Minute-by-minute attacking pressure. Bars above the line are Aston Villa, below Nottingham Forest; dots mark goals.
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | SoT | xG | Key P | Touches | Duels W | Tackles | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 7.03 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 75 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 7John McGinn | 7.01 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 42 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 1Zion Suzuki | 7.00 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 1 | — | — |
| 47Alyssonsub | 6.96 | 44 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | — | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 5Tyrone Mingssub | 6.82 | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.12 | — | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Boubacar Kamara | 6.81 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 19Ibrahim Mbayesub | 6.70 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Pau Torres | 6.62 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | — | — |
| 3Victor Lindelöf | 6.41 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.71 | — | 72 | — | — | 1 |
| 53George Hemmings | 6.40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 22Ian Maatsen | 6.39 | 83 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | — | 63 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 18Tammy Abrahamsub | 6.35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — |
| 11Nicolas Jackson | 6.34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6Ross Barkley | 6.25 | 63 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | — | 45 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 10Emiliano Buendía | 6.18 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 44Johan Manzambisub | 6.17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | SoT | xG | Key P | Touches | Duels W | Tackles | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Morgan Gibbs-White | 8.11 | 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.14 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27Daniel Muñoz | 7.62 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 5 | 63 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 21Xaver Schlager | 7.51 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 26Matz Sels | 7.41 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | — | — |
| 19Liam Delap | 7.33 | 90 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 0.71 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Igor Jesussub | 7.27 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.32 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 24James McAtee | 7.14 | 82 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3Neco Williams | 7.04 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 0.14 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 5Murillo | 7.01 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 2Ousmane Diomande | 6.83 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.11 | — | 52 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 34Ola Aina | 6.68 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14Dan Ndoye | 6.63 | 75 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0.63 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 6Ibrahim Sangarésub | 6.52 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 0.02 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 9Chris Woodsub | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |