Updated 3 January 2026, after full time.
Villa 3-1 Forest in the Premier League at Villa Park, Birmingham on 3 January 2026. Scorers: John McGinn ×2, Ollie Watkins for Villa; Morgan Gibbs-White for Forest. In their last 6 meetings, Villa have won 2, Forest 3, with 1 draw.
Villa 3-1 Forest was the final score in the Premier League on Saturday 3 January 2026 at Villa Park. Scorers: John McGinn (2), Ollie Watkins for Villa; Morgan Gibbs-White for Forest. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Villa vs Forest was played at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday 3 January 2026, the home ground of Villa, which holds 42,640 people. It finished Villa 3-1 Forest in the Premier League, with kick-off at 12:30 UK time.
Villa have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading W D W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw at home to Fulham in the Premier League on 31 October.
Forest have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 8, with results reading L L D L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Man City in the Premier League on 7 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Villa have won 2, Forest have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Villa scoring 9 goals to Forest's 7. The most recent was Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Nicolas Jackson leads Villa with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Villa player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Villa player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 16 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.6 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Simon Hooper refereed Villa vs Forest, averaging 20.5 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 2 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 1-2 |
| 7 May 2026 | Europa League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 4-0 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Europa League | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa | 1-0 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa | 1-1 |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 |
| 14 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa | 2-1 |
| Stat | Villa | Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 73% | 27% |
| Shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Corners | 4 | 4 |
| Fouls | 10 | 20 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | 18 | 19 |
| Passes | 645 | 239 |
Villa: O. Watkins 45+1', J. McGinn 49', J. McGinn 73'. Forest: M. Gibbs-White 61'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 12 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 13 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 20 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Passes | 401.4 | 14 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.7 | 17 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 10 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.3 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 15 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.8 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.6 | 3 of 20 |
| Passes | 377.5 | 17 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.5 | 11 of 20 |