Premier League · Matchweek 31 · Apr 5

Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 31). Goals: M. Rogers 13'; D. Malen 15'; Jota Silva 57'.

🏟 Villa Park 👤 Referee: S. Hooper
Key events
13' M. Rogers(1 - 0) · Assist: Y. Tielemans Aston Villa
15' D. Malen(2 - 0) · Assist: I. Maatsen Aston Villa
49' 🟨 MoratoYellow card Nottingham F
51' 🟨 Marco AsensioYellow card Aston Villa
57' Jota Silva(2 - 1) · Assist: N. Williams Nottingham F
73' 🟨 Jota SilvaYellow card Nottingham F
86' 🟨 Emiliano MartínezYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%52 Possession %48
17 Total shots 19
8 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 14
3 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 10
4 Shots outside box 9
2 Saves 6
Match timeline
First half
M. Rogers(1 - 0) · Assist: Y. Tielemans
13'
D. Malen(2 - 0) · Assist: I. Maatsen
15'
HT 2 - 0
Andrés García ↔ E. KonsaSubstitution🔁
46'
46'
🔁A. Elanga ↔ Jota SilvaSubstitution
49'
🟨MoratoYellow card
Marco AsensioYellow card🟨
51'
57'
Jota Silva(2 - 1) · Assist: N. Williams
O. Watkins ↔ M. RashfordSubstitution🔁
62'
D. Malen ↔ J. RamseySubstitution🔁
62'
A. Onana ↔ B. KamaraSubstitution🔁
62'
73'
🟨Jota SilvaYellow card
Marco Asensio ↔ J. McGinnSubstitution🔁
73'
74'
🔁N. Domínguez ↔ R. SosaSubstitution
75'
🔁Morato ↔ W. BolySubstitution
Emiliano MartínezYellow card🟨
86'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsAston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%52 Possession %48
Shots
17 Total shots 19
8 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 14
3 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 10
4 Shots outside box 9
2 Saves 6
Passing
429 Total passes 389
363 Accurate passes 327
%85 Pass accuracy %84
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 4
0 Offsides 5
7 Fouls 15
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsAston Villa 4-2-3-1Nottingham Forest 3-4-1-2
Aston Villa · Bench
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
28Danilo28
Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2022–2026
Aston Villa 4
Oct 10who was on topMay 7
Nottingham Forest 3
4 Aston Villa 2 draw 3 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
1610total goals
2/2clean sheets
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
%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
Aston Villa at home4 matches
4W 0D 0L 13:3
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
6Aston Villain the table66pts
38matches 19-9-10W-D-L 58:51goals +7diff
LWWWL
7Nottingham Forestin the table65pts
38matches 19-8-11W-D-L 58:46goals +12diff
LWDDL
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
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
Dec 14 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa 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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