Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 13:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,591 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 23' Murillo og
Neco Williams 38' 1–1
Y 11' Matty Cash
Omari Hutchinson 45' Y
Murillo 63' Y
Y 67' John McGinn

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Natalie Aspinall

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
2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr FC Porto A 1–1 D
22 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–0 W
19 Mar FC Midtjylland A 5–1 W
15 Mar Fulham FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar FC Midtjylland H 0–1 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
09 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 3–1 W
22 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
19 Mar Lille OSC H 2–0 W
15 Mar Manchester United FC A 1–3 L
12 Mar Lille OSC A 1–0 W

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' The wait is over. Aston Villa FC get us underway at City Ground, Nottingham.
  • 5' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Aston Villa FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 23' What a moment for Murillo! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' 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 Morgan Rogers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Neco Williams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Omari Hutchinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Andres Garcia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matty Cash is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 63' Murillo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
  • 65' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Wood is hanging Omari Hutchinson on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' A moment of madness from John McGinn on 67 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Douglas Luiz on, Ross Barkley off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Lucas Digne by Ian Maatsen on 78 minute.
  • 83' Morgan Gibbs-White has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 84' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Morgan Gibbs-White by Nicolas Dominguez on 84 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Ollie Watkins is replaced by Tammy Abraham on 87 minute.
  • 89' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Igor Jesus departs to be replaced by Ryan Yates.
  • 90' Andres Garcia is replacing Matty Cash for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Ashley Young 1
Jhon Duran 1
Neco Williams 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-03-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-03-19 FC Midtjylland 1–5 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-03-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2026-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 FC Midtjylland L

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2026-04-09 Bologna FC 1909 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2026-03-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2026-03-19 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Lille OSC W 2026-03-15 Manchester United FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2026-03-12 Lille OSC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.55 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC26% Draw38% Aston Villa FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
74%
Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC13% Draw65% Aston Villa FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.2%
0 – 1
19.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.4%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 24% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗

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