Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa

Championship · Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:30 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa — Aston Villa won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Nottingham Forest 0 · draws 0 · Aston Villa 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L · Aston Villa 2W 1D 2L

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 5.6

Corners

against 1.75 / 4.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4 / 3.8

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 3 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.6

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 January 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 January 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.6 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.8 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.8 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.75 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.6 for · 15 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: James Linington, England — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 20.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.18 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.18

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Brereton n 8	51.5	2.4 7/3	1.3 4/2	—
J. Ward n 8	25.9	2.2 3/1	1.7 4/0	—
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	2.1 8/5	1.3 7/2	—
M. Carayol n 8	34.5	2 3/1	1.6 5/0	—
D. Vaughan n 8	80	1.7 6/4	0.6 3/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Carayol n 8	34.5	3.9 6/4	1.3 3/1
J. Cummings n 8	50.8	3.8 7/3	0.9 3/1
Zach Clough n 8	22.9	3.4 5/1	1 2/0
M. Cash n 4	37.5	3 2/2	0.6 1/0
D. Murphy n 8	84.9	2.9 6/5	1.3 5/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Walker n 8	79.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
K. Dowell n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
B. Brereton n 8	51.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Carayol n 8	34.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mancienne n 8	90	0 0/0
E. Lichaj n 8	90	0 0/0
K. Dowell n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Worrall n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	2.8 4/4

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Agbonlahor n 6	47.3	3.2 6/2	1 3/0	—
K. Davis n 8	77.1	2.5 7/5	1.8 8/4	—
R. Hepburn-Murphy n 3	14.3	2.1 1/0	6.3 3/0	—
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	1.9 5/2	1.9 6/2	—
C. O'Hare n 5	38.6	1.9 1/1	2.8 3/2	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Bjarnason n 8	22.4	3 3/2	1 2/0
K. Davis n 8	77.1	2.6 7/5	0.6 3/1
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	2.6 5/2	0.7 3/0
R. Snodgrass n 8	82.3	2.3 7/4	1.1 5/2
J. Grealish n 8	57.9	2.1 5/3	0.4 2/0

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Bjarnason n 8	22.4	1 2/0	0 0/0
R. Snodgrass n 8	82.3	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
A. Adomah n 8	78.3	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
H. Lansbury n 6	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
G. Agbonlahor n 6	47.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Chester n 8	90	0 0/0
N. Taylor n 8	88.9	0 0/0
A. Hutton n 8	87.5	0 0/0
C. Hourihane n 8	86.9	0 0/0
R. Snodgrass n 8	82.3	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	2.6 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Lichaj	90	0	0	1	Y	6.6
M. Mills	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Mancienne	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Traoré	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Osborn	90	1	0	1	0	6.9
K. Dowell	90	3	1	2	0	6.8
B. Brereton	90	2	0	2	0	7
D. Vaughan	81	0	0	0	0	6.4
M. Cash	81	2	1	0	Y	5.3
Zach Clough	64	0	0	0	0	5.9
B. McKay sub	26	2	2	0	0	6.8
L. Bridcutt sub	9	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Ward sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.5

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Ahmed El Mohamady	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
J. Chester	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Terry	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Hutton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Snodgrass	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.6
J. Grealish	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	6.8
C. Hourihane	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	7.3
A. Adomah	89	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
S. Hogan	83	1	0	2	2	0	0	7.3
G. Whelan	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
B. Bjarnason	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Davis	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDLLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Aston VillaDLWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Nottingham Forest 0 · 0 draws · Aston Villa 1 · 3 goals/game

2017-09-23 Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Aston Villa scored1.55

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

Aston Villa conceded0.87

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa?: In their last 1 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 0, Aston Villa won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L; Aston Villa 2W 1D 2L.

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