Premier League · Matchweek 32 · Apr 12

Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 32). Goals: N. Williams 38'; Murillo (OG) 23'.

🏟 City Ground Nottingham 👤 Referee: M. Salisbury
Key events
11' 🟨 M. CashYellow card Aston Villa
23' ⚽ Murillo (OG)(0 - 1) Aston Villa
38' ⚽ N. Williams(1 - 1) · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham F
45' 🟨 O. HutchinsonYellow card Nottingham F
63' 🟨 MurilloYellow card Nottingham F
67' 🟨 J. McGinnYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%41 Possession %59
1.68 Pre-match xG 1.33
15 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside box 8
6 Shots outside box 4
5 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
11'
🟨M. CashYellow card
23'
⚽Murillo (OG)(0 - 1)
N. Williams(1 - 1) · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi⚽
38'
O. HutchinsonYellow card🟨
45'
HT 1 - 1
MurilloYellow card🟨
63'
O. Hutchinson ↔ C. WoodSubstitution🔁
65'
67'
🟨J. McGinnYellow card
77'
🔁R. Barkley ↔ Douglas LuizSubstitution
78'
🔁L. Digne ↔ I. MaatsenSubstitution
78'
🔁M. Rogers ↔ E. BuendiaSubstitution
M. Gibbs-White ↔ N. DominguezSubstitution🔁
84'
87'
🔁O. Watkins ↔ T. AbrahamSubstitution
Igor Jesus ↔ R. YatesSubstitution🔁
89'
O. Aina ↔ D. NdoyeSubstitution🔁
89'
90+1'
🔁M. Cash ↔ A. GarciaSubstitution
FT 1 - 1
Match statsNottingham Forest · Aston Villa
Key stats
%41 Possession %59
1.68 Pre-match xG 1.33
Shots
15 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside box 8
6 Shots outside box 4
5 Saves 4
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
320 Total passes 468
266 Accurate passes 415
%83 Pass accuracy %89
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
15 Fouls 9
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsNottingham Forest 4-2-3-1Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest · Bench
Coach: Vitor Pereira
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Nottingham Forest 4
Oct 10who was on topSep 12
Aston Villa 5
4 Nottingham Forest 1 draw 5 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
12–18total goals
2/2clean sheets
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%60 BTTS 6/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Nottingham Forest at home4 matches
3W 1D 0L 6:2
Aston Villa at home6 matches
5W 0D 1L 16:6
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
16Nottingham Forestin the table44pts
38matches 11-11-16W-D-L 48:51goals -3diff
DLDWW
4Aston Villain the table65pts
38matches 19-8-11W-D-L 56:49goals +7diff
WWDLL
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
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
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
Feb 24 Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Nov 5 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Aston Villa dominated the ball59% possession
Nottingham Forest took more shots15 - 12
Nottingham Forest committed more fouls15 - 9
THE REFEREE24 matches on record
Michael Salisbury
Strictness46 TEMPO45
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 44.0 +0.0
Fouls 2421.0 +3.0
Goals 23.1 -1.1
Corners 109.7 +0.3
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 15.011.8 +3.2
On target 4.03.9 +0.1
Possession %41%47 -5.8
Corners 7.04.9 +2.1
Cards 2.02.0
Conceded 1.01.4 -0.4
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 1.01.5 -0.5
Shots 12.012.3 -0.3
On target 5.04.4 +0.6
Possession %59%53 +5.6
Corners 3.05.2 -2.2
Cards 2.01.3 +0.7
Conceded 1.01.3 -0.3
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Neco Williams 8.20
Starting XI
3 Neco Williams D · 91' 8.20
Goals1On target3/3Key pass2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes22 · %19
34 Ola Aina D · 89' 7.60
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won7/8Fouls won3Passes39 · %31
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi M · 91' 7.50
Assist1Key pass5Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes22 · %20
26 Matz Sels G · 91' 7.30
Saves5Passes25 · %17
31 Nikola Milenković D · 91' 6.90
Tackles3Duels won5/6Fouls1Passes35 · %33
8 Elliot Anderson M · 91' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes43 · %40
6 Ibrahim Sangaré M · 91' 6.60
Key pass2Tackles4Duels won5/10Fouls1Passes32 · %26
21 Omari Hutchinson M · 65' 6.30
Dribbles2/2Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls2Passes21 · %15
10 Morgan Gibbs-White M · 84' · K 6.30
On target1/2Dribbles1/3Duels won2/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes22 · %19
19 Igor Jesus F · 89' 6.30
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won4/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes13 · %7
5 Murillo D · 91' 5.60
Interceptions2Duels won1/6Fouls4Passes44 · %37
Substitutes
11 Chris Wood F · 26' 6.20
Passes2 · %2
22 Ryan Yates M · 2'
16 Nicolás Domínguez M · 7'
Fouls1
14 Dan Ndoye F · 2'
Unused: Dilane BakwaLuca NetzMoratoStefan OrtegaJames McAtee
Starting XI
8 Youri Tielemans M · 91' 7.50
Key pass2Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won6/9Fouls won2Passes42 · %35
7 John McGinn M · 91' · K 7.30
On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles4/4Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls won2Fouls1Passes35 · %32
6 Ross Barkley M · 77' 7.20
On target1/1Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won6/8Fouls won3Passes25 · %23
24 Amadou Onana M · 91' 7.20
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won7/11Fouls won2Fouls2Passes51 · %47
14 Pau Torres D · 91' 6.90
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes74 · %69
12 Lucas Digne D · 78' 6.70
Key pass2Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls1Passes37 · %32
2 Matty Cash D · 91' 6.50
On target1/1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes42 · %37
3 Victor Lindelöf D · 91' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes60 · %57
40 Marco Bizot G · 91' 6.30
Saves4Passes34 · %26
27 Morgan Rogers M · 78' 6.20
Key pass1Dribbles1/4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes33 · %28
11 Ollie Watkins F · 87' 6.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes15 · %10
Substitutes
22 Ian Maatsen D · 13' 6.90
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes4 · %4
21 Douglas Luiz M · 14' 6.70
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes10 · %9
10 Emiliano Buendía M · 13' 6.30
Key pass2Passes6 · %6
18 Tammy Abraham F · 4'
Unused: Ezri KonsaAndrés GarcíaLamare BogardeLeon BaileyJames Wright
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%38) ✗
Nottingham Forest %38 Draw %27 Aston Villa %35
1.41Nottingham Forest xPuan
1.32Aston Villa xPuan
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