Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Premier League 14 Dec 2024, 17:30
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 S. Barrott Round 16

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on 14 December 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Nottingham Forest had 17 shots to Aston Villa's 8.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with S. Barrott in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 17 - 8 On target 6 - 2 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 12 - 5 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Elliot Anderson
Nottingham Forest · 1 assist
8 Nikola Milenković 1 goal
8 Murillo captained the side
8 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 assist
8 John McGinn 1 assist
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 12–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 6–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 1–0 3–3
Attacks 42–59 32–48
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
5 Throw In 11
7 Free Kick 13
5 Goal Kick 6
4 Substitution 4
74 Attacks 107
69 Dangerous Attacks 62
6 On Target 2
11 Off Target 6
17 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 5
4 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
465 Passes Total 463
424 Passes Accurate 409
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
26 M. Sels
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 7 N. Williams
22 R. Yates 8 E. Anderson
16 N. Domínguez 10 M. Gibbs-White 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
11 C. Wood
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
4 E. Konsa 3 D. Carlos 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
44 B. Kamara 8 Y. Tielemans
2 M. Cash 27 M. Rogers 7 J. McGinn
9 J. Durán
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 4 Morato
  • 20 Jota Silva
  • 21 Anthony Elanga
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 33 Carlos Miguel
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 18 James Ward-Prowse
  • 24 Ramón Sosa
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 24 Amadou Onana
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 6 Ross Barkley
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 48 Oliwier Zych
  • 20 Kosta Nedeljković
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
Substitutions
  • 68' ↑ Morato ↓ Murillo Nottingham Forest
  • 68' ↑ Jota Silva ↓ R. Yates Nottingham Forest
  • 74' ↑ A. Onana ↓ Y. Tielemans Aston Villa
  • 74' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ J. Durán Aston Villa
  • 77' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 90+4' ↑ W. Boly ↓ C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 90+1' ↑ R. Barkley ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
Cards
  • 70' J. Duran Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 2 4 draws 3 Aston Villa
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
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 against Aston Villa on 14 December 2024.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest won the match 2-1.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.