Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest — Premier League
Villa Park· BirminghamReferee:Simon Hooper, England
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Pre-match Insights
🎯 Live Goal Signals
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Match Report
Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in Premier League. The match took place on January 3, 2026. O. Watkins opened the scoring for Aston Villa in minute 45+2. Aston Villa controlled the ball with 74% possession, while total shots finished 11 to 9. The expected goals (xG) reading was 1.64 for Aston Villa against 0.80 for Nottingham Forest. This report was generated automatically from Shutli's live match data, which tracks xG, momentum and tempo minute by minute.
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MFT System
MFT Score
43.4
41.3
84.6
42.3
MFT Differential
Home Dominant+2.1Home43.4
Away41.3
Reliability%94
Component Analysis
xG Component
3.2
12.69.4
Momentum Component
1.1
28.329.4
Tempo Component
0.0
2.52.5
Trend Analysis
Home · Last 5min+0.0
Away · Last 5min+0.0
Statistics
0Expected Goals (xG)0
74%Ball Possession26%
11Total Shots9
4On Target4
3Off Target3
4Blocked2
5Inside Box5
6Outside Box4
4Corners4
10Fouls20
1Offsides4
3GK Saves1
634Passes220
570Accurate Passes157
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Head to Head
4
Wins
1
Draws
0
Wins
Total Matches
5
Goals
14
Avg Goals
2.80
Form Comparison
Aston Villa
WDLLL
Avg Points0.80
Goals/Match0.80
Conceded/Match1.80
Goal Diff-5
Nottingham Forest
WLLDD
Avg Points1.00
Goals/Match0.80
Conceded/Match1.00
Goal Diff-1
Streaks & Trends
Aston Villa
2 Unbeaten1 Scoring
Nottingham Forest
2 Unbeaten
Match Trends
Both Teams Scored3/5 (60%)
Over 2 Goals3/5 (60%)
Under 3 Goals2/5 (40%)
Clean Sheets0Aston Villa
Avg. HT Goals1.20
Clean Sheets0Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa — Last 5 Home Matches
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- Aston Villa0 - 1ArsenalPremier LeagueRegular Season - 2HT 0-0
- Aston Villa2 - 4Real SociedadFriendlies ClubsClub FriendliesHT 1-1
Nottingham Forest — Last 5 Away Matches
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- Liverpool2 - 2Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueRegular Season - 2HT 0-1
- Barcelona1 - 0Nottingham ForestFriendlies ClubsClub FriendliesHT 1-0
- Udinese1 - 0Nottingham ForestFriendlies ClubsClub FriendliesHT 1-0
- Sporting CP4 - 1Nottingham ForestFriendlies ClubsClub FriendliesHT 1-1
- Portimonense1 - 2Nottingham ForestFriendlies ClubsClub FriendliesHT 0-1
Previous Matches
5 matches- 2025/26
- Aston Villa4 - 0Nottingham ForestUEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finalsHT 1-0
- Nottingham Forest1 - 0Aston VillaUEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finalsHT 0-0
- Nottingham Forest1 - 1Aston VillaPremier LeagueRegular Season - 32HT 1-1
- Aston Villa3 - 1Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueRegular Season - 20HT 1-0
- 2024/25
- Aston Villa2 - 1Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueRegular Season - 31HT 2-0

