Premier League · Matchweek 32
Neco Williams 38'
HT 1:1
Murillo 23' (OG)
Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 14:00 (UK) · City Ground, Nottingham
Nottingham Forest 16th · 33 pts|Aston Villa 4th · 55 pts

1-1 draw, with xG at 1.15–1.02.

Player of the matchNeco Williams8.2Decisive moment38' Neco Williams+0.9

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa

Key numbers

  • Possession 41% – 59%
  • Shots 15 (4 on target) – 12 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 38' Neco Williams, FN xPts +0.9
Player of the match
Neco Williams 8.2Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-1
Nottingham Forest ahead 0 min · level 75 min · Aston Villa ahead 15 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

23' Murillo Own goal −0.8
38' Neco Williams Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Callum Hudson-Odoi +0.3 +0.9
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +0.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.6→ League points won 1
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.1Time effect −0.1→ League points won 1

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Nottingham ForestAston Villa
41%Possession59%
1.15Expected goals (xG)1.02
0.08xG per shot0.09
15Shots12
4Shots on target5
27%Shots on target %42%
9Shots in box8
336Passes501
83%Pass accuracy88%
7Corners3
5Saves4
15Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Nottingham Forest

46 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.3
Conceded11.3
xG1.151.4
xG against1.021.3
Shots1514.2
On target44.8
Shots faced1211.5
xG per shot0.080.1
Possession41%49.4%
Passes336445.1
Pass accuracy83%82.3%
Corners75.5
Fouls1511.5

Aston Villa

45 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.5
Conceded11.1
xG1.021.3
xG against1.151.3
Shots1212.5
On target54.6
Shots faced1512.3
xG per shot0.090.1
Possession59%53.9%
Passes501459.9
Pass accuracy88%84.8%
Corners35.2
Fouls1010.1

Timeline

  • 11' Yellow Matty Cash
  • 23' Goal Murillo (OG)
  • 38' Goal Neco Williams league goal #2 assist Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 45' Yellow Omari Hutchinson
  • 63' Yellow Murillo
  • 65' Sub Omari Hutchinson → Chris Wood
  • 67' Yellow John McGinn
  • 77' Sub Ross Barkley → Douglas Luiz
  • 78' Sub Lucas Digne → Ian Maatsen
  • 78' Sub Morgan Rogers → Emiliano Buendía
  • 84' Sub Morgan Gibbs-White → Nicolás Domínguez
  • 87' Sub Ollie Watkins → Tammy Abraham
  • 89' Sub Igor Jesus → Ryan Yates
  • 89' Sub Ola Aina → Dan Ndoye
  • 90+1' Sub Matty Cash → Andrés García

Category leaders

  • Key passesCallum Hudson-Odoi5
  • Duels wonOla Aina7/8
  • DribblesJohn McGinn4/4
  • Defensive actionsYouri Tielemans6
  • ShotsNeco Williams3 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonOla Aina3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.