Match report

Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 with Aston Villa in Premier League

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–1
FT
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Apr 12, 2026

Nottingham Forest held Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw in an entertaining Premier League encounter on Wednesday. The match was characterized by an early own goal from Murillo and a subsequent equalizer by Nathan Williams, setting the stage for a balanced and competitive game.

Key Facts

  • • Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
  • • Murillo scored an own goal at 23 minutes
  • • Nathan Williams equalized for Nottingham Forest at 38 minutes
  • • O. Hutchinson and Murillo received yellow cards for Nottingham Forest
  • • Morgan Rogers, O. Watkins, and J. McGinn substituted for Aston Villa
  • • Igor Jesus and Ndoye came on for Nottingham Forest

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 26 Matz Sels (G)
  • 34 Ola Aina (D)
  • 31 Nikola Milenković (D)
  • 5 Murillo (D)
  • 3 Neco Williams (D)
  • 6 Ibrahim Sangaré (M)
  • 8 Elliot Anderson (M)
  • 21 Omari Hutchinson (M)
  • 10 Morgan Gibbs-White (M)
  • 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi (M)
  • 19 Igor Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 27 Stefan Ortega
  • 4 Morato
  • 11 Chris Wood
  • 14 Dan Ndoye
  • 16 Nicolás Domínguez
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 24 James McAtee
  • 25 Luca Netz
  • 29 Dilane Bakwa

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 40 Marco Bizot (G)
  • 2 Matty Cash (D)
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf (D)
  • 14 Pau Torres (D)
  • 12 Lucas Digne (D)
  • 24 Amadou Onana (M)
  • 8 Youri Tielemans (M)
  • 7 John McGinn (M)
  • 6 Ross Barkley (M)
  • 27 Morgan Rogers (M)
  • 11 Ollie Watkins (F)

Substitutes

  • 4 Ezri Konsa
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 18 Tammy Abraham
  • 21 Douglas Luiz
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 64 James Wright

Timeline

  1. Aston Villa
    11' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card
    M. Cash

    Roughing

  2. Aston Villa
    23' Aston Villa Goal · Own Goal
    Murillo
  3. Nottingham Forest
    38' Nottingham Forest Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Williams · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
  4. Nottingham Forest
    45' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    O. Hutchinson

    Tripping

  5. Nottingham Forest
    63' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    Murillo

    Tripping

  6. Nottingham Forest
    65' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. Hutchinson · On: C. Wood
  7. Aston Villa
    67' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card
    J. McGinn

    Holding

  8. Aston Villa
    77' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Barkley · On: Douglas Luiz
  9. Aston Villa
    78' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Digne · On: I. Maatsen
  10. Aston Villa
    78' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Morgan Rogers · On: E. Buendia
  11. Nottingham Forest
    84' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Morgan Gibbs-White · On: N. Dominguez
  12. Aston Villa
    87' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 4
    Off: O. Watkins · On: T. Abraham
  13. Nottingham Forest
    89' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Igor Jesus · On: R. Yates
  14. Nottingham Forest
    89' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Ola Aina · On: D. Ndoye
  15. Aston Villa
    90'+1 Aston Villa subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Cash · On: Andrés García

Match Stats

Stat Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
Fouls 15 9
Pass Accuracy 83% 89%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 12
Corners 7 3
Total Passes 320 468
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 5 1
Shots on Target 4 5
xG 1.20 0.98
Shots off Target 6 7
Possession 41% 59%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 266 415
Shots Inside Box 9 8
Saves 5 4
Shots Outside Box 6 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Aston Villa took the lead in the 23rd minute through an own goal from Murillo, shifting the momentum in their favor.
  • ▸ Nottingham Forest equalized in the 38th minute with a goal from Nathan Williams, assisted by Christian Hudson-Odoi, reversing the momentum.