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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa — result, stats & head-to-head, 12 Apr 2026

Nottingham Forest vs Aston VillaPremier League · Round 32 · The City Ground1–1
Matches
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Full time Aston Villa

Starting XI

Aston Villa4-2-3-1
11↓Watkins6.4↓ 87'
27↓Rogers6.4↓ 78'
6↓Barkley7.0↓ 77'
7CMcGinn7.4
8Tielemans7.3
24Mvom Onana7.4
12↓Digne7.0↓ 78'
14Torres6.7
3Lindelöf6.5
2↓Cash6.9↓ 90'
40Bizot7.0

Timeline

  1. 11'
    Matty Cashyellow card
  2. 23'
    Murillo · 0–1Left foot shot
  3. 38'
    Neco Williams · 1–1assist: Callum Hudson-Odoi
  4. 45'
    Omari Hutchinson yellow card
  5. 63'
    Murilloyellow card
  6. 65'
    Omari Hutchinson  ↑ Chris Wood  ↓substitution
  7. 67'
    John McGinnyellow card
  8. 77'
    Ross Barkley ↑ Douglas Luiz ↓substitution
  9. 78'
    Lucas Digne ↑ Ian Maatsen ↓substitution
  10. 78'
    Morgan Rogers ↑ Emiliano Buendía ↓substitution
  11. 84'
    Morgan Gibbs-White ↑ Nicolás Domínguez ↓substitution
  12. 87'
    Ollie Watkins ↑ Tammy Abraham ↓substitution
  13. 89'
    Igor Jesus ↑ Ryan Yates  ↓substitution
  14. 89'
    Ola Aina  ↑ Dan Ndoye ↓substitution
  15. 90+1'
    Matty Cash ↑ Andrés García ↓substitution

Nottingham Forest left · Aston Villa right

Periods

Nottingham Forest
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Aston Villa
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

15Shots12
4Shots on target5
7Corners3
15Fouls10
15Tackles15
2Yellow cards2

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
32Round
Sun 12 Apr · 13:00 UTCKickoff
The City GroundVenue
30,445Capacity
30,591 (100% full)Attendance
Michael SalisburyReferee
11°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
41% · 59%
Duels won
47% · 53%
Pass accuracy
83% · 88%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box4
5Shots blocked1
0Hit woodwork1
1Big chances created3
1Big chances missed3
Passing
336Passes501
22Crosses14
6Accurate crosses3
39Long passes43
19Accurate long passes21
Defence
9Interceptions8
5Keeper saves4
Duels & dribbles
43Duels won48
11Dribble attempts16
5Successful dribbles10

Goalscorers

Ollie Watkins 16Aston Villa
Morgan Gibbs-White 15Nottingham Forest
Morgan Rogers 10Aston Villa

Bench

Nottingham Forest · bench

4RodriguesDF
11Wood6.6↑ 65'
14Ndoye↑ 89'
16Domínguez6.4↑ 84'
22Yates↑ 89'
24McateeMF
25NetzDF
27MorenoGK
29BakwaFW

Aston Villa · bench

4Konsa NgoyoDF
10Buendía6.8↑ 78'
16Robledo↑ 90'
18Abraham↑ 87'
21Paulo6.6↑ 77'
22Maatsen6.9↑ 78'
26BogardeMF
31ButlerFW
64WrightGK

Managers

Previous meetings

In 5 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Aston Villa 3 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Europa LeagueAston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 4–0 2026 · Europa LeagueNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1–0 2026 · Premier LeagueAston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 3–1 2025 · Premier LeagueAston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 2–1 2024 · Premier LeagueNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 2–1 All 5 meetings →

Recent form

Nottingham Forest LDWWD
Aston Villa WLWWW

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Arsenal3826757127+4485
2Manchester City3823967735+4278
3Manchester United38201176950+1971
4Aston Villa38198115649+765
5Liverpool38179126353+1060
6AFC Bournemouth38131875854+457
7Sunderland381412124248-654
8Brighton & Hove Albion381411135246+653
9Brentford381411135552+353
10Chelsea381410145852+652
11Fulham38157164751-452
12Newcastle United38147175355-249
13Everton381310154750-349
14Leeds United381114134956-747
15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
17Tottenham Hotspur381011174857-941
18West Ham United38109194665-1939
19Burnley38410243875-3722
20Wolverhampton Wanderers38311242768-4120

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
16
Nottingham Forest
LDWWD
 6.83 44
4
Aston Villa
WLWWW
 6.88 65
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Nottingham ForestLDWWD
Aston VillaWLWWW
Match stats
41Possession59
15Shots12
4On target5
7Corners3
2Yellow cards2