Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa — Premier League, 12 Apr 2026
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1-1 in the Premier League on 12 April 2026 at City Ground, Nottingham. Neco Williams scored for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 2 and Aston Villa 3.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 11'Foul
- 1-023'Own Goal
- 2-038'assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 45'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 63'Foul
- 65'
- 67'Foul
- 77'
- 78'
- 78'
- 84'
- 87'
- 89'out: R. Yates
- 89'
- 90+1'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.2Neco WilliamsD
- 7.7Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 7.6Ola AinaD
- 7.5Matz SelsG
- 6.9Elliot AndersonM
- 6.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.5Igor JesusF
- 6.5Christopher WoodF
- 6.3Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.3Omari HutchinsonM
- 6.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 5.9MurilloD
Aston Villa
- 7.5Youri TielemansM
- 7.2John McGinnM
- 7.0Ross BarkleyM
- 7.0Amadou OnanaM
- 6.9Pau TorresD
- 6.9Ian MaatsenD
- 6.9Douglas LuizM
- 6.7Lucas DigneD
- 6.5Victor LindelöfD
- 6.5Tammy AbrahamF
- 6.5Matthew CashD
- 6.3Morgan RogersM
- 6.3Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.2Marco BizotG
- 6.0Oliver WatkinsF
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 16N. Dominguez84'M6.3
- 11Christopher Wood65'F6.5
- 22R. Yates89'M
- 27Stefan OrtegaG
- 14Dan Ndoye89'F
- 4MoratoD
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 25L. NetzD
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 31Leon BaileyF
- 10Emiliano Buendía78'M6.3
- 18Tammy Abraham87'F6.5
- 4Ezri KonsaD
- 21Douglas Luiz77'M6.9
- 22Ian Maatsen78'D6.9
- 64James WrightG
- 26Lamare BogardeM
- 16A. Garcia90+1'D
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
1.15Expected goals (xG)1.02
15Total shots12
4Shots on target5
6Shots off target7
5Blocked shots1
7Corners3
1Offsides2
15Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves4
-0.47Goals prevented-0.47
336Total passes501
278Accurate passes442
83%Pass accuracy88%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Ola Aina | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Igor Jesus | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christopher Wood | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| John McGinn | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 7.2 |
| Ross Barkley | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Amadou Onana | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ian Maatsen | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Douglas Luiz | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lucas Digne | 78 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Tammy Abraham | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Matthew Cash | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Morgan Rogers | 78 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 12 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marco Bizot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Oliver Watkins | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestDWWDL
- D09 Apr 26AFC Porto1-1
- W22 Mar 26ATottenham3-0
- W19 Mar 26AFC Midtjylland2-1
- D15 Mar 26HFulham0-0
- L12 Mar 26HFC Midtjylland0-1
Head-to-head
- 03 Jan 26Aston Villa3-1Nottingham Forest
- 05 Apr 25Aston Villa2-1Nottingham Forest
- 14 Dec 24Nottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- 24 Feb 24Aston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
- 05 Nov 23Nottingham Forest2-0Aston Villa
- 08 Apr 23Aston Villa2-0Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | -19 | 39 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: FC Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest, 9 Apr 2026 · Europa League
- Next: Nottingham Forest 1-0 FC Porto, 16 Apr 2026 · Europa League
Aston Villa
- Previous: Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa, 9 Apr 2026 · Europa League
- Next: Aston Villa 4-0 Bologna, 16 Apr 2026 · Europa League
Data updated