Aston Villa 3-1 Nottm Forest (Jan 3, 2026)

AVL

FOR

45'

+1

Ollie Watkins

Assist: Morgan Rogers

HT 1-0

49'

John McGinn

Assist: Matty Cash

61'

Morgan Gibbs-White

Assist: Dilane Bakwa

65'

Dilane Bakwa

69'

Lucas Digne

Ian Maatsen

69'

Jadon Sancho

Emiliano Buendía

69'

Nicolò Savona

Ola Aina

69'

James Mcatee

Dilane Bakwa

73'

John McGinn

Assist: Youri Tielemans

78'

Matz Sels

John

83'

Donyell Malen

Ollie Watkins

83'

Lamar Bogarde

John McGinn

84'

Douglas Luiz

Nicolás Domínguez

84'

Arnaud Kalimuendo

Igor Jesus

89'

James Mcatee

90'

Andrés García

Matty Cash

90'

+4

Lamar Bogarde

FT 3-1

AVL

Team Stats

FOR

Possession

73%

27%

1.64

xG

0.89

11 (4)

Shots (On Target)

10 (5)

45

Touches in Opp Box

11

4

Corners

4

Top Performers

Rating

9.5

McGinn

AVL

xG

0.64

Watkins

AVL

Chances Created

2

Gibbs-White

FOR

Take-ons

2

Murillo

FOR

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	24	16	5	3	29	53
2	Man City	23	14	4	5	26	46
3	Aston Villa	23	14	4	5	10	46
4	Man United	23	10	8	5	7	38
5	Chelsea	23	10	7	6	14	37
6	Liverpool	23	10	6	7	3	36
7	Fulham	23	10	4	9	0	34
8	Everton	24	9	7	8	-1	34
9	Brentford	23	10	3	10	3	33
10	Newcastle	23	9	6	8	3	33
11	Sunderland	23	8	9	6	-2	33
12	Bournemouth	24	8	9	7	-3	33
13	Brighton	24	7	10	7	2	31
14	Tottenham	23	7	7	9	2	28
15	Crystal Palace	23	7	7	9	-4	28
16	Leeds	24	6	8	10	-11	26
17	Nottm Forest	23	7	4	12	-11	25
18	West Ham	23	5	5	13	-18	20
19	Burnley	23	3	6	14	-19	15
20	Wolves	24	1	5	18	-30	8

Game Summary

Aston Villa emerged victorious over Nottingham Forest, 3 to 1, in the Premier League on January 3.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 20

January 3, 2026

Villa Park

Birmingham, England

1° C

Referee Simon Hooper

Assistant Ref Adrian Holmes

Assistant Ref Simon Long

Fourth Official Thomas Bramall

Video Referee Paul Howard

AVL

4-2-3-1

7.2

Martínez

22

69'

6.0

Maatsen

3

6.6

Nilsson-Lindelöf

4

6.8

Konsa

2

90'

7.1

Cash

8

8.9

Tielemans

44

7.9

Kamara

10

69'

6.4

Buendía

7.2

Rogers

7

83'

9.5

McGinn

83'

9.1

Watkins

13

78'

5.0

John

3

6.8

Williams

7.6

Murillo

31

6.5

Milenković

34

69'

6.9

Aina

29

69'

6.8

Bakwa

7.9

Gibbs-White

6.2

Anderson

16

84'

6.7

Domínguez

21

6.2

Hutchinson

19

84'

5.5

Jesus

FOR

4-5-1

AVL

Managers

FOR

Unai Emery

Sean Dyche

AVL

Substitutes

FOR

6.8

12

Digne

69'

6.3

24

Mcatee

69'

6.6

19

Sancho

69'

6.8

37

Savona

69'

6.6

17

Malen

83'

6.7

26

Sels

78'

6.5

26

Bogarde

83'

6.6

12

Luiz

84'

6.7

16

García

90'

6.7

15

Kalimuendo

84'

40

Bizot

4

Morato

20

Jimoh

35

Zinchenko

53

Hemmings

44

Abbott

71

Carroll

9

Awoniyi

2'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

3'

M. Gibbs-White commits a foul.

7'

B. Kamara commits a foul.

8'

I. Maatsen misses the shot.

8'

D. Bakwa commits a foul.

10'

M. Gibbs-White commits a foul.

11'

E. Buendía made a shot on target.

11'

B. Kamara commits a foul.

14'

I. Jesus commits a foul.

14'

O. Aina is caught offside.

17'

J. McGinn takes a corner.

17'

I. Maatsen misses the shot.

21'

I. Jesus misses the shot.

23'

J. McGinn takes a corner.

23'

M. Cash commits a foul.

24'

D. Bakwa takes a corner.

26'

M. Rogers made a shot on target.

29'

I. Jesus commits a foul.

30'

O. Hutchinson made a shot on target.

31'

E. Anderson takes a corner.

31'

N. Williams made a shot on target.

33'

O. Hutchinson takes a corner.

34'

