Premier League · Sun, 12 Apr 2026 ·
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa — 1 - 1
City Ground · Referee: M. Salisbury
Match report
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa share the points in 1-1 draw
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1-1 in Premier League matchday 32 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at City Ground. N. Williams (38') scored for Nottingham Forest, while Murillo (23' og) found the net for Aston Villa. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Nottingham Forest had 41% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Aston Villa’s 12 (5 on target). Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Nottingham Forest 13th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 11'yellow cardMatty CashYellow Card
- 23'own goalMurillo(own goal)Own Goal
- 38'goalN. WilliamsAssist: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 45'yellow cardOmari HutchinsonYellow Card
- 63'yellow cardMurilloYellow Card
- 65'substitutionO. HutchinsonOff: C. Wood
- 67'yellow cardJohn McGinnYellow Card
- 77'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: Douglas Luiz
- 78'substitutionL. DigneOff: I. Maatsen
- 78'substitutionM. RogersOff: E. Buendia
- 84'substitutionM. Gibbs-WhiteOff: N. Dominguez
- 87'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: T. Abraham
- 89'substitutionIgor JesusOff: R. Yates
- 89'substitutionO. AinaOff: D. Ndoye
- 90+1'substitutionM. CashOff: A. Garcia
Lineups
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 34O. AinaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 6I. SangareM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 40M. BizotG
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelofD
- 14P. TorresD
- 12L. DigneD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 27M. RogersM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 64J. WrightG
- 31L. BaileyF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 4E. KonsaD
- 16A. GarciaD
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 1.15Expected goals (xG)1.02
- 15Total shots12
- 4Shots on target5
- 6Shots off target7
- 5Blocked shots1
- 9Shots inside the box8
- 6Shots outside the box4
- 7Corners3
- 1Offsides2
- 15Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves4
- 336Passes501
- 278Accurate passes442
- 83%Pass accuracy88%
- -0.47Goals prevented-0.47
Player statistics
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsDTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Ola AinaD | 89 | 7.6 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Stefan OrtegaG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | – | – | ||
| 25Luca NetzD | – | – | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | 1 | – | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 11Chris WoodF | 25 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Dan NdoyeF | 1 | – | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Marco BizotG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 87 | 6.0 | ||
| 64James WrightG | – | – | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | – | – | ||
| 16Andrés GarcíaD | 1 | – | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | – | – | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | – | – |