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Premier League · Matchweek 26 · Feb 24

Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 26). Goals: O. Watkins 4'; Douglas Luiz 29', 39'; M. Niakhaté 45+5'; M. Gibbs-White 48'.

Aston VillaHOME Aston Villa
4 - 2
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
O. Watkins 4'Douglas Luiz 29', 39'L. Bailey 61'
⚽
M. Niakhaté 45+5'M. Gibbs-White 48'
🏟 Villa Park 👤 Referee: S. Barrott
Key events
4' ⚽ O. Watkins(1 - 0) · Assist: L. Bailey Aston Villa
15' 🟨 MurilloYellow card Nottingham F
29' ⚽ Douglas Luiz(2 - 0) · Assist: J. Ramsey Aston Villa
39' ⚽ Douglas Luiz(3 - 0) · Assist: J. McGinn Aston Villa
45' 🟨 FelipeYellow card Nottingham F
45+5' ⚽ M. Niakhaté(3 - 1) · Assist: T. Awoniyi Nottingham F
48' ⚽ M. Gibbs-White(3 - 2) · Assist: D. Origi Nottingham F
57' 🟨 Álex MorenoYellow card Aston Villa
61' ⚽ L. Bailey(4 - 2) Aston Villa
Quick stats
%58 Possession %42
16 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 1
13 Shots inside box 7
3 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
O. Watkins(1 - 0) · Assist: L. Bailey⚽
4'
15'
🟨MurilloYellow card
Douglas Luiz(2 - 0) · Assist: J. Ramsey⚽
29'
Douglas Luiz(3 - 0) · Assist: J. McGinn⚽
39'
45'
🟨FelipeYellow card
45+5'
⚽M. Niakhaté(3 - 1) · Assist: T. Awoniyi
HT 3 - 1
46'
🔁T. Awoniyi ↔ D. OrigiSubstitution
46'
🔁Felipe ↔ A. OmobamideleSubstitution
46'
🔁Murillo ↔ H. ToffoloSubstitution
Pau Torres ↔ C. ChambersSubstitution🔁
46'
48'
⚽M. Gibbs-White(3 - 2) · Assist: D. Origi
Álex MorenoYellow card🟨
57'
Álex Moreno ↔ L. DigneSubstitution🔁
59'
L. Bailey(4 - 2)⚽
61'
73'
🔁N. Domínguez ↔ R. YatesSubstitution
81'
🔁M. Gibbs-White ↔ G. ReynaSubstitution
Y. Tielemans ↔ N. ZanioloSubstitution🔁
82'
L. Bailey ↔ M. DiabySubstitution🔁
90+2'
O. Watkins ↔ M. RogersSubstitution🔁
90+2'
FT 4 - 2
Match statsAston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%58 Possession %42
Shots
16 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 1
13 Shots inside box 7
3 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 2
Passing
512 Total passes 372
469 Accurate passes 321
%92 Pass accuracy %86
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
7 Fouls 16
Cards
1 Yellow cards 2
By half
3 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsAston Villa 4-4-2Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1
1Martínez 15Moreno 14Torres 17Lenglet 2Cash 41Ramsey 6Luiz 7McGinn 31Bailey 11Watkins 8Tielemans 26Sels 19Niakhaté 40Murillo 18Felipe 7Williams 28Danilo 16Domínguez 14Hudson-Odoi 10Gibbs-White 21Elanga 9Awoniyi
Aston Villa · Bench
16C. Chambers16
29K. Kesler-Hayden29
47T. Iroegbunam47
18J. Gauci18
25R. Olsen25
19M. Diaby19
27M. Rogers27
22N. Zaniolo22
12L. Digne12
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
15H. Toffolo15
29G. Montiel29
8C. Kouyaté8
1M. Turner1
37Rodrigo Ribeiro37
20G. Reyna20
22R. Yates22
32A. Omobamidele32
27D. Origi27
Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Aston Villa 4
Oct 10who was on topSep 12
Nottingham Forest 4
4 Aston Villa 2 draw 4 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.6goals / match
15–11total goals
2/2clean sheets
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%60 BTTS 6/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Aston Villa at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 12:4
Nottingham Forest at home5 matches
3W 2D 0L 7:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Aston Villa2W 0D 3L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
1.20 2.40 Points per game
9 13 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.37 1.10 xG average
1.27 1.63 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
5.4 3.8 Corners
1.2 1.6 Cards
Aston Villa5W 1D 4L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
1.60 2.30 Points per game
20 21 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
1.39 1.35 xG average
1.32 1.53 xGA average
%30 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.8 5.0 Corners
1.0 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
4Aston Villain the table68pts
38matches 20-8-10W-D-L 76:61goals +15diff
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17Nottingham Forestin the table32pts
38matches 9-9-20W-D-L 49:67goals -18diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.88 1.04 Points per game
1.46 1.41 xG average
1.47 1.46 xGA average
%28 %20 Clean sheets
%52 %40 BTTS
%52 %52 Over 2.5
5.3 5.5 Corners
1.5 1.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 12 Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
May 7 Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest UEFA Europa League
Apr 30 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa UEFA Europa League
Apr 12 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Jan 3 Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Apr 5 Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Dec 14 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Nov 5 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
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