Premier League·Regular Season - 32Full time
VenueCity Ground
RefereeMichael Salisbury, England
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Nottingham Forest0′—91′Match timelineAston Villa
23'
38'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+1'
- 89'
- 89'
- 87'
- 84'
- 78'
- 78'
- 77'
- 67'John McGinnYellow
- 65'
- 63'MurilloYellow
- 45'Omari HutchinsonYellow
- 38'N. Williamsassist C. Hudson-Odoi
- 23'MurilloGoal · Own Goal
- 11'Matty CashYellow
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats41%
Possession
Nottingham Forest41|59Aston Villa
Shots on goal
4goals
Nottingham Forest
5goals
Aston Villa
Total shots
15shots
Nottingham Forest
12shots
Aston Villa
- 15Total shots12
- 4Shots on goal5
- 6Shots off goal7
- 9Shots inside box8
- 336Total passes501
- 83%Pass accuracy88%
- 7Corners3
- 15Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Offsides2
- 5Blocked shots1
- 6Shots outside box4
- 5Goalkeeper saves4
- 278Passes accurate442
- 1.15Expected goals (xG)1.02
- -0.47Goals prevented-0.47
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baseline📊Aston Villa edge
Headline read
Double chance : draw or Aston Villa
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Nottingham Forest10%
Draw45%
Aston Villa45%
Statistical comparison5-axis · API model
Form
56%
44%
Attack
55%
45%
Defense
67%
33%
Goals model
39%
61%
Head-to-head
40%
60%
Nottingham Forest · league form
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Aston Villa · league form
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Lineups
4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1Vitor Pereira
vs
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest bench
9
Aston Villa bench
9
J. WrightGoalkeeper64
L. BaileyForward31
Douglas LuizMidfielder21
I. MaatsenDefender22
L. BogardeMidfielder26
T. AbrahamForward18
E. BuendiaMidfielder10
E. KonsaDefender4
A. GarciaDefender16
Recent form
Last 5 matches
Nottingham ForestD1-1
W1-0
W4-1
W5-0
W1-0
Aston VillaL0-1
L0-1
W4-3
W4-0
D1-1
Head-to-head
9 previous meetings9 previous meetingsAston Villa leads 4-3
Nottingham Forest3wins
Drawn
2draws
Aston Villa4wins
33%22%44%
Aggregate goals9 matches
11
14
Recent meetings
5- 30 Apr 26Nottingham Forest1–0Aston VillaUEFA Europa League
- 12 Apr 26Nottingham Forest1–1Aston VillaPremier League
- 03 Jan 26Aston Villa3–1Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 05 Apr 25Aston Villa2–1Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 14 Dec 24Nottingham Forest2–1Aston VillaPremier League
Injuries & suspensions
7 reported
Standings
Premier League 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Manchester United | 34 | 17-10-7 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 34 | 17-7-10 | +13 | 58 |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 34 | 17-7-10 | +5 | 58 |
| 6 |  Brighton | 34 | 13-11-10 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 |  Bournemouth | 34 | 11-16-7 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 |  Chelsea | 34 | 13-9-12 | +8 | 48 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 34 | 13-9-12 | +3 | 48 |
| 10 |  Fulham | 34 | 14-6-14 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 |  Everton | 34 | 13-8-13 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 |  Sunderland | 34 | 12-10-12 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 |  Crystal Palace | 33 | 11-10-12 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 |  Newcastle | 34 | 12-6-16 | -4 | 42 |
| 15 |  Leeds | 34 | 9-13-12 | -7 | 40 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10-9-15 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 |  West Ham | 34 | 9-9-16 | -16 | 36 |
| 18 |  Tottenham | 34 | 8-10-16 | -10 | 34 |