Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa, 12 April 2026

Score1-1
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,591

View Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Drawn: 6 Aston Villa won: 9 Nottingham Forest scored: 18 Aston Villa scored: 27 . Aston Villa avoided losing on three consecutive league visits to the City Ground for the first time since December 1979.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Neco Williams 38 G

Goals:

Murillo own goal 23 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Chris Wood for Omari Hutchinson 65
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 84
Dan Ndoye for Ola Aina 89
Ryan Yates for Igor Jesus 89

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Ross Barkley 77
Emi Buendía for Morgan Rogers 78
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 78
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 87
Andrés García for Matty Cash 90+1

Cards:

Omari Hutchinson 45 Y
Murillo 65 Y

Cards:

Matty Cash 11 Y
John McGinn 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest avoided failing to score in four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since April 1911 in League Division One (four). . Forest had now failed to win in eight consecutive home league games for the first time since September 2021 in the League Championship (eight). . They had now won one of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost three).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . Villa had now won three of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost five). . They had now scored 13 goals in their 13 games in the Premier League in 2026 (conceded 15). . Emiliano Martínez was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marco Bizot was promoted to the starting XI with James Wright taking his place on the bench.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Neco Williams 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Substitutions:

Chris Wood for Omari Hutchinson 65
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 84
Dan Ndoye for Ola Aina 89
Ryan Yates for Igor Jesus 89

Cards:

Omari Hutchinson 45 Y
Murillo 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest avoided failing to score in four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since April 1911 in League Division One (four). . Forest had now failed to win in eight consecutive home league games for the first time since September 2021 in the League Championship (eight). . They had now won one of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost three).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Murillo own goal 23 OG

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Ross Barkley 77
Emi Buendía for Morgan Rogers 78
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 78
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 87
Andrés García for Matty Cash 90+1

Cards:

Matty Cash 11 Y
John McGinn 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . Villa had now won three of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost five). . They had now scored 13 goals in their 13 games in the Premier League in 2026 (conceded 15). . Emiliano Martínez was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marco Bizot was promoted to the starting XI with James Wright taking his place on the bench.