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Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest: expected goals and shot map

English Premier League · 3 Jan 2026 · Every shot from Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest, placed on the pitch and sized by expected goals (xG). Aston Villa generated the better chances, 1.69 xG to Nottingham Forest's 0.89. The running xG race and post-shot quality (xGOT) are below.

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Expected goals & shot quality21 shots
Aston Villa
 
Nottingham Forest
1.69
Expected goals (xG)
0.89
1.61
On-target xG (xGOT)
1.67
11
Shots
10
4
On target
5
2
Big chances
1
72.3%
Possession
27.7%
Shot mapdot size = chance quality (xG)
Neco Williams · 31' · xG 0.01 · blockedOla Aina · 64' · xG 0.01 · on targetNicolás Dominguez · 51' · xG 0.01 · blockedDilane Bakwa · 51' · xG 0.01Igor Jesus · 21' · xG 0.02Jadon Sancho · 70' · xG 0.02 · blockedOmari Hutchinson · 30' · xG 0.03 · on targetIan Maatsen · 17' · xG 0.04Ollie Watkins · 45' · xG 0.04 · GOALIan Maatsen · 8' · xG 0.06John McGinn · 49' · xG 0.08 · GOALEmiliano Buendia · 11' · xG 0.09 · blockedArnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga · 90' · xG 0.09 · on targetMorgan Rogers · 66' · xG 0.09 · blockedMorgan Rogers · 26' · xG 0.10 · blockedMorgan Gibbs-White · 78' · xG 0.10 · on targetEmiliano Buendia · 57' · xG 0.10Dilane Bakwa · 54' · xG 0.21Morgan Gibbs-White · 61' · xG 0.40 · GOALJohn McGinn · 73' · xG 0.46 · GOALOllie Watkins · 2' · xG 0.61 · on target
Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Goal Off target / blockedLarger dot = higher xG

Aston Villa attack right, Nottingham Forest attack left. Aston Villa took 3 from 1.69 xG, Nottingham Forest managed 0.89 xG for 1.

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The xG racecumulative xG by minute
0.01.02.015'30'45'60'75'90'0.891.6945'49'61'73'

Cumulative expected goals. White markers are goals. Aston Villa 1.69 xG, Nottingham Forest 0.89 xG.

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What is expected goals (xG)?

Expected goals scores every shot by the chance it had of being a goal, from 0 to 1, based on where and how it was taken. Add a team's shots up and you get the goals an average team would expect from those chances, often a fairer read of a match than the final score. InPlayWise tracks xG live for every game.

What is xGOT?

Post-shot expected goals (xGOT) scores only shots on target, by how hard they were to save once struck. It separates the quality of the chance from the quality of the finish and the save.

How many shots did Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have?

Aston Villa had 11 shots (4 on target) for 1.69 xG. Nottingham Forest had 10 shots (5 on target) for 0.89 xG.

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