Premier League · Matchweek 16 · Dec 14

Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 16). Goals: N. Milenković 87'; A. Elanga 90+3'; J. Durán 63'.

🏟 The City Ground 👤 Referee: S. Barrott
Key events
63' J. Durán(0 - 1) · Assist: J. McGinn Aston Villa
70' 🟨 Jhon DuránYellow card Aston Villa
87' N. Milenković(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Gibbs-White Nottingham F
90+3' A. Elanga(2 - 1) · Assist: E. Anderson Nottingham F
Quick stats
%50 Possession %50
17 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
63'
J. Durán(0 - 1) · Assist: J. McGinn
Murillo ↔ MoratoSubstitution🔁
68'
R. Yates ↔ Jota SilvaSubstitution🔁
68'
70'
🟨Jhon DuránYellow card
74'
🔁Y. Tielemans ↔ A. OnanaSubstitution
74'
🔁J. Durán ↔ O. WatkinsSubstitution
N. Domínguez ↔ A. ElangaSubstitution🔁
77'
N. Milenković(1 - 1) · Assist: M. Gibbs-White
87'
90+1'
🔁L. Digne ↔ I. MaatsenSubstitution
90+1'
🔁B. Kamara ↔ R. BarkleySubstitution
A. Elanga(2 - 1) · Assist: E. Anderson
90+3'
C. Hudson-Odoi ↔ W. BolySubstitution🔁
90+4'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsNottingham Forest · Aston Villa
Key stats
%50 Possession %50
Shots
17 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 4
Passing
472 Total passes 468
431 Accurate passes 414
%91 Pass accuracy %88
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
12 Fouls 6
Cards
0 Yellow cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsNottingham Forest 4-2-3-1Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest · Bench
Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo
Aston Villa · Bench
Coach: Unai Emery
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2022–2026
Nottingham Forest 2
Oct 10who was on topMay 7
Aston Villa 5
2 Nottingham Forest 2 draw 5 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
917total goals
2/2clean sheets
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
%89 Over 1.5 8/9
%44 Over 2.5 4/9
%33 Over 3.5 3/9
%56 BTTS 5/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Nottingham Forest at home4 matches
2W 2D 0L 5:2
Aston Villa at home5 matches
5W 0D 0L 15:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.40 1.20 Points per game
13 9 Goals scored
6 7 Goals conceded
1.10 1.37 xG average
1.63 1.27 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
3.8 5.4 Corners
1.6 1.2 Cards
Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
2.30 1.60 Points per game
21 20 Goals scored
9 11 Goals conceded
1.35 1.39 xG average
1.53 1.32 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 4.8 Corners
1.5 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
7Nottingham Forestin the table65pts
38matches 19-8-11W-D-L 58:46goals +12diff
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6Aston Villain the table66pts
38matches 19-9-10W-D-L 58:51goals +7diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.04 1.88 Points per game
1.41 1.46 xG average
1.46 1.47 xGA average
%20 %28 Clean sheets
%40 %52 BTTS
%52 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 5.3 Corners
1.6 1.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
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
Feb 24 Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Nov 5 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
Apr 8 Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
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