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Premier League · Round 20 · Saturday, Jan 03 2026

Aston Villa
3 · 1
Full time

Nottingham Forest
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Villa Park, Birmingham
Events 4 goals · 3 cards · 10 subs
45'
⚽
O. Watkins 1 - 0
49'
⚽
J. McGinn 2 - 0
61'
⚽
M. Gibbs-White 2 - 1
65'
D. Bakwa
Yellow card
69'
⇄
↑ J. McAtee
↓ D. Bakwa
69'
⇄
↑ N. Savona
↓ O. Aina
69'
⇄
↑ J. Sancho
↓ E. Buendía
69'
⇄
↑ L. Digne
↓ I. Maatsen
73'
⚽
J. McGinn 3 - 1
78'
⇄
↑ M. Sels
↓ John
83'
⇄
↑ L. Bogarde
↓ J. McGinn
83'
⇄
↑ D. Malen
↓ O. Watkins
84'
⇄
↑ A. Kalimuendo
↓ I. Jesus
84'
⇄
↑ D. Luiz
↓ N. Domínguez
89'
J. McAtee
Yellow card
90'
L. Bogarde
Yellow card
90'
⇄
↑ A. García
↓ M. Cash
FT 3 - 1
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
73%
Ball possession
27%
1.59
Expected goals (xG)
0.89
11
Total shots
10
2
Big chances
2
Team form
Aston Villa 4W · 0D · 1L
@ Arsenal 1–4
@ Chelsea 2–1
vs Manchester United 2–1
@ West Ham United 3–2
@ Basel 2–1
Nottingham Forest 2W · 0D · 3L
vs Everton 0–2
vs Manchester City 1–2
@ Fulham 0–1
vs Tottenham Hotspur 3–0
@ FC Utrecht 2–1
Top Players
Aston Villa
J. McGinn
M · ⚽ 2
8.5
Y. Tielemans
M · 🅰 1
7.9
O. Watkins
F · ⚽ 1
7.8
Nottingham Forest
M. Gibbs-White
M · ⚽ 1
7.6
N. Domínguez
M
7.2
Murillo
D
6.7
Head to Head
4
Aston Villa
2
Draws
2
Nottingham Forest
Last 8 meetings · 3.0 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumVilla Park · Birmingham
Capacity42640
CountryEngland
KickoffSat, Jan 03 2026 · 16:30 UTC
Round20
CompetitionPremier League
Model Predictions #predict
✗ Miss · Top pick
Under 3.5 goals
84%
confidence
Both Teams to Score
● BTTS Yes · 52% 48% · BTTS No
Total Goals 1.5
● Over 1.5 goals · 75% 25% · Under 1.5 goals
Total Goals 2.5
● Over 2.5 goals · 43% 57% · Under 2.5 goals
Total Goals 3.5 PICK
● Over 3.5 goals · 16% 84% · Under 3.5 goals
Head Coaches
Unai Emery
Unai Emery
4-2-3-1 High
Pressing48%
⚽ Ball Dominant🎨 Tiki-Taka↩ Inverted Fullbacks
Vitor Pereira
Vitor Pereira
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing46%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play⚖ Overload-to-Isolate
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
23 E. Martínez
G · 90'
7.0
2 M. Cash ↓ 90'
D · 89'
7.2
4 E. Konsa
D · 90'
7.2
3 V. Lindelöf
D · 90'
7.0
22 I. Maatsen ↓ 69'
D · 69'
6.3
44 B. Kamara
M · 90'
7.7
8 Y. Tielemans
M · 90'
7.9
7 J. McGinn ⚽⚽ ↓ 83'
M · 83'
8.5
27 M. Rogers
M · 90'
6.9
10 E. Buendía ↓ 69'
M · 69'
6.6
11 O. Watkins ⚽ ↓ 83'
F · 83'
7.8
Substitutes (9)
12 L. Digne ↑ 69'
D
6.7
19 J. Sancho ↑ 69'
M
6.5
26 L. Bogarde ↑ 83'
M
6.5
17 D. Malen ↑ 83'
F
6.5
16 A. García ↑ 90'
D
6.6
40 M. Bizot
G
71 T. Carroll
D
20 J. Jimoh
M
53 G. Hemmings
M
Nottingham Forest 4-5-1
Starting XI
13 John ↓ 78'
G
5.2
34 O. Aina ↓ 69'
D · 69'
6.1
31 N. Milenković
D · 90'
6.1
5 Murillo
D · 90'
6.7
3 N. Williams
D · 90'
6.1
21 O. Hutchinson
M · 90'
6.4
10 M. Gibbs-White ⚽
M · 90'
7.6
8 E. Anderson
M · 90'
6.5
16 N. Domínguez ↓ 84'
M · 83'
7.2
29 D. Bakwa ↓ 69'
M · 69'
6.1
19 I. Jesus ↓ 84'
F · 83'
6.0
Substitutes (9)
24 J. McAtee ↑ 69'
M
6.3
37 N. Savona ↑ 69'
D
6.3
26 M. Sels ↑ 78'
G
6.6
12 D. Luiz ↑ 84'
M
6.6
15 A. Kalimuendo ↑ 84'
F
6.5
4 F. Morato
D
9 T. Awoniyi
F
35 O. Zinchenko
D
44 Z. Abbott
D
