John: A crucial point against a tough opponent. Might be the difference for staying up. Moments of good play and some not so much but it's about building points at this stage of season.
Peter: I think most Forest supporters would have taken a point against Villa before kick off. We are definitely playing better and Neco is outstanding. Hopefully Chris Wood will also find the back of the net in the next few games. My concern is - will this point be enough to stay up at the end of the season?
Kris: Bit of a stalemate, but we got away with one today. Villa missed a couple of absolute sitters, whereas we looked blunt in the final third. A point against a team challenging at the other end of the table can't be sniffed at and we're slowly pulling away.
Luke: We certainly rode our luck, but it's a hard fought and very important point. Over the course of the season this is the kind of game we would lose in heart-breaking fashion - so there are encouraging signs. Certainly not out of the woods at this point but the season could still turn out to be incredible.
Aston Villa fans
Ian: A game we should have won with two or three golden chances in the second half. Some credit to Forest though in fighting for their Premier League survival. Solid performance without hitting our best but we need to be more clinical. Let's hope it doesn't come back to haunt us.
Dean: Praise has gone to Rogers' head. He's gone from excellent to average over the last few months - giving the ball away far too much and seems generally off it.
Robbie: Villa didn't seem up for the game as much as Forest did. Morgan Rogers has not been himself for a while now, every time he got the ball he either lost it or passed it to the opposition. He's gone off the boil and needs to improve more for the trip to the World Cup, if selected.
Michael: Mixed. Technically better than Forest but gave the ball away far too often in dangerous areas - Rogers guilty on several occasions including equaliser. Equally profligate at the other end - Watkins, Rogers missing gilt-edged chances. Emery fuming in technical area! Must do better.
Who's going down?published at 09:28 BST
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One simple question and an answer with ugly consequences.
Analysis: Good start to a key weekpublished at 20:37 BST 12 April
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Nick Mashiter Football reporter
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Forest are unbeaten in their past five games in all competitions as Vitor Pereira looks to steer them away from trouble.
With a three-point cushion to the relegation zone, survival is in their hands - especially with the visit of second-bottom Burnley to the City Ground next Sunday.
Four points from home games against Champions League-chasing Aston Villa and fellow strugglers Burnley would represent a crucial return in the fight against the drop.
They are battling for it and rode their luck against Villa - with Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins missing superb openings - but it is another point on the board.
Pereira's decision to rest a number of senior players for the midweek Europa League draw at Porto also paid off, and with Chris Wood making his return after six months out injured this week the momentum is with Forest.
Premier League survival is the priority - Pereira saying it would be a "disaster" if Forest were to be relegated - but in a week which will define their season they have made a positive start.
Porto visit in the Europa League quarter-final second leg on Thursday, and come Sunday evening Forest could be almost safe and into a European semi-final.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa: What Pereira and Williams saidpublished at 16:48 BST 12 April
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Nottingham Forest manger Vitor Pereira has been speaking to Sky Sports following the draw: "It was a good point, in a difficult game, against a very difficult opponent. There were opportunities from one side and opportunities form the other. In the end, I think one point is a good result.
"Aston Villa are a team that's not easy to control. They create some problems, but you try to face the problems and create your own chances. After the goal, it is about the character, confidence and spirit. We scored our goal and we had chances to score more goals, as did they.
"When we decided to bring on another striker, we wanted to win the game. Three points would've been better than one. We tried, but facing a strong team means in the end we have come away five games without losing.
"We are heading in the right way with the right spirit. It is important to get points in every game until the end of the season. We need to look [only at] ourselves and try to do our best to get points."
On Chris Wood's return: "His experience, quality and goals are important. He smells the goals in the box. He has the ability to help us."
Nottingham Forest goalscorer Neco Williams also spoke to Sky Sports: "We are pleased. Every point at this stage of the season is so valuable. We wanted three points, but Aston Villa are a top side. It is an important point.
"We knew we had to get the second goal and we did. We stuck together, it was a proper team performance and it was important to stick at it."
On relegation rivals Tottenham losing to Sunderland: "You don't want to look at the table too much because you want to focus on yourself. It's hard not to with the position we're in. Every game is a cup final for us. Every point is so important."
Did you know?
Five of Nottingham Forest's six Premier League home games in 2026 have ended level (L1). In fact, they have drawn more home games than any other team in the division this year (5).
Since the start of 2023-24, Murillo has scored the joint-most own goals of any player in the Premier League (3 - level with Marc Guehi and Konstantinos Mavropanos).
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa: Team newspublished at 13:14 BST 12 April
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Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira makes nine changes to the side which drew 1-1 in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at Porto on Thursday.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo remain from the draw in Portugal while Elliot Anderson returns after missing the game through suspension.
Striker Chris Wood is on the bench having made his comeback after six months out in the week.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Hutchinson, Igor Jesus
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