English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 12, 2026
Aston Villa WLWWW 1
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Nottingham Forest LDWWD 1
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AVL101
NFO101
The City Ground · 30,591 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Nottingham Forest take valuable point against Villa amid relegation battle

Nottingham Forest earned a vital point in their quest for Premier League safety after a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the City Ground.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
5
59.2
Possession
40.8
12
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
442
Accurate Passes
278
501
Passes
336
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
39
21
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
15
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 5MurilloCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 34Ola AinaRB
  6. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteAM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 6Ibrahim SangaréRM
  9. 19Igor JesusF
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiAM-L
  11. 21Omari HutchinsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Ryan YatesSUB
  2. 14Dan NdoyeSUB
  3. 16Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  4. 29Dilane BakwaSUB
  5. 24James McAteeSUB
  6. 25Luca NetzSUB
  7. 27Stefan OrtegaSUB
  8. 11Chris WoodSUB
  9. 4MoratoSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 6Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Andrés GarcíaSUB
  2. 18Tammy AbrahamSUB
  3. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  4. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  5. 21Douglas LuizSUB
  6. 31Leon BaileySUB
  7. 4Ezri KonsaSUB
  8. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  9. 64James WrightSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Own Goal by Murillo, Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest 0, Aston Villa 1.
  3. 38' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 1. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  4. 45' Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Omari Hutchinson.
  7. 67' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
  9. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  10. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
  11. 84' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  12. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  13. 89' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Igor Jesus.
  14. 89' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Ola Aina.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash.

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