Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest | Result & Match Report
Aston Villa
3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Premier League · Matchday 20 · Full Time
Premier League · Matchday 20: Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1. The match was played on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Villa Park (Birmingham); refereed by Simon Hooper, England.
⚽ Goals
Ollie Watkins 45+1' (Aston Villa) · John McGinn 49' (Aston Villa) · Morgan Gibbs-White 61' (Nottingham Forest) · John McGinn 73' (Aston Villa)
Match Analysis
After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 3-1.
Aston Villa held 73% of possession against 27%, attempting 11 shots to Nottingham Forest's 10.
Shots on target read 4-5 and corners 4-4.
⏱️ Match Events
45+1'⚽Ollie Watkins (Morgan Rogers)
49'⚽John McGinn (Matty Cash)
61'⚽Morgan Gibbs-White (Dilane Bakwa)
65'🟨Dilane Bakwa
69'🔄▲ Jadon Sancho ▼ Emiliano Buendía
69'🔄▲ Lucas Digne ▼ Ian Maatsen
69'🔄▲ James McAtee ▼ Dilane Bakwa
69'🔄▲ Nicolò Savona ▼ Ola Aina
73'⚽John McGinn (Youri Tielemans)
78'🔄▲ Matz Sels ▼ John Victor
83'🔄▲ Lamare Bogarde ▼ John McGinn
83'🔄▲ Donyell Malen ▼ Ollie Watkins
83'🔄▲ Arnaud Kalimuendo ▼ Igor Jesus
83'🔄▲ Douglas Luiz ▼ Nicolás Domínguez
89'🟨James McAtee
90+4'🟨Lamare Bogarde
90'🔄▲ Andrés García ▼ Matty Cash
👕 Line-ups
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.28
Substitutes: Lucas Digne, Jadon Sancho, Lamare Bogarde, Donyell Malen, Andrés García, Marco Bizot, TJ Carroll, Jamaldeen Jimoh, George Hemmings
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · 4-5-1 · ⌀ 6.41
Substitutes: Nicolò Savona, James McAtee, Matz Sels, Douglas Luiz, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Morato, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Zach Abbott, Taiwo Awoniyi
Coach: Vitor Pereira
📊 Match Stats
1.59Expected goals (xG)0.89
⭐ Player of the Match
John McGinn (Aston Villa) — named player of the match with a 8.3 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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