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    Premier League
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    Aston VillaAston VillaAVL
    13-3-4, 42 PTS
    3
    13-3-4, 42 PTS
    FT
    NFO
    Nottingham ForestNottm ForestNFO
    5-3-12, 18 PTS
    1
    5-3-12, 18 PTS
    Ollie Watkins - 45'+1'
    John McGinn - 49', 73'
    Morgan Gibbs-White - 61'

    Aston Villa v Nottm Forest

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    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Watkins
    11
    1
    Buendía
    10
    Rogers
    27
    McGinn
    7
    2
    Tielemans
    8
    Kamara
    44
    Maatsen
    22
    Cash
    2
    Lindelöf
    3
    Konsa
    4
    Martínez
    23
    Substitutions
    #12L. Digne
    #22I. Maatsen
    69'
    #19J. Sancho
    #10E. Buendía
    69'
    #26L. Bogarde
    #7J. McGinn
    83'
    90'+4'
    #17D. Malen
    #11O. Watkins
    83'
    #16A. García
    #2M. Cash
    90'
    Bench
    #71T. Carroll
    #40M. Bizot
    #53G. Hemmings
    #20J. Jimoh
    Soccer pitch
    Igor Jesus
    19
    Bakwa
    29
    Hutchinson
    21
    Domínguez
    16
    Gibbs-White
    10
    1
    Anderson
    8
    Williams
    3
    Aina
    34
    Murillo
    5
    Milenkovic
    31
    John Victor
    13
    Substitutions
    #24J. McAtee
    #29D. Bakwa
    69'
    89'
    #37N. Savona
    #34O. Aina
    69'
    #26M. Sels
    #13John Victor
    78'
    #15A. Kalimuendo
    #19Igor Jesus
    83'
    #12D. Luiz
    #16N. Domínguez
    83'
    Bench
    #9T. Awoniyi
    #35O. Zinchenko
    #4Morato
    #44Z. Abbott

    Match Leaders

    AVLNFO
    Total Shots
    27
    2
    M. RogersM
    0 SOG, 0 G
    2
    Total Shots
    10
    2
    M. Gibbs-WhiteM
    2 SOG, 1 G
    2
    Accurate Passes
    8
    98
    Y. TielemansM
    107 PASS
    98
    Accurate Passes
    8
    24
    E. AndersonM
    31 PASS
    24
    Saves
    23
    4
    E. MartínezG
    1 GA
    4
    Saves
    13
    1
    John VictorG
    3 GA
    1

    Game Information

    Birmingham, England

    Crew Member:Simon Hooper

    Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest to return to winning ways

    Ollie Watkins celebrated his 250th appearance for Aston Villa with a goal in a 3-1 win against a wretched Nottingham Forest who are slipping into deep relegation trouble.
    Jan 3, 2026, 08:11 pm - PA

    Match Timeline

    AVLAVL
    KOHTFT
    NFONFO

    Team Stats

    AVL
    NFO

    73%

    Possession

    27%

    4

    Shots on Goal

    5

    11

    Shots

    10

    10

    Fouls Committed

    20

    1

    Yellow Cards

    2

    0

    Red Cards

    0

    4

    Corners Won

    4

    4

    Saves

    1

    Data is currently unavailable.

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    4
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    0
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    2
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    0

    English Premier League Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Arsenal10901+1027
    Brighton & Hove Albion10712+1922
    Manchester City10703+821
    Liverpool10532+418
    Chelsea10514+316
    Everton10442+216
    AFC Bournemouth10433+215
    Brentford10352+514
    Leeds United10352+214
    Aston Villa10343-313
    Tottenham Hotspur10334-112
    Newcastle United10334-312
    Hull City10253011
    Ipswich Town10325-511
    Fulham10244-210
    Nottingham Forest10235-49
    Coventry City10307-99
    Manchester United10154-58
    Sunderland10226-98
    Crystal Palace10217-147
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