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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa lineups

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Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa at City Ground on 20 March 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 30 of the Premier League. They last met on 12 September 2026, when Nottingham Forest won 2-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Mar 2027, 15:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 30

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa head to head

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Nottingham Forest wins
4
Draws
8
Aston Villa wins

24–33 on goals in 17 meetings since 11 September 2016

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa results

  1. Aston Villa1–2Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueVilla Park
  2. Aston Villa4–0Nottingham ForestEuropa LeagueVilla Park
  3. Nottingham Forest1–0Aston VillaEuropa LeagueCity Ground
  4. Nottingham Forest1–1Aston VillaPremier LeagueCity Ground
  5. Aston Villa3–1Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueVilla Park

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa history

Nottingham Forest have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Aston Villa last won at City Ground on 13 March 2019, by 3-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest, September 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Nottingham Forest, 3-4-2-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 8Boubacar KamaraM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyM
  8. 7John McGinnM
  9. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  10. 53George HemmingsM
  11. 11Nicolas JacksonF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsD
  3. 13Matteo RuggeriD
  4. 26Lamare BogardeM
  5. 44ManzambiM
  6. 17Alejandro GarnachoF
  7. 47Alysson EdwardF
  8. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  9. 19Ibrahim MbayeF

Coach: Unai Emery

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 2Ousmane DiomandeD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 27Daniel MuñozM
  6. 24James McAteeM
  7. 21SchlagerM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsM
  9. 14Dan NdoyeF
  10. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
  11. 19Liam DelapF

Bench

  1. 12JohnG
  2. 25Luca NetzD
  3. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  4. 22Ryan YatesM
  5. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
  6. 8Nicolás DomínguezM
  7. 9Christopher WoodF
  8. 11Igor JesusF
  9. 15Arnaud KalimuendoF

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest won 2-1. Liam Delap, Alysson Edward and Igor Jesus scored. Zion Suzuki and Matz Sels started in goal.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa?
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 March 2027 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 30 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 4-0 on 7 May 2026 in the Europa League. Nottingham Forest have won 5 of the 17 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 8.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest at Villa Park

Updated 22 September 2026