Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:30 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Aston Villa · Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa — Nottingham Forest won this Premier League 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 2–1 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 2 · Aston Villa 3 · 4.33 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 2W 0D 3L · Aston Villa 3W 1D 1L

Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa (Premier League): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 7.5

Corners

against 6.38 / 2.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.75 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.35 yellows

Referee · S. Barrott

1.4 home / 1.95 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 December 2024. 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	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Barrott — 3.35 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 18.5 fouls over 20 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.95 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.95

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. 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
R. Sosa n 8	14.4	3.1 3/1	0 0/0	—
R. Yates n 8	84.4	2.3 6/4	2 7/6	B. Kamara
E. Anderson n 8	57.8	2.3 8/3	2.7 6/4	B. Kamara
Jota Silva n 8	45.3	2 5/2	2.5 5/3	—
N. Domínguez n 8	65.9	1.7 4/4	1 3/2	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	74	1.8 6/5	1.2 6/2
R. Sosa n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	72.8	1.5 7/2	0.9 5/1
T. Awoniyi n 8	22.6	1.5 3/0	0 0/0
E. Anderson n 8	57.8	1.4 4/2	0.8 3/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	74	0.9 5/1	0 0/0
E. Anderson n 8	57.8	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	72.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Álex Moreno n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Eric da Silva Moreira n 3	32	4.7 2/2
N. Williams n 8	41	3.6 5/4
N. Domínguez n 8	65.9	3.2 8/7
E. Anderson n 8	57.8	2.9 8/2
O. Aina n 8	86.5	2.7 7/7

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. 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
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	33	2.4 5/2	1.7 3/2	—
E. Buendía n 8	20	2.3 3/1	2.3 4/0	—
B. Kamara n 8	63.3	2.1 6/2	1.8 6/4	E. Anderson
Diego Carlos n 8	81.3	1.7 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
L. Bogarde n 8	59.5	1.7 4/4	1.5 7/1	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duran n 8	30.3	3.3 4/3	2.2 4/2
O. Watkins n 8	67.4	2.8 8/5	1.7 5/3
J. McGinn n 8	75.8	1.9 8/5	0.7 4/1
R. Barkley n 8	35.1	1.9 4/2	1.3 4/0
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	33	1.4 4/0	0.3 1/0

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Barkley n 8	35.1	1 3/0	0 0/0
J. Duran n 8	30.3	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
O. Watkins n 8	67.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Tielemans n 8	85.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. McGinn n 8	75.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bogarde n 8	59.5	3.2 5/5
A. Onana n 8	71.1	3 8/5
M. Cash n 8	78.3	2.9 8/4
K. Nedeljković n 8	47.5	2.6 7/1
E. Buendía n 8	20	2.3 4/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Aston Villa
50%	Possession	50%
1.78	Expected goals (xG)	0.42
17	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	7
4	Corners	3
2	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	6
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
472	Passes	468
91%	Pass accuracy	88%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.6
N. Milenković	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	7.6
N. Williams	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	7.2
E. Anderson	90	0	1	1	0	4	7	8.5
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	8.2
C. Wood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Hudson-Odoi	89	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
N. Domínguez	77	0	0	2	1	0	2	6.6
Murillo	68	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.3
R. Yates	68	0	0	2	1	0	2	7.2
Morato sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
Jota Silva sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Elanga sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.3
W. Boly sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	–

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
E. Konsa	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7
Diego Carlos	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Pau Torres	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Cash	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.3
M. Rogers	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
J. McGinn	90	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	7.9
L. Digne	89	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Kamara	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Tielemans	74	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
J. Duran	74	1	0	3	1	0	0	Y	7.2
A. Onana sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Watkins sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Maatsen sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Barkley sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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 ForestLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Aston VillaDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 1 · 2 draws · Aston Villa 3 · 4.33 goals/game

2024-02-24 Aston Villa 4–2 Nottingham Forest
2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Aston Villa
2023-04-08 Aston Villa 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2022-10-10 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Aston Villa
2018-11-28 Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Aston Villa#6 pos66 pts38 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Aston Villa scored1.53

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

Aston Villa conceded1.34

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Aston Villa won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 2W 0D 3L; Aston Villa 3W 1D 1L.

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