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England · Premier League
Full time 1-1 HT 1-1
Date12 Apr 2026VenueCity GroundRoundRegular Season - 32Match pageFull

Match overview

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Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa in Premier League in England. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 12 April 2026 at 16:00 at City Ground.

Use the sections below to compare form, standings, previous meetings, lineups, events and match statistics.

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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

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draw or Aston Villa
League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Premier League · Season 2025

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Nottingham Forest logo Premier LeagueNottingham Forest #16
Played38 Points44 GD-3 W-D-L11-11-16
W W D L D Position 16 of 20
Aston Villa logo Premier LeagueAston Villa #4
Played38 Points65 GD+7 W-D-L19-8-11
L L D W W 1–6: UCL

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 27 May 2026, 00:00.

Key match trends

5 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.

Head-to-head summary

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Nottingham Forest wins

0

Draws

5

Aston Villa wins

0

Average goals

1.8

Both scored

20%

Over 2.5 goals

20%

First-half goals

0.8

Meetings analysed

10

Nottingham Forest logo

Nottingham Forest

Rating 5/10

Played

6

Goals

7

Conceded

8

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

1

Points rate

5/10

Aston Villa logo

Aston Villa

Rating 1.7/10

Played

6

Goals

9

Conceded

13

Both scored

100%

Clean sheets

0

Points rate

1.7/10

Match predictions

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

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Recent form comparison

Nottingham Forest form rating: 5/10. Aston Villa form rating: 1.7/10.

H

Previous meetings

10 meetings with an average of 1.8 goals.

L

Team selections

Lineup information is available for at least one club. Confirm the final starting elevens close to kickoff.

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Form, standings, H2H, lineups, events and statistics are shown whenever they are available for this fixture.

Match trends

Recent patterns around this fixture

  • 5 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Match note: Team news, injuries, venue changes and confirmed lineups can change the outlook before kickoff. Check official club or competition channels for late updates.
Nottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
41%Ball Possession59%
Comparison
15Total Shots12
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4Shots on Goal5
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6Shots off Goal7
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5Blocked Shots1
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9Shots inside box8
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6Shots outside box4
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7Corner Kicks3
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1Offsides2
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15Fouls9
Comparison
2Yellow Cards2
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5Goalkeeper Saves4
Comparison
320Total passes468
Comparison
266Passes accurate415
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83%Passes %89%
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1.20Expected goals0.98
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0goals_prevented0
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Ratings

Top performers

Neco WilliamsNeco Williams91 minutes8.2
Ola AinaOla Aina89 minutes7.6
Callum Hudson-OdoiCallum Hudson-Odoi91 minutes7.5
Youri TielemansYouri Tielemans91 minutes7.5
Matz SelsMatz Sels91 minutes7.3
John McGinnJohn McGinn91 minutes7.3
Amadou OnanaAmadou Onana91 minutes7.2
Ross BarkleyRoss Barkley77 minutes7.2
CoachVitor Pereira Formation4-2-3-1
Matz Sels26 Matz Sels
Neco Williams3 Neco Williams
Murillo5 Murillo
Nikola Milenković31 Nikola Milenković
Ola Aina34 Ola Aina
Elliot Anderson8 Elliot Anderson
Ibrahim Sangaré6 Ibrahim Sangaré
Callum Hudson-Odoi7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
Morgan Gibbs-White10 Morgan Gibbs-White
Omari Hutchinson21 Omari Hutchinson
Igor Jesus19 Igor Jesus
Matz SelsG · #26
Ola AinaD · #34
Nikola MilenkovićD · #31
MurilloD · #5
Neco WilliamsD · #3
Ibrahim SangaréM · #6
Elliot AndersonM · #8
Omari HutchinsonM · #21
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM · #10
Callum Hudson-OdoiM · #7
Igor JesusF · #19
Squad depth

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega#27 · G
Morato#4 · D
Chris Wood#11 · F
Dan Ndoye#14 · F
Nicolás Domínguez#16 · M
Ryan Yates#22 · M
James McAtee#24 · M
Luca Netz#25 · D
Dilane Bakwa#29 · F
CoachUnai Emery Formation4-2-3-1
Marco Bizot40 Marco Bizot
Lucas Digne12 Lucas Digne
Pau Torres14 Pau Torres
Victor Lindelöf3 Victor Lindelöf
Matty Cash2 Matty Cash
Youri Tielemans8 Youri Tielemans
Amadou Onana24 Amadou Onana
Morgan Rogers27 Morgan Rogers
Ross Barkley6 Ross Barkley
John McGinn7 John McGinn
Ollie Watkins11 Ollie Watkins
Marco BizotG · #40
Matty CashD · #2
Victor LindelöfD · #3
Pau TorresD · #14
Lucas DigneD · #12
Amadou OnanaM · #24
Youri TielemansM · #8
John McGinnM · #7
Ross BarkleyM · #6
Morgan RogersM · #27
Ollie WatkinsF · #11
Squad depth

Substitutes

Ezri Konsa#4 · D
Emiliano Buendía#10 · M
Andrés García#16 · D
Tammy Abraham#18 · F
Douglas Luiz#21 · M
Ian Maatsen#22 · D
Lamare Bogarde#26 · M
Leon Bailey#31 · F
James Wright#64 · G
Nottingham ForestMatch eventsAston Villa
  1. YELLOW CARDM. Cash
    11'🟨
  2. OWN GOALMurillo
    23'
  3. GOALN. WilliamsC. Hudson-Odoi
    38'
  4. YELLOW CARDO. Hutchinson
    45'🟨
  5. HT · 1-1
  6. YELLOW CARDMurillo
    63'🟨
  7. SUBSTITUTIONO. HutchinsonC. Wood
    65'
  8. YELLOW CARDJ. McGinn
    67'🟨
  9. SUBSTITUTIONR. BarkleyDouglas Luiz
    77'
  10. SUBSTITUTIONM. RogersE. Buendia
    78'
  11. SUBSTITUTIONL. DigneI. Maatsen
    78'
  12. SUBSTITUTIONM. Gibbs-WhiteN. Dominguez
    84'
  13. SUBSTITUTIONO. WatkinsT. Abraham
    87'
  14. SUBSTITUTIONO. AinaD. Ndoye
    89'
  15. SUBSTITUTIONIgor JesusR. Yates
    89'
  16. SUBSTITUTIONM. CashA. Garcia
    90+1'
  17. FT · 1-1
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