Match info
- Status
- Finished
- Date
- 3 January 2026
- Kick-off
- 12:30
- Note
- FT
- Country
- England
- League
- Premier League
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
Score breakdown & Status
| Period | Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| HT | 1 | 0 |
| FT | 3 | 1 |
Match facts
Highlights
Aston Villa
- 45' — Goal: Normal Goal • O. Watkins (assist: M. Rogers)
- 49' — Goal: Normal Goal • J. McGinn (assist: M. Cash)
- 69' — subst: Substitution 1 • I. Maatsen (assist: L. Digne)
- 69' — subst: Substitution 2 • E. Buendia (assist: J. Sancho)
- 73' — Goal: Normal Goal • J. McGinn (assist: Y. Tielemans)
- 83' — subst: Substitution 3 • J. McGinn (assist: L. Bogarde)
- 83' — subst: Substitution 4 • O. Watkins (assist: D. Malen)
- 90' — subst: Substitution 5 • M. Cash (assist: A. Garcia)
- 90' — Card: Yellow Card • L. Bogarde
Nottingham Forest
- 61' — Goal: Normal Goal • M. Gibbs-White (assist: D. Bakwa)
- 64' — Card: Yellow Card • D. Bakwa
- 69' — subst: Substitution 1 • O. Aina (assist: N. Savona)
- 69' — subst: Substitution 2 • D. Bakwa (assist: J. McAtee)
- 78' — subst: Substitution 3 • John Victor (assist: M. Sels)
- 84' — subst: Substitution 4 • N. Dominguez (assist: Douglas Luiz)
- 84' — subst: Substitution 5 • Igor Jesus (assist: A. Kalimuendo)
- 89' — Card: Yellow Card • J. McAtee
Line-ups
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
-
23
Emiliano Martínez
G -
2
Matty Cash
D -
4
Ezri Konsa
D -
3
Victor Lindelöf
D -
22
Ian Maatsen
D -
44
Boubacar Kamara
M -
8
Youri Tielemans
M -
7
John McGinn
M -
27
Morgan Rogers
M -
10
Emiliano Buendía
M -
11
Ollie Watkins
F -
12
Lucas Digne
D -
19
Jadon Sancho
F -
40
Marco Bizot
G -
16
Andrés García
D -
26
Lamare Bogarde
M -
71
TJ Carroll
D -
20
Jamaldeen Jimoh
M -
53
George Hemmings
M -
17
Donyell Malen
F
Nottingham Forest
4-5-1
-
13
John Victor
G -
34
Ola Aina
D -
31
Nikola Milenković
D -
5
Murillo
D -
3
Neco Williams
D -
21
Omari Hutchinson
M -
8
Elliot Anderson
M -
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
M -
16
Nicolás Domínguez
M -
29
Dilane Bakwa
M -
19
Igor Jesus
F -
37
Nicolò Savona
D -
24
James McAtee
M -
26
Matz Sels
G -
4
Morato
D -
35
Oleksandr Zinchenko
D -
44
Zach Abbott
D -
12
Douglas Luiz
M -
9
Taiwo Awoniyi
F -
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo
F
Head-to-Head — Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
No head-to-head matches in the feed.
Last matches — Aston Villa
- 30 Dec 2025 20:15 Aston Villa 1–4 Another team A • Emirates Stadium, London
- 27 Dec 2025 17:30 Aston Villa 2–1 Another team A • Stamford Bridge, London
- 21 Dec 2025 16:30 Aston Villa 2–1 Another team H • Villa Park, Birmingham
- 14 Dec 2025 14:00 Aston Villa 3–2 Another team A • London Stadium, London
- 11 Dec 2025 20:00 Aston Villa 2–1 Another team A • St. Jakob-Park, Basel
- 06 Dec 2025 12:30 Aston Villa 2–1 Another team H • Villa Park, Birmingham
- 03 Dec 2025 19:30 Aston Villa 4–3 Another team A • Amex Stadium, Brighton
Last matches — Nottingham Forest
- 30 Dec 2025 19:30 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Another team H • City Ground, Nottingham
- 27 Dec 2025 12:30 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Another team H • City Ground, Nottingham
- 22 Dec 2025 20:00 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Another team A • Craven Cottage, London
- 14 Dec 2025 14:00 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Another team H • City Ground, Nottingham
- 11 Dec 2025 17:45 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Another team A • Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
- 06 Dec 2025 15:00 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Another team A • Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
- 03 Dec 2025 19:30 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Another team A • Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
- 30 Nov 2025 14:05 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Another team H • City Ground, Nottingham
Form (last 5 matches)
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | PTS | FORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10:9 | 1 | 12 | L W W W W |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 | L L L W W |


