Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League ·Matchday 20

Aston Villa

3-1

Full-time HT 1-0

Nottingham Forest

Oliver Watkins 45'
John McGinn 49'
John McGinn 73'

Morgan Gibbs-White 61'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 3 January · 15:30 Villa Park, Birmingham S. Hooper

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1. Scorers for Aston Villa: Oliver Watkins 45', John McGinn 49', John McGinn 73'. Scorers for Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White 61'. Aston Villa had 73% of possession.

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Full-time 3 - 1
Added time: 4 minutes
90+4'
L. Bogarde Yellow card · Aston Villa L. Bogarde of Aston Villa is booked
90'
Andrés García Out: Matthew Cash · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Andrés García comes on for Matthew Cash
89'
J. McAtee Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest)
83'
A. Kalimuendo Out: Igor Jesus · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: A. Kalimuendo comes on for Igor Jesus
83'
Douglas Luiz Out: N. Domínguez · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Douglas Luiz comes on for N. Domínguez
83'
L. Bogarde Out: John McGinn · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for John McGinn
83'
Donyell Malen Out: Oliver Watkins · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Donyell Malen comes on for Oliver Watkins
78'
Matz Sels Out: John · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels comes on for John
73'
John McGinn 3-1 Goal · Assist: Youri Tielemans · Aston Villa Goal! John McGinn scores for Aston Villa, set up by Youri Tielemans. It is 3-1
69'
Nicolò Savona Out: Olufisayo Aina · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Nicolò Savona comes on for Olufisayo Aina
69'
J. McAtee Out: D. Bakwa · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: J. McAtee comes on for D. Bakwa
69'
J. Sancho Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: J. Sancho comes on for Emiliano Buendía
69'
Lucas Digne Out: Ian Maatsen · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Lucas Digne comes on for Ian Maatsen
65'
D. Bakwa Yellow card · Nottingham Forest D. Bakwa of Nottingham Forest is booked
61'
Morgan Gibbs-White 2-1 Goal · Assist: D. Bakwa · Nottingham Forest Goal! Morgan Gibbs-White scores for Nottingham Forest, set up by D. Bakwa. It is 2-1
49'
John McGinn 2-0 Goal · Assist: Matthew Cash · Aston Villa Goal for Aston Villa! John McGinn turns in the pass from Matthew Cash (2-0)
Half-time 1 - 0
45'
Oliver Watkins 1-0 Goal · Assist: Morgan Rogers · Aston Villa Morgan Rogers provides, Oliver Watkins finishes for Aston Villa (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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WWWWL Last 5 matches WWLLL

2.1Goals scored per match1.3

1.5Goals conceded per match1.1

1Clean sheets4

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71	27	71:27	+44	85	WWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77	35	77:35	+42	78	LDWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69	50	69:50	+19	71	WWDWW
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	56:49	+7	65	WWDLL
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	63:53	+10	60	DLDLW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	58:54	+4	57	DDWWD
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	42:48	-6	54	WWDDL
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52	46	52:46	+6	53	LLWLW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	55:52	+3	53	DDLWL
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	58:52	+6	52	LWDLL
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	47:51	-4	52	WDLLW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53	55	53:55	-2	49	LWDWL
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	47:50	-3	49	LLDDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49	56	49:56	-7	47	LWDWD
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	41:51	-10	45	LDLDL
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48	51	48:51	-3	44	DLDWW
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48	57	48:57	-9	41	WLDWW
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46	65	46:65	-19	39	WLLLW
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	38:75	-37	22	DLDLL
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27	68	27:68	-41	20	DDLDL