Aston Villa vs Nottingham

Premier League 3 Jan 2026, 12:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Nottingham
Nottingham
🏟 Villa Park Round 20

Match report

Aston Villa beat Nottingham 3-1 in the Premier League on 3 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Aston Villa had 11 shots to Nottingham's 10.

The match was played at Villa Park.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 11 - 10 On target 4 - 5 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 10 - 20 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
John McGinn
Aston Villa · 2 goals
8 Ollie Watkins 1 goal
8 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 goal
8 Boubacar Kamara 90 passes (92% accurate)
8 Youri Tielemans 1 assist
First half vs second half
Nottingham came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 5–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–4
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 2–3 2–1
Attacks 78–22 49–33
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
17 Throw In 8
24 Free Kick 11
4 Goal Kick 11
5 Substitution 5
127 Attacks 55
82 Dangerous Attacks 18
4 On Target 5
7 Off Target 5
11 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 20
4 Corners 4
1 Offsides 4
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 1
639 Passes Total 233
574 Passes Accurate 168
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-5-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 3 V. Lindelöf 22 I. Maatsen
44 B. Kamara 8 Y. Tielemans
7 J. McGinn 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
11 O. Watkins
Nottingham · 4-5-1
13 J. Victor
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 3 N. Williams
21 O. Hutchinson 8 E. Anderson 10 M. Gibbs-White 16 N. Domínguez 29 D. Bakwa
19 I. Jesus
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 19 Jadon Sancho
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 17 Donyell Malen
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 71 TJ Carroll
  • 20 Jamaldeen Jimoh
  • 53 George Hemmings
Nottingham
Coach
Sean Dyche
Substitutes
  • 37 Nicolò Savona
  • 24 James McAtee
  • 26 Matz Sels
  • 12 Douglas Luiz
  • 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
  • 4 Morato
  • 35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • 44 Zach Abbott
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
Substitutions
  • 69' ↑ L. Digne ↓ I. Maatsen Aston Villa
  • 69' ↑ J. Sancho ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 69' ↑ J. McAtee ↓ D. Bakwa Nottingham
  • 69' ↑ N. Savona ↓ O. Aina Nottingham
  • 78' ↑ M. Sels ↓ John Victor Nottingham
  • 83' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ D. Malen ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ Douglas Luiz ↓ N. Dominguez Nottingham
  • 83' ↑ A. Kalimuendo ↓ Igor Jesus Nottingham
  • 90' ↑ A. Garcia ↓ M. Cash Aston Villa
Cards
  • 65' D. Bakwa Nottingham
  • 89' J. McAtee Nottingham
  • 90+4' L. Bogarde Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 3 4 draws 2 Nottingham
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 D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Nottingham?
Aston Villa won 3-1 against Nottingham on 3 January 2026.
Who won Aston Villa vs Nottingham?
Aston Villa won the match 3-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Nottingham played?
The match was played at Villa Park.