3 AST

1 NOT

AST 3

1 NOT

Aston Villa
-
Nottingham Forest

Premier League, Round 20
Saturday, January 3, 2026 12:30 PM
Villa Park

Result

3-1

Match Recap

Oliver Watkins 45+1'

John McGinn 49'

Morgan Gibbs-White 61'

John McGinn 73'

Match Events

Second Half 3 - 1

Lamare Bogarde

Yellow Card

90+4'

Andrés García

Matty Cash

90'

89'

James McAtee

Yellow Card

84'

Douglas Luiz

Nicolás Domínguez

84'

A. Kalimuendo

Igor Jesus

Lamare Bogarde

John McGinn

83'

Donyell Malen

Oliver Watkins

83'

78'

Matz Sels

John Victor

John McGinn

Youri Tielemans

73'

Lucas Digne

Ian Maatsen

69'

Jadon Sancho

Emiliano Buendía

69'

Nicolò Savona

Ola Aina

69'

James McAtee

D. Bakwa

64'

D. Bakwa

Yellow Card

61'

Morgan Gibbs-White

D. Bakwa

John McGinn

Matty Cash

49'

First Half 1 - 0

Oliver Watkins

Morgan Rogers

45+1'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

74%

26%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

1.64

0.80

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Premier League
Season	Premier League 2025/26
Round	Round 20
Date	January 3, 2026
Time	12:30
Venue	Villa Park
Result	3 - 1

Lineups

Aston Villa

23. E. Martínez Emiliano Martínez

2. M. Cash Matty Cash

4. E. Konsa Ezri Konsa

3. V. Lindelöf Victor Lindelöf

22. I. Maatsen Ian Maatsen

44. B. Kamara Boubacar Kamara

8. Y. Tielemans Youri Tielemans

7. J. McGinn John McGinn

27. M. Rogers Morgan Rogers

10. E. Buendía Emiliano Buendía

11. O. Watkins Oliver Watkins

19. I. Jesus Igor Jesus

29. D. Bakwa D. Bakwa

16. N. Domínguez Nicolás Domínguez

10. M. Gibbs-White Morgan Gibbs-White

8. E. Anderson Elliot Anderson

21. O. Hutchinson Omari Hutchinson

3. N. Williams Neco Williams

5. Murillo Murillo

31. N. Milenković Nikola Milenković

34. O. Aina Ola Aina

13. J. Victor John Victor

Nottingham Forest

Substitutes

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Unused Players

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Match Articles

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Form before the match

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Previous Fixtures

Premier League 2024/25

April 5, 2025

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

December 14, 2024

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

Premier League 2023/24

February 24, 2024

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

November 5, 2023

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

Upcoming Fixtures

Premier League 2025/26

April 12, 2026

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

UEFA Europa League 2025/26

April 30, 2026

20:00

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

May 7, 2026

20:00

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Standings

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qualified for Champions League
1	Arsenal	34	22	7	5	64	26	38	73
2	Manchester City	33	21	7	5	66	29	37	70
3	Manchester United	34	17	10	7	60	46	14	61
4	Liverpool	34	17	7	10	57	44	13	58
5	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	47	42	5	58
Qualified for Europa League
6	Brighton	34	13	11	10	48	39	9	50
Qualified for Conference League
7	Bournemouth	34	11	16	7	52	52	0	49

8	Chelsea	34	13	9	12	53	45	8	48
9	Brentford	34	13	9	12	49	46	3	48
10	Fulham	34	14	6	14	44	46	-2	48
11	Everton	34	13	8	13	41	41	0	47
12	Sunderland	34	12	10	12	36	45	-9	46
13	Crystal Palace	33	11	10	12	36	39	-3	43
14	Newcastle	34	12	6	16	46	50	-4	42
15	Leeds	34	9	13	12	44	51	-7	40
16	Nottingham Forest	34	10	9	15	41	45	-4	39
17	West Ham	34	9	9	16	42	58	-16	36
Relegation to Championship
18	Tottenham	34	8	10	16	43	53	-10	34
19	Burnley	34	4	8	22	34	68	-34	20
20	Wolves	34	3	8	23	24	62	-38	17

Updated January 3, 2026 2:26 PM