Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Previous meetings: 136

Aston Villa wins: 64

Draws: 32

Nott'm Forest wins: 40

A historically momentous fixture, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest met for the very first time all the way back in the 1880-81 FA Cup, where the Lions clinched a 2-1 win in the second round of the tournament.

That triumph represents one of 64 that the Villans have managed over Nottingham Forest, who boast significantly fewer victories with 40 to their name, while 32 of their other 136 battles have ended honours even.

In their most recent meeting in April 2026, the game ended as a draw with Villa taking the lead through a Murillo own goal before Neco Williams equalised.

It ended a run of two consecutive victories for Unai Emery's side, who beat Forest 3-1 earlier this season and 2-1 in April 2025.

That success saw Villa avenge the events of December 2024, where a dramatic late turnaround saw Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga cancel out Jhon Duran's opening strike in a bedlam-inducing 2-1 win for Nuno Espirito Santo's team.

However, Villa prevailed in a six-goal thriller 4-2 on their own patch in February 2024, and their unbeaten home run over Forest now stands at 10 games in all competitions, a sequence that includes an extraordinary 5-5 Championship draw in November 2018.

Tammy Abraham scored a fabulous four goals in that 10-goal spectacular, where Villa came from 2-0 down and let a 5-4 lead slip, but it has nevertheless been over 30 years since the Lions lost at home to Nottingham Forest.

Indeed, the Tricky Trees last prevailed at Villa Park all the way back in October 1994, but Nottingham Forest can proudly show off the most emphatic win in this fixture, a 6-0 First Division drubbing back in September 1986.

Last 20 meetings

Apri 12, 2026: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Jan 03, 2026: Aston Villa 3-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Apr 05, 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Dec 14, 2024: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Feb 24, 2024: Aston Villa 4-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Nov 05, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 08, 2023: Aston Villa 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Oct 10, 2022: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Mar 13, 2019: Nott'm Forest 1-3 Aston Villa (Championship)

Nov 28, 2018: Aston Villa 5-5 Nott'm Forest (Championship)

Jan 13, 2018: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Aston Villa (Championship)

Sep 23, 2017: Aston Villa 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Championship)

Feb 04, 2017: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (Championship)

Sep 11, 2016: Aston Villa 2-2 Nott'm Forest (Championship)

Apr 24, 1999: Aston Villa 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Nov 28, 1998: Nott'm Forest 2-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Feb 22, 1997: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Nov 02, 1996: Aston Villa 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Mar 13, 1996: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Aston Villa (FA Cup Quarter-Finals)

Dec 10, 1995: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

Apri 12, 2026: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Jan 03, 2026: Aston Villa 3-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Apr 05, 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Dec 14, 2024: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Feb 24, 2024: Aston Villa 4-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Nov 05, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 08, 2023: Aston Villa 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Oct 10, 2022: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 24, 1999: Aston Villa 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Nov 28, 1998: Nott'm Forest 2-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)