Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 16 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref S. Barrott

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Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1 in the Premier League on 14 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.78–0.42. Nottingham Forest had 50% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match statistics

Nottingham ForestAston Villa

50% Ball possession 50%
1.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.42
17 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 7
4 Corners 3
12 Fouls 6
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 1
472 Passes 468
91% Pass accuracy 88%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

63' Goal J. Durán (assist J. McGinn) Aston Villa
70' Yellow card J. Durán Aston Villa
87' Goal N. Milenković (assist M. Gibbs-White) Nottingham Forest
90+3' Goal A. Elanga (assist E. Anderson) Nottingham Forest

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Nuno Espírito Santo

26 M. Sels

7 Neco Williams 5 Murillo 31 N. Milenković 34 O. Aina

8 E. Anderson 22 R. Yates

14 C. Hudson-Odoi 10 M. Gibbs-White 16 Nicolás Domínguez

11 C. Wood

Bench Morato , Jota Silva , A. Elanga , Willy Boly , R. Sosa , Carlos Miguel , T. Awoniyi , J. Ward-Prowse , H. Toffolo

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 14 P. Torres 3 Diego Carlos 4 E. Konsa

8 Y. Tielemans 44 B. Kamara

7 J. McGinn 27 M. Rogers 2 M. Cash

9 J. Durán

Bench A. Onana , O. Watkins , I. Maatsen , R. Barkley , K. Nedeljković , R. Olsen , E. Buendía , L. Bogarde , O. Zych

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
24 Feb 24	Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest	4–2
5 Nov 23	Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa	2–0
8 Apr 23	Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest	2–0
10 Oct 22	Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa	1–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa head-to-head record