Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League ·Matchday 26

Aston Villa

4-2

Full-time HT 3-1

Nottingham Forest

Ollie Watkins 4'
Douglas Luiz 29'
Douglas Luiz 39'
L. Bailey 61'

M. Niakhate 45+5'
M. Gibbs-White 48'

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

Saturday 24 February · 18:00 Villa Park, Birmingham S. Barrott

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-2. Scorers for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins 4', Douglas Luiz 29', Douglas Luiz 39', L. Bailey 61'. Scorers for Nottingham Forest: M. Niakhate 45+5', M. Gibbs-White 48'. Aston Villa had 58% of possession.

Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest logo

Full-time 4 - 2
Added time: 2 minutes
90+2'
M. Diaby Out: L. Bailey · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: M. Diaby comes on for L. Bailey
90+2'
Morgan Rogers Out: Ollie Watkins · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers comes on for Ollie Watkins
82'
N. Zaniolo Out: Y. Tielemans · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: N. Zaniolo comes on for Y. Tielemans
81'
Giovanni Reyna Out: M. Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Giovanni Reyna comes on for M. Gibbs-White
73'
R. Yates Out: N. Dominguez · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: R. Yates comes on for N. Dominguez
61'
L. Bailey 4-2 Goal · Aston Villa Goal for Aston Villa! L. Bailey makes it 4-2
59'
L. Digne Out: Álex Moreno · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Digne comes on for Álex Moreno
57'
Álex Moreno Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for Álex Moreno (Aston Villa)
48'
M. Gibbs-White 3-2 Goal · Assist: Divock Origi · Nottingham Forest Goal for Nottingham Forest! M. Gibbs-White turns in the pass from Divock Origi (3-2)
46'
A. Omobamidele Out: Felipe · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: A. Omobamidele comes on for Felipe
46'
Divock Origi Out: T. Awoniyi · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Divock Origi comes on for T. Awoniyi
46'
H. Toffolo Out: Murillo · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: H. Toffolo comes on for Murillo
46'
C. Chambers Out: P. Torres · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: C. Chambers comes on for P. Torres
Half-time 3 - 1
Added time: 5 minutes
45+5'
M. Niakhate 3-1 Goal · Assist: T. Awoniyi · Nottingham Forest Goal! M. Niakhate scores for Nottingham Forest, set up by T. Awoniyi. It is 3-1
45'
Felipe Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Felipe of Nottingham Forest is booked
39'
Douglas Luiz 3-0 Goal · Assist: John McGinn · Aston Villa John McGinn provides, Douglas Luiz finishes for Aston Villa (3-0)
29'
Douglas Luiz 2-0 Goal · Assist: J. Ramsey · Aston Villa Goal! Douglas Luiz scores for Aston Villa, set up by J. Ramsey. It is 2-0
15'
Murillo Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for Murillo (Nottingham Forest)
4'
Ollie Watkins 1-0 Goal · Assist: L. Bailey · Aston Villa L. Bailey provides, Ollie Watkins finishes for Aston Villa (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest logo

LWLLW Last 5 matches LDDLW

4Position17

68Pts32

1.6Goals scored per match1.6

1.4Goals conceded per match1.5

4Clean sheets2

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	Manchester City	38	28	7	3	96	34	96:34	+62	91	WWWWW
2	Arsenal	38	28	5	5	91	29	91:29	+62	89	WWWWW
3	Liverpool	38	24	10	4	86	41	86:41	+45	82	WDWDL
4	Aston Villa	38	20	8	10	76	61	76:61	+15	68	LDLDW
5	Tottenham	38	20	6	12	74	61	74:61	+13	66	WLWLL
6	Chelsea	38	18	9	11	77	63	77:63	+14	63	WWWWW
7	Newcastle	38	18	6	14	85	62	85:62	+23	60	WLDWW
8	Manchester United	38	18	6	14	57	58	57:58	-1	60	WWLLD
9	West Ham	38	14	10	14	60	74	60:74	-14	52	LWLDL
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	57:58	-1	49	WWWDW
11	Brighton	38	12	12	14	55	62	55:62	-7	48	LLDWL
12	Bournemouth	38	13	9	16	54	67	54:67	-13	48	LLLWW
13	Fulham	38	13	8	17	55	61	55:61	-6	47	WLDDL
14	Wolves	38	13	7	18	50	65	50:65	-15	46	LLLWL
15	Everton	38	13	9	16	40	51	40:51	-11	40	LWDWW
16	Brentford	38	10	9	19	56	65	56:65	-9	39	LWDLW
17	Nottingham Forest	38	9	9	20	49	67	49:67	-18	32	WLWLL
18	Luton	38	6	8	24	52	85	52:85	-33	26	LLDLL
19	Burnley	38	5	9	24	41	78	41:78	-37	24	LLLDW
20	Sheffield Utd	38	3	7	28	35	104	35:104	-69	16	LLLLL