Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest

John McGinn was voted man of the match in Aston Villa — Nottingham Forest, Premier League, on January 3, 2026. He finished 126 points ahead of Ollie Watkins. Ten players were rated in this match. Season computed from the aggregate of 7 expert sources.

Full match ranking

1

John McGinn

ASTON VILLA

83'

420pts

#47

6,796

2

Ollie Watkins

ASTON VILLA

83'

294pts

#77

5,646

3

Youri Tielemans

ASTON VILLA

90'

231pts

#31

7,970

4

Morgan Gibbs-White

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

190pts

#101

5,058

5

Boubacar Kamara

ASTON VILLA

90'

126pts

#741

2,129

6

Morgan Rogers

ASTON VILLA

90'

105pts

#61

6,014

7

Murillo

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

95pts

#724

2,159

8

Emiliano Buendía

ASTON VILLA

69'

63pts

#73

5,780

9

Matty Cash

ASTON VILLA

89'

51pts

#206

3,951

10

Ezri Konsa

ASTON VILLA

90'

42pts

#138

4,540

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Elliot Anderson

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

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#14

11,096

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Emiliano Martínez

ASTON VILLA

90'

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#23

8,945

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Neco Williams

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

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#52

6,397

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Nikola Milenković

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

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#275

3,513

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Omari Hutchinson

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

90'

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#554

2,530

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Victor Lindelöf

ASTON VILLA

90'

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#5314

179

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Igor Jesus

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

83'

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#593

2,435

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Nicolás Domínguez

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

83'

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#1015

1,741

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John Victor

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

78'

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#4739

249

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Dilane Bakwa

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

69'

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#2055

940

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Ian Maatsen

ASTON VILLA

69'

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#997

1,760

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Ola Aina

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

69'

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#539

2,555

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Jadon Sancho

ASTON VILLA

21'

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#1654

1,147

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James McAtee

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

21'

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#2141

902

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Lucas Digne

ASTON VILLA

21'

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#308

3,385

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Nicolò Savona

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

21'

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#2765

660

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Donyell Malen

ASTON VILLA

15'

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#129

4,685

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Lamare Bogarde

ASTON VILLA

15'

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#4008

368

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Arnaud Kalimuendo

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

14'

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#1588

1,201

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Douglas Luiz

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

14'

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#909

1,878

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Matz Sels

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

12'

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#975

1,791

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Andrés García

ASTON VILLA

8'

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#7319

0

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George Hemmings

ASTON VILLA

—

—

#7319

0

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Jamaldeen Jimoh

ASTON VILLA

—

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#6028

108

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Marco Bizot

ASTON VILLA

—

—

#1070

1,678

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Morato

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

—

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#784

2,057

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Oleksandr Zinchenko

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

—

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#4827

235

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Taiwo Awoniyi

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

—

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#2108

918

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TJ Carroll

ASTON VILLA

—

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#7319

0

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Zach Abbott

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

—

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#5495

160

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