Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

1 - 1

Aston Villa

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Michael Salisbury

14 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.14
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	50%
Draws	36%
Away wins	14%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (15-12).
Aston Villa controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05

PPG

1.42

1.05

1.26

1.21

1.42

42%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

63%

32%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Aston Villa rank4th

Nottingham Forest points44

Aston Villa points65

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Aston Villa score away68%

Aston Villa clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Aston Villa 57%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Aston Villa 36.0'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.22

Aston Villa concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Aston Villa score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

335

487

Passes Accurate

276

429

Passes %

82%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' M. Cash

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Murillo

Own Goal

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Williams

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi

45'

45' O. Hutchinson

63'

63' Murillo

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Hutchinson

1st substitution · For: C. Wood

67'

67' J. McGinn

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Barkley

1st substitution · For: Douglas Luiz

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Digne

2nd substitution · For: I. Maatsen

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Rogers

3rd substitution · For: E. Buendía

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

2nd substitution · For: N. Domínguez

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Watkins

4th substitution · For: T. Abraham

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Igor Jesus

3rd substitution · For: R. Yates

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ O. Aina

4th substitution · For: D. Ndoye

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ M. Cash

5th substitution · For: Andrés García

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Aston Villa on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 11'. Aston Villa took the lead at 23' when Murillo scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 38' when N. Williams scored, with the assist credited to C. Hudson-Odoi, making the score 1-1. O. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Murillo received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 63'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 65', with O. Hutchinson replacing C. Wood. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 67'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 77', with R. Barkley replacing Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 78', with L. Digne replacing I. Maatsen. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Rogers replacing E. Buendía. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 84', with M. Gibbs-White replacing N. Domínguez. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 87', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Igor Jesus replacing R. Yates. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 89', with O. Aina replacing D. Ndoye. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with M. Cash replacing Andrés García.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards.