Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 17:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,117 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 63' Jhon Duran
Nikola Milenkovic 87' 1–1
Anthony Elanga 90+3' 2–1
Y 70' Jhon Duran

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

4
3
6
Nottingham Forest FC 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-04-08 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-10-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
07 Dec Manchester United FC A 3–2 W
04 Dec Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
30 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
10 Nov Newcastle United FC H 1–3 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
10 Dec RB Leipzig A 3–2 W
07 Dec Southampton FC H 1–0 W
04 Dec Brentford FC H 3–1 W
01 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
27 Nov Juventus FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Aston Villa FC
#13 Position #16
5 Points 4
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
4 Scored 4
5 Conceded 9
-1 GD -5
1.00 PPG 0.80
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Murillo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' The 29-year-old Pau Torres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 63' Jhon Duran adds to his 1 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Morato comes on to replace Murillo.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Jhon Duran is booked for Aston Villa FC — card on 70.
  • 74' Amadou Onana gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Youri Tielemans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Anthony Elanga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Dominguez at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nikola Milenkovic makes it 1-1.
  • 90' Ian Maatsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Digne at the 90 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 4
John McGinn 4
Ollie Watkins 3
Douglas Luiz 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Joe Lolley 1
Bertrand Traore 1
Chris Wood 1

Head to Head

2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-04-08 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2022-10-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Newcastle United FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2024-12-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Brentford FC W 2024-12-01 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2024-11-27 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Juventus FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC47% Draw28% Aston Villa FC25%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
53%
Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC32% Draw49% Aston Villa FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.