boubacar Kamara
8
Youri Tielemans
27
John McGinn
27
Morgan Rogers
10
Emiliano Buendía
11
Ollie Watkins
19
Igor Jesus
29
Dilane Bakwa
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
21
Omari Hutchinson
16
Nicolás Domínguez
8
Elliot Anderson
3
Neco Williams
5
Murillo
31
Nikola Milenković
34
Ola Aina
13
John Victor
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutions:
69'
Ian MaatsenLucas Digne
69'
Ola AinaNicolo Savona
69'
Emiliano BuendíaJadon Sancho
69'
Dilane BakwaJames McAtee
83'
Ollie WatkinsDonyell Malen
78'
John VictorMatz Sels
83'
John McGinnLamare Bogarde
84'
Nicolás DomínguezDouglas Luiz
90'
Matty CashAndres Garcia
84'
Igor JesusArnaud Kalimuendo
Substitute players:
Marco Bizot
Matz Sels
Lucas Digne
Morato
Andres Garcia
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Jamaldeen Jimoh
Nicolo Savona
Lamare Bogarde
Zach Abbott
George Hemmings
Douglas Luiz
TJ Carroll
James McAtee
Donyell Malen
Taiwo Awoniyi
Jadon Sancho
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Coaches:
Unai Emery
Sean Dyche
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2Champions LeagueManchester City20264213344418
3Champions LeagueAston Villa2094213343324
4Champions LeagueLiverpool2043410463228
5Europa LeagueChelsea2011318753322
6Manchester United204318753430
7Brentford204309383228
8Sunderland202307942119
9Newcastle United204298572824
10Brighton203287763027
11Fulham20-1288482829
12Everton20-2288482224
13Tottenham Hotspur204277672824
14Crystal Palace20-1277672223
15AFC Bournemouth20-7235873138
16Leeds United20-7225782633
17Nottingham Forest20-141853121933
18RelegationWest Ham United20-201435122141
19RelegationBurnley20-191233142039
20RelegationWolves20-26613161440
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