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ASTON VILLA 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 03, 2026 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Jan 03, 2026 (12:30 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 0-1

Sources:: Nottingham Forest Official Site (Link)
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Season:: 2025-26
Referee:: Simon Hooper
Sponsor:: Bally's
Attendance:: 43,039
League Week:: 20 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 3 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: West Ham United (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 11, 2026

GAME COUNT:
League:: 5065 (of 5069)
League Tier 1:: 2317 (of 2321)
Competitive:: 5795 (of 5802)
Total:: 7590 (of 7597)
Played:: 1 month, 0 days ago

Review
Another game and our fourth consecutive loss. Things aren't looking rosy red for us or for Sean Dyche. We didn't put up much of a fight again today, and John gave them an easy goal before going off with an injury that, thankfully, lets Matz Sels back in the number 1 spot.

FOREST
Manager: Sean Dyche
Prior form: WLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Morgan Gibbs-White (61')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: Unai Emery
Prior form: WWWWWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Ollie Watkins (45')
John McGinn (49')
John McGinn (73')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
13	GK	29	John Victor off for Matz Sels (78')
3	D	24	Neco Williams
5	D	23	Murillo
31	D	28	Nikola Milenkovic
34	D	29	Ola Aina off for Nicol� Savona (69')
8	M	23	Elliot Anderson
10	M	25	Morgan Gibbs-White (61')
16	M	27	Nicol�s Dom�nguez off for Douglas Luiz (83')
21	M	22	Omari Hutchinson
19	F	24	Igor Jesus off for Arnaud Kalimuendo (83')
29	M	23	Dilane Bakwa 65 off for James McAtee (69')
Subs
37	D	22	Nicol� Savona on for Ola Aina (69')
24	M	23	James McAtee on for Dilane Bakwa (69') 89
26	GK	33	Matz Sels on for John Victor (78')
12	M	27	Douglas Luiz on for Nicol�s Dom�nguez (83')
15	F	23	Arnaud Kalimuendo on for Igor Jesus (83')
44	D	19	Zach Abbott
4	D	24	Morato
35	D	29	Oleksandr Zinchenko
9	F	28	Taiwo Awoniyi

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
13	GK	29	John Victor off for Matz Sels (78')	23		4	1
3	D	24	Neco Williams	142	3	4	1
5	D	23	Murillo	95	3	4	1
31	D	28	Nikola Milenkovic	66	6	4	1
34	D	29	Ola Aina off for Nicol� Savona (69')	66	3	125	24
8	M	23	Elliot Anderson	67	3	4	1
10	M	25	Morgan Gibbs-White (61')	143	22	4	1
16	M	27	Nicol�s Dom�nguez off for Douglas Luiz (83')	97	3	4	1
21	M	22	Omari Hutchinson	18	1	4	1
19	F	24	Igor Jesus off for Arnaud Kalimuendo (83')	24	7	4	1
29	M	23	Dilane Bakwa 65 off for James McAtee (69')	12		4	1
Subs
37	D	22	Nicol� Savona on for Ola Aina (69')	21	2	7	2
24	M	23	James McAtee on for Dilane Bakwa (69') 89	23		12	3
26	GK	33	Matz Sels on for John Victor (78')	82		28	6
12	M	27	Douglas Luiz on for Nicol�s Dom�nguez (83')	15		4	1
15	F	23	Arnaud Kalimuendo on for Igor Jesus (83')	23	2	12	3
44	D	19	Zach Abbott	28
4	D	24	Morato	65
35	D	29	Oleksandr Zinchenko	11
9	F	28	Taiwo Awoniyi	103	19

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
23	GK	Emiliano Mart�nez
2	D	Matty Cash (90')
3	D	Victor Lindel�f
4	D	Ezri Konsa
22	D	Ian Maatsen (69')
7	M	John McGinn (83')
8	M	Youri Tielemans
10	M	Emiliano Buend�a (69')
27	M	Morgan Rogers
44	F	Boubacar Kamara
11	F	Ollie Watkins (83')
Subs
12		Lucas Digne (69')
19		Jadon Sancho (69')
26		Lamare Bogarde 94 (83')
17		Donyell Malen (83')
16		Andr�s Garc�a (90')
40		Marco Bizot
71		TJ Carroll
53		George Hemmings
20		Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 03, 2026)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth	2-3	Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion	2-0	Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-0	West Ham United

