Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League 5 Apr 2025, 16:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 S. Hooper Round 31

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League on 5 April 2025.

Nottingham Forest had 19 shots to Aston Villa's 17.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with S. Hooper in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 17 - 19 On target 8 - 3 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 7 - 15 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Youri Tielemans
Aston Villa · 1 assist
8 Matz Sels 6 saves
8 Callum Hudson-Odoi captained the side
7 Donyell Malen 1 goal
7 Morgan Rogers 1 goal
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 9–13
Shots On Goal 4–2 4–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 0–1 4–3
Attacks 57–31 33–65
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
14 Throw In 7
20 Free Kick 7
17 Goal Kick 10
5 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 96
53 Dangerous Attacks 37
8 On Target 3
9 Off Target 16
17 Shots Total 19
8 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 14
3 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 9
7 Fouls 15
4 Corners 4
0 Offsides 5
53% Ball Possession 47%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 6
433 Passes Total 377
369 Passes Accurate 321
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
16 A. García 3 A. Disasi 5 T. Mings 22 I. Maatsen
24 A. Onana 8 Y. Tielemans
17 D. Malen 21 M. Asensio 27 M. Rogers
11 O. Watkins
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-1-2
26 M. Sels
4 Morato 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo
16 N. Domínguez 22 R. Yates 8 E. Anderson 7 N. Williams
10 M. Gibbs-White
21 A. Elanga 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 4 Ezri Konsa
  • 44 Boubacar Kamara
  • 9 Marcus Rashford
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 7 John McGinn
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 2 Matty Cash
  • 14 Pau Torres
  • 12 Lucas Digne
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 20 Jota Silva
  • 24 Ramón Sosa
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 33 Carlos Miguel
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 44 Zach Abbott
  • 6 Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 17 Eric da Silva Moreira
  • 28 Danilo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ E. Konsa ↓ Andrés García Aston Villa
  • 46' ↑ Jota Silva ↓ A. Elanga Nottingham Forest
  • 62' ↑ M. Rashford ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 62' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ D. Malen Aston Villa
  • 62' ↑ B. Kamara ↓ A. Onana Aston Villa
  • 73' ↑ J. McGinn ↓ Marco Asensio Aston Villa
  • 74' ↑ R. Sosa ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 75' ↑ W. Boly ↓ Morato Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 49' Morato Nottingham Forest
  • 51' M. Asensio Aston Villa
  • 73' Jota Silva Nottingham Forest
  • 86' E. Martinez Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 3 4 draws 2 Nottingham Forest
2026-09-12 Aston Villa vs Nottingham 0 - 0
2026-04-12 Nottingham vs Aston Villa 0 - 0
2026-01-03 Aston Villa vs Nottingham 3 - 1
2025-04-05 Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 1
2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 2 - 1
2024-02-24 Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 4 - 2
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?
Aston Villa won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest on 5 April 2025.
Who won Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?
Aston Villa won the match 2-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?
Aston Villa had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.