Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest — Premier League, 5 Apr 2025
Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League on 5 April 2025 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Morgan Rogers, Donyell Malen, Jota Silva got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Nottingham Forest 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Villa Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-013'assist: Youri Tielemans
- 2-015'assist: Ian Maatsen
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 49'Foul
- 51'Foul
- 2-157'assist: Neco Williams
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 73'Foul
- 73'
- 74'
- 75'
- 86'Time wasting
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.0Youri TielemansM
- 7.3Ian MaatsenD
- 7.2John McGinnM
- 7.2Marco AsensioM
- 7.2Axel DisasiD
- 7.0Donyell MalenM
- 7.0Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.9Jacob RamseyM
- 6.9Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.9Amadou OnanaM
- 6.9Tyrone MingsD
- 6.9Morgan RogersM
- 6.6Andrés GarcíaD
- 6.3Marcus RashfordF
- 6.3Ezri KonsaD
- 6.3Oliver WatkinsF
Nottingham Forest
- 7.6Matz SelsG
- 7.6Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 7.3Neco WilliamsM
- 7.2Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 7.2MurilloD
- 7.2Nicolás DomínguezM
- 7.0Ryan YatesM
- 7.0Jota SilvaF
- 6.9Willy BolyD
- 6.9Ramón SosaF
- 6.6Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.5Elliot AndersonM
- 6.3Anthony ElangaF
- 6.3MoratoD
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest3-4-1-2
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 25Robin OlsenG
- 9Marcus Rashford62'F6.3
- 44Boubacar Kamara62'M6.9
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 7John McGinn73'M7.2
- 41J. Ramsey62'M6.9
- 2Matthew CashD
- 4Ezri Konsa46'D6.3
- 14Pau TorresD
Nottingham ForestNuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
- 33Carlos MiguelG
- 15Harry ToffoloD
- 30W. Boly75'D6.9
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 20Jota Silva57'73'46'F7.0
- 24Ramón Sosa74'F6.9
- 28DaniloM
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 17E. da Silva MoreiraF
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
3.03Expected goals (xG)1.48
17Total shots19
8Shots on target3
6Shots off target14
3Blocked shots2
4Corners4
0Offsides5
7Fouls15
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves6
0.88Goals prevented0.88
429Total passes389
363Accurate passes327
85%Pass accuracy84%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| John McGinn | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marco Asensio | 73 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Axel Disasi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Donyell Malen | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 28 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Amadou Onana | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Andrés García | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Marcus Rashford | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ezri Konsa | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Watkins | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 74 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Ryan Yates | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Jota Silva | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Willy Boly | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ramón Sosa | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anthony Elanga | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Morato | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Aston VillaWWWWW
- W02 Apr 25ABrighton3-0
- W30 Mar 25APreston3-0
- W12 Mar 25HClub Brugge KV3-0
- W08 Mar 25ABrentford1-0
- W04 Mar 25AClub Brugge KV3-1
Nottingham ForestWDWWD
- W01 Apr 25HManchester United1-0
- D29 Mar 25ABrighton0-0
- W15 Mar 25AIpswich4-2
- W08 Mar 25HManchester City1-0
- D03 Mar 25HIpswich1-1
Head-to-head
- 14 Dec 24Nottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- 24 Feb 24Aston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
- 05 Nov 23Nottingham Forest2-0Aston Villa
- 08 Apr 23Aston Villa2-0Nottingham Forest
- 10 Oct 22Nottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
- 13 Mar 19Nottingham Forest1-3Aston Villa
Most recent meetings