Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 03 January 2026

Score3-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance43,039

View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Aston Villa won: 9 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 26 Nottingham Forest scored: 17 . Aston Villa were now unbeaten in the last ten home league meetings with Nottingham Forest since October 1994 (won seven).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 45+1 G
John McGinn 49 G
John McGinn 73 G

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

John Victor Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 69
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 69
Donyell Malen for Ollie Watkins 83
Lamare Bogarde for John McGinn 83
Andrés García for Matty Cash 90

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Dilane Bakwa 69
Nicoló Savona for Ola Aina 69
Matz Sels for John Victor 78
Douglas Luiz for Nicolás Domínguez 84
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Igor Jesus 84

Cards:

Lamare Bogarde 90+4 Y

Cards:

Dilane Bakwa 65 Y
James McAtee 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender TJ Carroll
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Aston Villa had now won 11 consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since January 1990 (11). . Villa had now won nine of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost one). . Ollie Watkins had now scored in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since the visit of Fulham on 28 September 2025.

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost four consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time in this season. . Forest had now conceded 501 goals in their 332 games in the Premier League (scored 393). . They had now lost their first league game in two of the last eight years (won five).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 45+1 G
John McGinn 49 G
John McGinn 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 69
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 69
Donyell Malen for Ollie Watkins 83
Lamare Bogarde for John McGinn 83
Andrés García for Matty Cash 90

Cards:

Lamare Bogarde 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender TJ Carroll
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Aston Villa had now won 11 consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since January 1990 (11). . Villa had now won nine of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost one). . Ollie Watkins had now scored in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since the visit of Fulham on 28 September 2025.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 61 G

Starting lineup:

John Victor Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Dilane Bakwa 69
Nicoló Savona for Ola Aina 69
Matz Sels for John Victor 78
Douglas Luiz for Nicolás Domínguez 84
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Igor Jesus 84

Cards:

Dilane Bakwa 65 Y
James McAtee 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost four consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time in this season. . Forest had now conceded 501 goals in their 332 games in the Premier League (scored 393). . They had now lost their first league game in two of the last eight years (won five).