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Arsenal	19	14	3	2	37	12	9	1	0	26	5	5	2	2	11	7	25	45	WLWWWW
2	Manchester City	19	13	2	4	43	17	8	0	1	25	6	5	2	3	18	11	26	41	WWWWWD
3	Aston Villa	19	12	3	4	30	23	7	1	1	15	7	5	2	3	15	16	7	39	WWWWWL
4	Liverpool	19	10	3	6	28	24	6	2	2	15	10	4	1	4	13	14	4	33	DDWWWD
5	Chelsea	19	8	6	5	32	21	4	3	3	15	11	4	3	2	17	10	11	30	LDWDLD
6	Manchester United	19	8	6	5	33	29	5	3	2	18	13	3	3	3	15	16	4	30	DWDLWD
7	Sunderland	19	7	8	4	20	18	5	5	0	16	8	2	3	4	4	10	2	29	DLWDDD
8	Everton	19	8	4	7	20	20	4	2	3	11	10	4	2	4	9	10	0	28	WWLLDW
9	Brentford	19	8	3	8	28	26	6	3	1	20	10	2	0	7	8	16	2	27	LLDWWD
10	Crystal Palace	19	7	6	6	22	21	2	5	3	10	12	5	1	3	12	9	1	27	WWLLLD
11	Fulham	19	8	3	8	26	27	5	1	3	15	10	3	2	5	11	17	-1	27	LLWWWD
12	Tottenham Hotspur	19	7	5	7	27	23	2	2	5	11	11	5	3	2	16	12	4	26	DWLLWD
13	Newcastle United	19	7	5	7	26	24	5	2	2	16	12	2	3	5	10	12	2	26	DWLDLW
14	Brighton and Hove Albion	19	6	7	6	28	27	4	4	1	16	11	2	3	5	12	16	1	25	LDLDLD
15	Bournemouth	19	5	8	6	29	35	4	4	1	11	6	1	4	5	18	29	-6	23	LDDDLD
16	Leeds United	19	5	6	8	23	30	4	3	2	15	10	1	3	6	8	20	-7	21	WDDWDD
17	Nottingham Forest	19	5	3	11	18	30	3	1	6	12	17	2	2	5	6	13	-12	18	WLWLLL
18	West Ham United	19	3	5	11	21	38	2	1	7	12	23	1	4	4	9	15	-17	14	DDLLLD
19	Burnley	19	3	3	13	20	37	2	2	6	8	13	1	1	7	12	24	-17	12	LLLDDL
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	0	3	16	11	40	0	1	8	7	23	0	2	8	4	17	-29	3	LLLLLD

Table after:

	PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Arsenal	20	15	3	2	40	14	9	1	0	26	5	6	2	2	14	9	26	48	LWWWWW		3-2
1	2	Aston Villa	20	13	3	4	33	24	8	1	1	18	8	5	2	3	15	16	9	42	WWWWLW		3-1
1	3	Manchester City	19	13	2	4	43	17	8	0	1	25	6	5	2	3	18	11	26	41	WWWWWD
	4	Liverpool	19	10	3	6	28	24	6	2	2	15	10	4	1	4	13	14	4	33	DDWWWD
	5	Chelsea	19	8	6	5	32	21	4	3	3	15	11	4	3	2	17	10	11	30	LDWDLD
	6	Manchester United	19	8	6	5	33	29	5	3	2	18	13	3	3	3	15	16	4	30	DWDLWD
	7	Sunderland	19	7	8	4	20	18	5	5	0	16	8	2	3	4	4	10	2	29	DLWDDD
6	8	Brighton and Hove Albion	20	7	7	6	30	27	5	4	1	18	11	2	3	5	12	16	3	28	DLDLDW		2-0
1	9	Everton	19	8	4	7	20	20	4	2	3	11	10	4	2	4	9	10	0	28	WWLLDW
1	10	Brentford	19	8	3	8	28	26	6	3	1	20	10	2	0	7	8	16	2	27	LLDWWD
1	11	Crystal Palace	19	7	6	6	22	21	2	5	3	10	12	5	1	3	12	9	1	27	WWLLLD
1	12	Fulham	19	8	3	8	26	27	5	1	3	15	10	3	2	5	11	17	-1	27	LLWWWD
1	13	Tottenham Hotspur	19	7	5	7	27	23	2	2	5	11	11	5	3	2	16	12	4	26	DWLLWD
1	14	Newcastle United	19	7	5	7	26	24	5	2	2	16	12	2	3	5	10	12	2	26	DWLDLW
	15	Bournemouth	20	5	8	7	31	38	4	4	2	13	9	1	4	5	18	29	-7	23	DDDLDL		2-3
	16	Leeds United	19	5	6	8	23	30	4	3	2	15	10	1	3	6	8	20	-7	21	WDDWDD
	17	Nottingham Forest	20	5	3	12	19	33	3	1	6	12	17	2	2	6	7	16	-14	18	LWLLLL		1-3
	18	West Ham United	20	3	5	12	21	41	2	1	7	12	23	1	4	5	9	18	-20	14	DLLLDL		0-3
	19	Burnley	20	3	3	14	20	39	2	2	6	8	13	1	1	8	12	26	-19	12	LLDDLL		0-2
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	1	3	16	14	40	1	1	8	10	23	0	2	8	4	17	-26	6	LLLLDW		3-0