N. Milenković commits a foul.

35'

I. Jesus commits a foul.

41'

D. Bakwa is caught offside.

42'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

45'

E. Anderson commits a foul.

45'

O. Watkins scores a goal. M. Rogers assists on the shot.

47'

I. Jesus commits a foul.

49'

J. McGinn scores a goal. M. Cash assists on the shot.

50'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

51'

N. Domínguez made a shot on target.

51'

D. Bakwa misses the shot.

52'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

54'

D. Bakwa misses the shot.

56'

N. Milenković commits a foul.

57'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

60'

N. Williams commits a foul.

61'

M. Gibbs-White scores a goal. D. Bakwa assists on the shot.

63'

N. Williams commits a foul.

63'

O. Watkins commits a foul.

64'

O. Aina made a shot on target.

64'

D. Bakwa commits a foul.

65'

D. Bakwa receives a yellow card.

66'

M. Rogers made a shot on target.

67'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

67'

Y. Tielemans takes a corner.

68'

N. Domínguez commits a foul.

69'

L. Digne enters the game. I. Maatsen leaves the game.

69'

J. Sancho enters the game. E. Buendía leaves the game.

69'

N. Savona enters the game. O. Aina leaves the game.

69'

J. Mcatee enters the game. D. Bakwa leaves the game.

70'

J. Sancho made a shot on target.

71'

E. Anderson commits a foul.

72'

Y. Tielemans is caught offside.

73'

J. McGinn scores a goal. Y. Tielemans assists on the shot.

78'

M. Sels enters the game. John leaves the game.

78'

M. Gibbs-White made a shot on target.

79'

J. Mcatee takes a corner.

79'

E. Anderson is caught offside.

80'

I. Jesus commits a foul.

82'

O. Watkins commits a foul.

83'

D. Malen enters the game. O. Watkins leaves the game.

83'

L. Bogarde enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

84'

D. Luiz enters the game. N. Domínguez leaves the game.

84'

A. Kalimuendo enters the game. I. Jesus leaves the game.

84'

M. Gibbs-White commits a foul.

89'

J. Mcatee commits a foul.

89'

J. Mcatee receives a yellow card.

90'

A. García enters the game. M. Cash leaves the game.

90'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

90'

N. Williams is caught offside.

90'

D. Luiz commits a foul.

90'

L. Bogarde commits a foul.

90'

L. Bogarde receives a yellow card.

90'

Murillo commits a foul.

90'

A. Kalimuendo made a shot on target.

All

1st

2nd

AVL

Attacking Stats

FOR

Possession

73%

27%

1.64

xG | Expand

0.89

11

Shots

10

4

Shots on Target

5

7

Shots off Target

5

4

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

1

838

Touches

408

45

Touches in Opp Box

11

5/17 (29%)

Take-ons

5/7 (71%)

4

Corners

4

AVL

Passing Stats

FOR

1.04

xA | Expand

0.79

2

Big Chances Created

2

6

Chances Created

6

580/644 (90%)

Passes

173/238 (73%)

3

Key Passes

5

32

Long Ball Passes

50

237

Final Third Passes

40

2/17 (12%)

Crosses

0/8 (0%)

0/1 (0%)

Through Balls

1/2 (50%)

1

Offsides

4

AVL

Defending Stats

FOR

18

Tackles

19

9

Tackles Won

9

0

Last Man Tackles

0

11

Interceptions

14

Clearances

30

45

Recoveries

46

2

Errors Leading to Shot

2

0

Errors Leading to Goal

1

0

Penalties Conceded

0

4

Goalkeeper Saves

1

AVL

Other Stats

FOR

1

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

10

Fouls

20

50

Duels Won

40

10

Aerials Won

6

4

Corners Won

4

125

Possessions Lost

110

7

Times Dispossessed

16

AVL

FOR

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
John McGinn J. McGinn #7	9.5	82	2	0	2	0.45
Ollie Watkins O. Watkins #11	9.1	82	1	0	2	0.64
Youri Tielemans Y. Tielemans #8	8.9	90	0	1	0	0.00
Boubacar Kamara B. Kamara #44	7.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
Morgan Rogers M. Rogers #27	7.2	90	0	1	0	0.23
Matty Cash M. Cash #2	7.1	89	0	1	0	0.00
Ezri Konsa E. Konsa #4	6.8	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lucas Digne L. Digne #12	6.8	22	0	0	0	0.00
Andrés García A. García #16	6.7	1	0	0	0	0.00
Donyell Malen D. Malen #14	6.6	8	0	0	0	0.00
Jadon Sancho J. Sancho #19	6.6	22	0	0	0	0.02
Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf V. Nilsson-Lindelöf #3	6.6	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lamar Bogarde L. Bogarde #26	6.5	8	0	0	0	0.00
Emiliano Buendía E. Buendía #10	6.4	68	0	0	0	0.19
Ian Maatsen I. Maatsen #22	6.0	68	0	0	0	0.11