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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: Match result

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Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0
15
30
45
60
75
90

Who will win?

Announce

Date and time: January 3, 13:30
Tournament: Premier League (England) 25/26
Stadium: Villa Park (Birmingham, England)
Round: regular season, matchday 20
Referee: Simon Hooper
Missing: Aston Villa - Ross Barkley, Evann Guessand, Tyrone Mings, Pau Torres, Amadou Onana; Nottingham Forest - Willy-Arnaud Boly, Ibrahim Sangaré, Chris Wood, Ryan Yates, Dan Ndoye.

Statistics

All
1st half
2nd half
4
Shots on Goal
5
3
Shots off Goal
3
11
Total Shots
10
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots insidebox
6
6
Shots outsidebox
4
10
Fouls
20
4
Corner Kicks
4
1
Offsides
4
73%
Ball Possession
27%
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Goalkeeper Saves
1
645
Total passes
239
579
Passes accurate
170
90%
Passes %
71%
1.59
xG (expected goals)
0.89
-1
Goals prevented
-1

Lineups

Main
Substitutions
Formation
Missing

Main

AST
NOT
Matty Cash
90'
Andrés García
7.3
Ian Maatsen
69'
Lucas Digne
6.2
John McGinn
83'
Lamare Bogarde
8.3
Emiliano Buendía
69'
Jadon Sancho
6.7
Ollie Watkins
83'
Donyell Malen
7.9
Unai Emery
Unai Emery
Manager

Teams comparison*

5 matches
10 matches
20 matches
Overall
Home / Away
Average performance
Total goals per game
Aston Villa
3.80
Nottingham Forest
2.40
Goals scored by team
Aston Villa
2.00
Nottingham Forest
1.20
Goals conceded by team
Aston Villa
1.80
Nottingham Forest
1.20
Team corners
Aston Villa
4.40
Nottingham Forest
5.40
Team cards
Aston Villa
2.60
Nottingham Forest
1.80
Team fouls
Aston Villa
9.60
Nottingham Forest
9.60
Team offsides
Aston Villa
1.00
Nottingham Forest
1.40
Ball possession
Aston Villa
50.00%
Nottingham Forest
51.80%
Over
Under
Full Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
Aston Villa
5
0
Nottingham Forest
3
2
Corners
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
Aston Villa
2
3
Nottingham Forest
3
2
Cards
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Aston Villa
3
2
Nottingham Forest
1
4
Fouls
22.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
26.5
Aston Villa
3
2
Nottingham Forest
1
4
Offsides
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Aston Villa
1
4
Nottingham Forest
1
4
Half Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Aston Villa
3
2
Nottingham Forest
0
5
Second Half
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Aston Villa
3
2
Nottingham Forest
3
2

Goals Scored/Conceded

Scored Per Game
Conceded Per Game
Timeline
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
20%
0%
0%
40%
10%
20%
10%
0%
17%
0%
33%
0%
50%
0%

Team cards in matches

Timeline
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
0%
8%
31%
15%
0%
31%
15%
0%
0%
18%
18%
27%
27%
9%
* the figures are calculated based on matches in all tournaments for which full statistics are available. You can view the list by clicking on “Analyzed matches”

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Questions and answers

Where will the match take place?

The game will take place at Villa Park, Birmingham.  The arena’s capacity is 42824.

What time does the match start?

The kickoff is at 13:30 (UTC+2).

Who are the best players of both teams by goal contributions in this tournament?

Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers (goals – 7, assists – 3).
Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (goals – 3, assists – 1), Callum Hudson-Odoi (goals – 3, assists – 1).

Who will not be able to play?

Aston Villa: Ross Barkley (Knee injury), Evann Guessand (International duty), Tyrone Mings (Hamstring injury), Pau Torres (Calf injury), Amadou Onana (Injury).
Nottingham Forest: Willy-Arnaud Boly (International duty), Ibrahim Sangaré (International duty), Chris Wood (Knee injury), Ryan Yates (Hamstring injury), Dan Ndoye (Injury).

What was the result of the last head-to-head match?

The last game Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest ended with a score of 4 - 0.

How did Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest end on 03.01.2026?

The match ended with a 3-1 score, and Aston Villa claimed the victory.
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