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Premier League · Matchweek 30 · Apr 8

Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 30). Goals: B. Traoré 48'; O. Watkins 90+5'.

Aston VillaHOME Aston Villa
2 - 0
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
B. Traoré 48'O. Watkins 90+5'
⚽
🏟 Villa Park 👤 Referee: A. Taylor
Key events
35' 🟨 Álex MorenoYellow card Aston Villa
36' 🟨 Jonjo ShelveyYellow card Nottingham F
48' ⚽ B. Traoré(1 - 0) Aston Villa
85' 🟨 Ezri KonsaYellow card Aston Villa
85' 🟨 Taiwo AwoniyiYellow card Nottingham F
90' 🟨 Orel MangalaYellow card Nottingham F
90+1' 🟨 Harry ToffoloYellow card Nottingham F
90+5' ⚽ O. Watkins(2 - 0) · Assist: J. Ramsey Aston Villa
90+6' 🟨 Ollie WatkinsYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%65 Possession %35
8 Total shots 6
3 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside box 3
0 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
L. Bailey ↔ B. TraoréSubstitution🔁
28'
32'
🔁C. Kouyaté ↔ R. FreulerSubstitution
Álex MorenoYellow card🟨
35'
36'
🟨Jonjo ShelveyYellow card
HT 0 - 0
B. Traoré(1 - 0)⚽
48'
65'
🔁J. Shelvey ↔ O. MangalaSubstitution
65'
🔁J. Worrall ↔ T. AwoniyiSubstitution
E. Buendía ↔ L. DendonckerSubstitution🔁
75'
78'
🔁Danilo ↔ A. AyewSubstitution
Ezri KonsaYellow card🟨
85'
85'
🟨Taiwo AwoniyiYellow card
90'
🟨Orel MangalaYellow card
90+1'
🟨Harry ToffoloYellow card
O. Watkins(2 - 0) · Assist: J. Ramsey⚽
90+5'
Ollie WatkinsYellow card🟨
90+6'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsAston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%65 Possession %35
Shots
8 Total shots 6
3 Shots on target 2
4 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside box 3
0 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 1
Passing
448 Total passes 227
384 Accurate passes 149
%86 Pass accuracy %66
Set pieces & discipline
1 Corners 8
1 Offsides 7
7 Fouls 17
Cards
3 Yellow cards 4
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsAston Villa 4-4-2Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
1Martínez 15Moreno 5Mings 4Konsa 18Young 10Buendía 6Luiz 7McGinn 41Ramsey 11Watkins 31Bailey 12Navas 19Niakhaté 38Felipe 4Worrall 15Toffolo 21Kouyaté 6Shelvey 7Williams 28Danilo 10Gibbs-White 20Johnson
Aston Villa · Bench
9B. Traoré9
22J. Durán22
16C. Chambers16
25R. Olsen25
3Diego Carlos3
27L. Digne27
56S. Revan56
38V. Sinisalo38
32L. Dendoncker32
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
23R. Freuler23
16S. Surridge16
26S. McKenna26
13W. Hennessey13
25E. Dennis25
11J. Lingard11
34A. Ayew34
9T. Awoniyi9
5O. Mangala5
Coach: S. Cooper
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
3.0goals / match
16–11total goals
1/2clean sheets
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
%89 Over 1.5 8/9
%56 Over 2.5 5/9
%33 Over 3.5 3/9
%67 BTTS 6/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Aston Villa at home4 matches
4W 0D 0L 13:4
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
7Aston Villain the table61pts
38matches 18-7-13W-D-L 51:46goals +5diff
WDWLL
16Nottingham Forestin the table38pts
38matches 9-11-18W-D-L 38:68goals -30diff
DWDWL
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
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
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