Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa result and stats
Win probability: home 32%, draw 29%, away 39%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersNottingham Forest and Aston Villa drew 1–1 in the Premier League on Sunday 12 April 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Nottingham Forest 32%, the draw 29% and Aston Villa 39%, so a draw had a 29% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
NFAV
15Shots12
4On target5
7Corners3
15Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals1
Referee: M Salisbury
Recent form
Nottingham Forest
W @ Tottenham3–0 · 22 Mar
D v Fulham0–0 · 15 Mar
D @ Manchester City2–2 · 4 Mar
L @ Brighton1–2 · 1 Mar
L v Liverpool0–1 · 22 Feb
Aston Villa
W v West Ham2–0 · 22 Mar
L @ Manchester United1–3 · 15 Mar
L v Chelsea1–4 · 4 Mar
L @ Wolves0–2 · 27 Feb
D v Leeds1–1 · 21 Feb
Head to head
In 7 league meetings since 2022, Nottingham Forest won 2, Aston Villa won 4 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 3 Jan 2026, finished Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest, a win for Aston Villa.
Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest3 Jan 2026
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