Nottingham Forest at Aston Villa
The Aston Villa beat the Nottingham Forest 3-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Kickoff
- Saturday, January 3, 2026 7:30 AM ET
- Broadcast
- USA Net
Team stats
| NFO | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 27.3 | Possession | 72.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 170 | Accurate Passes | 579 |
| 239 | Passes | 645 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
Nottingham Forest leaders
- Total Shots: Morgan Gibbs-White, 2
- Accurate Passes: Elliot Anderson, 24
- Saves: John Victor, 1
Aston Villa leaders
- Total Shots: Morgan Rogers, 2
- Accurate Passes: Youri Tielemans, 98
- Saves: Emiliano Martínez, 4