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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
12 Apr 2026, 14:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Michael SalisburyPremier League 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Nottingham ForestMin
Aston Villa- 11′
Matty Cash
Yellowcard
Foul
- 23′⚽
Murillo 0-1
Own Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Neco Williams 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Callum Hudson-Odoi
Right foot shot
38′ Omari Hutchinson
Yellowcard
Foul
45′Murillo
Yellowcard
Foul
63′- ⇄
Chris Wood
Substitution
Off: Omari Hutchinson
65′ - 67′
John McGinn
Yellowcard
Foul
- 77′⇄
Douglas Luiz
Substitution
Off: Ross Barkley
- 78′⇄
Emiliano Buendía
Substitution
Off: Morgan Rogers
- 78′⇄
Ian Maatsen
Substitution
Off: Lucas Digne
- ⇄
Nicolás Domínguez
Substitution
Off: Morgan Gibbs-White
84′ - 87′⇄
Tammy Abraham
Substitution
Off: Ollie Watkins
- ⇄
Dan Ndoye
Substitution
Off: Ola Aina
89′ - ⇄
Ryan Yates
Substitution
Off: Igor Jesus
89′ - 90+1′⇄
Andrés García
Substitution
Off: Matty Cash
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.27 | |
| 89 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 8.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6.79 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 84 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.17 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 7.37 | |
| 89 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.81 | |
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| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
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| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Nottingham Forest
Latest: Fulham · 0–0
Match stats
15 Mar 2026, 14:00 · Home vs Fulham · 2025/2026
Aston Villa
Latest: Manchester United · 1–3
Match stats
15 Mar 2026, 14:00 · Away vs Manchester United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Nottingham Forest’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Nottingham Forest’s home games with Aston Villa’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.