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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 30 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref A. Taylor

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the Premier League on 8 April 2023. Expected goals finished 1.30–0.25. Aston Villa had 65% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

Aston VillaNottingham Forest

Goals and cards

  1. 35' Yellow card Álex Moreno Aston Villa
  2. 36' Yellow card J. Shelvey Nottingham Forest
  3. 48' Goal B. Traore Aston Villa
  4. 85' Yellow card E. Konsa Aston Villa
  5. 85' Yellow card T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  6. 90' Yellow card O. Mangala Nottingham Forest
  7. 90+1' Yellow card H. Toffolo Nottingham Forest
  8. 90+5' Goal O. Watkins (assist J. Ramsey) Aston Villa
  9. 90+6' Yellow card O. Watkins Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-4-2 Unai Emery

Bench B. Traore , Leander Dendoncker , V. Sinisalo , S. Revan , L. Digne , Diego Carlos , R. Olsen , C. Chambers , J. Durán

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 S. Cooper

Bench R. Freuler , O. Mangala , T. Awoniyi , André Ayew , J. Lingard , Emmanuel Dennis , W. Hennessey , S. McKenna , S. Surridge

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored
2.8 per game
Conceded
1.6 per game
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Corners
4.7 per game
Shots on target
6.3 per game

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

Nottingham Forest away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored
1.3 per game
Conceded
1.7 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 10
Corners
5.0 per game
Shots on target
5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa 1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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