Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
6
Nottingham Forest FC 12 games · Avg 3.6 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
#23 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham!
  • 5' Youri Tielemans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Ross Barkley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Aston Villa FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 40' Aston Villa FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum Hudson-Odoi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 50' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 55' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' The Colombia Jhon Duran breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 0-1!
  • 68' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Murillo trudges off to be replaced by Morato on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Jhon Duran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 74' The whistle greets Youri Tielemans as he departs to be replaced by Amadou Onana.
  • 78' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Nicolas Dominguez exits the field as Anthony Elanga enters on 78.
  • 83' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Murillo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Nikola Milenkovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Ian Maatsen on, Lucas Digne off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 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
Lewis Grabban 2
Douglas Luiz 2
Nikola Milenkovic 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Anthony Elanga 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
0.87 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC39% Draw35% Aston Villa FC26%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
61%
Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC22% Draw61% Aston Villa FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.6%
1 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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