Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

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
#16 Position #10
9 Points 13
10 Played 10
2 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 3
9 Scored 14
13 Conceded 17
-4 GD -3
0.90 PPG 1.30
20% Win % 30%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts). Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Liam Delap 3 G
Dan Ndoye 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at City Ground, Nottingham. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Morgan Rogers, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Matz Sels has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Digne, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boubacar Kamara made 479 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 45' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Matty Cash has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Aston Villa FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 63' What composure from Jhon Duran! The Colombia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Morato comes on to replace Murillo.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Jhon Duran.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Youri Tielemans is replaced by Amadou Onana.
  • 78' Anthony Elanga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Dominguez on 78 minute.
  • 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ollie Watkins suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Nikola Milenkovic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
  • 90' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 90 minute. Lucas Digne leaves to be changed by Ian Maatsen.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

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
Jhon Duran 1
Neco Williams 1
Joe Lolley 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
4 / 4
1.52 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw26% Aston Villa FC31%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
57%
Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw45% Aston Villa FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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