Match stats Final
Top stats
73%
Ball possession
27%
1.59
Expected goals (xG)
0.89
11
Total shots
10
4
Shots on target
5
2
Big chances
2
579
Accurate passes
170
10
Fouls
20
4
Corners
4
Expected goals
1.69
Total xG
0.89
1.55
xG open play
0.86
0.14
xG set play
0.03
1.69
Non-penalty xG
0.89
1.61
xG on target (xGOT)
1.67
Shots
11
Total shots
10
3
Shots off target
3
4
Shots on target
5
4
Blocked shots
2
0
Hit woodwork
0
5
Shots inside box
6
6
Shots outside box
4
Passes
645
Passes
239
579
Accurate passes
170
16/30 (53%)
Long balls
20/48 (42%)
2/16 (13%)
Crosses
0/9 (0%)
17
Throws
8
46
Touches in opp. box
13
1
Offsides
4
Defense
18
Tackles
19
11
Interceptions
14
4
Blocks
2
12
Clearances
28
4
Keeper saves
1
Duels
53
Duels
47
39/76 (51%)
Ground duels won
37/76 (49%)
10/16 (63%)
Aerial duels won
6/16 (38%)
4/15 (27%)
Successful dribbles
8/10 (80%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 21
2' Saved
O. Watkins
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.61
xGOT
0.47
8' Off target
I. Maatsen
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
11' Blocked
E. Buendía
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
17' Off target
I. Maatsen
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
21' Off target
I. Jesus
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
26' Blocked
M. Rogers
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
30' Saved
O. Hutchinson
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.34
31' Blocked
N. Williams
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
45'+1 Goal
O. Watkins
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.1
49' Goal
J. McGinn
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.08
xGOT
0.16
51' Blocked
N. Domínguez
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
52' Off target
D. Bakwa
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
54' Off target
D. Bakwa
Header · Assisted
xG
0.21
xGOT
—
57' Off target
E. Buendía
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
61' Goal
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.4
xGOT
0.89
64' Saved
O. Aina
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
0.03
66' Blocked
M. Rogers
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
70' Blocked
J. Sancho
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
73' Goal
J. McGinn
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.46
xGOT
0.88
78' Saved
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.1
xGOT
0.33
90'+7 Saved
A. Kalimuendo
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.09
xGOT
0.08
Player stats
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest · Last 8 meetings
4
Aston Villa
2
Draws
2
Nottingham Forest
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Aston Villa
2026-01-03 Aston Villa 3 – 1 Nottingham Forest
2025-04-05 Aston Villa 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest
2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest 2 – 1 Aston Villa
2024-02-24 Aston Villa 4 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Aston Villa
2023-04-08 Aston Villa 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest
2022-10-10 Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Aston Villa
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