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MATCHUP
Nottingham Forest @ Aston Villa on January 3, 2026
Final
USA Network
Aston Villa
17-7-11, 5th EPL
3
Nottingham Forest
11-9-15, 16th EPL
1
Timeline
AST
NF
O. Watkins
M. Rogers
45' + 2'
AST 1 - 0 NF
Halftime
J. McGinn
M. Cash
49'
AST 2 - 0 NF
61'
M. Gibbs-White
D. Bakwa
AST 2 - 1 NF
65'
D. Bakwa
L. Digne
I. Maatsen
69'
J. Sancho
E. Buendía
69'
69'
N. Savona
O. Aina
69'
J. McAtee
D. Bakwa
J. McGinn
Y. Tielemans
73'
AST 3 - 1 NF
78'
M. Sels
John Victor
D. Malen
O. Watkins
83'
L. Bogarde
J. McGinn
83'
83'
D. Luiz
N. Domínguez
83'
A. Kalimuendo
Igor Jesus
89'
J. McAtee
A. García
M. Cash
90' + 1'
L. Bogarde
90' + 5'
Lineup - Aston Villa
M
Y. Tielemans
F
O. Watkins
83'
G
E. Martinez
M
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
M
E. Buendía
69'
D
E. Konsa
D
M. Cash
90'
M
J. McGinn
83'
M
B. Kamara
M
M. Rogers
D
I. Maatsen
69'
Substitutions
D
L. Digne
69'
G
M. Bizot
F
D. Malen
83'
F
J. Sancho
69'
M
L. Bogarde
83'
D
A. García
90'
M
J. Jimoh-Aloba
M
G. Hemmings
D
T. Carroll
Lineup - Nottingham Forest
D
O. Aina
69'
D
N. Milenkovic
M
M. Gibbs-White
M
N. Domínguez
83'
D
N. Williams
F
D. Bakwa
69'
M
E. Anderson
M
O. Hutchinson
D
Murillo
G
John Victor
78'
M
Igor Jesus
83'
Substitutions
G
M. Sels
78'
D
O. Zinchenko
F
T. Awoniyi
M
D. Luiz
83'
D
Morato
F
A. Kalimuendo
83'
M
J. McAtee
69'
D
Z. Abbott
D
N. Savona
69'
Game Details
Villa Park
Stadium
Location
Birmingham
Closing Odds
AST 1.91
Attendance
43,039
Referee
Simon Hooper
VAR
Paul Howard
Top Performers
M
Murillo
(Defender)
0
G
0
A
1
TCK
2
INT
0
BLK
O W
Ollie Watkins
(Forward)
1
G
0
A
2
SH
2
SOG
0
PKG
J M
John McGinn
(Midfielder)
2
G
0
A
0
KEY
2
CRS
2
COR
Final
USA Network
Aston Villa
17-7-11, 5th EPL
3
Nottingham Forest
11-9-15, 16th EPL
1
Timeline
AST
NF
O. Watkins
M. Rogers
45' + 2'
AST 1 - 0 NF
Halftime
J. McGinn
M. Cash
49'
AST 2 - 0 NF
61'
M. Gibbs-White
D. Bakwa
AST 2 - 1 NF
65'
D. Bakwa
L. Digne
I. Maatsen
69'
J. Sancho
E. Buendía
69'
69'
N. Savona
O. Aina
69'
J. McAtee
D. Bakwa
J. McGinn
Y. Tielemans
73'
AST 3 - 1 NF
78'
M. Sels
John Victor
D. Malen
O. Watkins
83'
L. Bogarde
J. McGinn
83'
83'
D. Luiz
N. Domínguez
83'
A. Kalimuendo
Igor Jesus
89'
J. McAtee
A. García
M. Cash
90' + 1'
L. Bogarde
90' + 5'
Lineup - Aston Villa
M
Y. Tielemans
F
O. Watkins
83'
G
E. Martinez
M
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
M
E. Buendía
69'
D
E. Konsa
D
M. Cash
90'
M
J. McGinn
83'
M
B. Kamara
M
M. Rogers
D
I. Maatsen
69'
Substitutions
D
L. Digne
69'
G
M. Bizot
F
D. Malen
83'
F
J. Sancho
69'
M
L. Bogarde
83'
D
A. García
90'
M
J. Jimoh-Aloba
M
G. Hemmings
D
T. Carroll
Lineup - Nottingham Forest
D
O. Aina
69'
D
N. Milenkovic
M
M. Gibbs-White
M
N. Domínguez
83'
D
N. Williams
F
D. Bakwa
69'
M
E. Anderson
M
O. Hutchinson
D
Murillo
G
John Victor
78'
M
Igor Jesus
83'
Substitutions
G
M. Sels
78'
D
O. Zinchenko
F
T. Awoniyi
M
D. Luiz
83'
D
Morato
F
A. Kalimuendo
83'
M
J. McAtee
69'
D
Z. Abbott
D
N. Savona
69'
Top Performers
M
Murillo
(Defender)
0
G
0
A
1
TCK
2
INT
0
BLK
O W
Ollie Watkins
(Forward)
1
G
0
A
2
SH
2
SOG
0
PKG
J M
John McGinn
(Midfielder)
2
G
0
A
0
KEY
2
CRS
2
COR
Game Details
Villa Park
Stadium
Location
Birmingham
Closing Odds
AST 1.91
Attendance
43,039
Referee
Simon Hooper
VAR
Paul Howard
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