Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest result and stats
Win probability: home 55%, draw 24%, away 21%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersAston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 3–1 at home in the Premier League on Saturday 3 January 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Aston Villa 55%, the draw 24% and Nottingham Forest 21%, so a home win had a 55% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
AVNF
11Shots10
4On target5
4Corners4
10Fouls20
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: S Hooper
Recent form
Aston Villa
L @ Arsenal1–4 · 30 Dec
W @ Chelsea2–1 · 27 Dec
W v Manchester United2–1 · 21 Dec
W @ West Ham3–2 · 14 Dec
W v Arsenal2–1 · 6 Dec
Nottingham Forest
L v Everton0–2 · 30 Dec
L v Manchester City1–2 · 27 Dec
L @ Fulham0–1 · 22 Dec
W v Tottenham3–0 · 14 Dec
L @ Everton0–3 · 6 Dec
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2022, Aston Villa won 3, Nottingham Forest won 2 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 5 Apr 2025, finished Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest, a win for Aston Villa.
Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest5 Apr 2025
Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa14 Dec 2024
Aston Villa 4–2 Nottingham Forest24 Feb 2024
Nottingham Forest 2–0 Aston Villa5 Nov 2023
Aston Villa 2–0 Nottingham Forest8 Apr 2023
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa10 Oct 2022