PREMIER LEAGUE · 2026/27

Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest won 2–1 against Aston Villa. The match was played on 12 September 2026. Kick-off was at 15:00 BST. Venue: Villa Park.

◷ All times UKUpdated 11 Nov 2026, 07:44 GMT

MATCHWEEK 4 · Full time

Aston Villa1 – 2

Nottingham Forest

Saturday 12 September 2026 · 15:00 BST

Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Liam Delap 46'
Alysson 74'
Igor Jesus 88'

Matchweek 4 fixtures and results →

Goals by half

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Goals in each half
Aston Villa	Goals in each half	Nottingham Forest
0	First-half goals	0
1	Second-half goals	2

Match information

Competition: Premier League 2026/27
Matchweek: 4
Match status: Full time
UK kick-off: 15:00 BST
Attendance: 36,714
Referee: Andy Madley

UK broadcast information

A UK television listing is not available here for this match.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: highlights and goals

Highlights and goal clips are not available here yet.

Key match events

Goals, cards and substitutions

25'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Tyrone Mings. Off: Pau Torres.
43'
Yellow card: Dan Ndoye
Nottingham Forest
Booked for a foul.
45'
Yellow card: Nicolas Jackson
Aston Villa
45'+3'
Yellow card: Murillo
Nottingham Forest
Booked for a foul.
45'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Tammy Abraham. Off: Nicolas Jackson.
45'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Alysson. Off: George Hemmings.
46'
Goal: Liam Delap
Nottingham Forest
Assist: Murillo. Right-footed finish.
56'
Yellow card: Xaver Schlager
Nottingham Forest
Booked for a foul.
63'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Ibrahim Mbaye. Off: Emiliano Buendía.
63'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Johan Manzambi. Off: Ross Barkley.
74'
Goal — header: Alysson
Aston Villa
Assist: John McGinn. Header.
75'
Yellow card: Liam Delap
Nottingham Forest
75'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
On: Igor Jesus. Off: Dan Ndoye.
80'
Yellow card: James McAtee
Nottingham Forest
Booked for a foul.
82'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
On: Ibrahim Sangaré. Off: James McAtee.
88'
Goal: Igor Jesus
Nottingham Forest
Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White. Right-footed finish.
90'+1'
Substitution
Nottingham Forest
On: Chris Wood. Off: Liam Delap.
90'+5'
Yellow card: Tyrone Mings
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: match statistics

Attacking play

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Attacking play
Aston Villa	Attacking play	Nottingham Forest
53.3%	Possession	46.7%
7	Shots	22
5	Shots on target	7
70%	Shots on target (%)	30%
1	Blocked shots	3
6	Corners	1
0	Offsides	4
0	Penalties taken	0
0	Penalties scored	0

Passing and possession

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Passing and possession
Aston Villa	Passing and possession	Nottingham Forest
412	Passes attempted	358
341	Completed passes	308
80%	Pass completion	90%
15	Crosses attempted	15
3	Successful crosses	9
20%	Cross success	60%
42	Long passes attempted	41
13	Successful long passes	24
30%	Long-pass success	60%

Defending and goalkeeping

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Defending and goalkeeping
Aston Villa	Defending and goalkeeping	Nottingham Forest
5	Saves	5
17	Tackles attempted	23
7	Successful tackles	15
40%	Tackle success	70%
7	Interceptions	7
12	Clearances	37
12	Successful clearances	37

Discipline

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Discipline
Aston Villa	Discipline	Nottingham Forest
11	Fouls committed	16
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0

Percentages may be rounded. A dash means that figure is unavailable.

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Possession shows each team's share of the ball. Pass completion compares completed passes with passes attempted. These figures help describe how a side played; they do not measure the quality of every chance.

Shots and shots on target

Shots on target are attempts that would score without a save or a goal-line intervention. A side can have more shots and still lose: where the chances came from matters too.

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

A foul does not always lead to a card. Tackles, interceptions, blocks and clearances describe different ways of stopping an attack. Read them alongside possession and the score.

Standout player statistics

Shots

Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa

Completed passes

Victor Lindelöf

Aston Villa

Defensive actions

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Aston Villa

Saves

Zion Suzuki

Aston Villa

Shots

Liam Delap

Nottingham Forest

Completed passes

James McAtee

Nottingham Forest

Defensive actions

Murillo

Nottingham Forest

Saves

Matz Sels

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: line-ups and player stats

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	Zion Suzuki	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Pau Torres	CD-L	StarterOff 25'	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Victor Lindelöf	CD-R	Starter	0	0	1	1	0	0
22	Ian Maatsen	LB	Starter	0	0	2	1	0	0
29	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	RB	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Emiliano Buendía	AM	StarterOff 63'	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ross Barkley	LM	StarterOff 63'	0	0	1	1	0	0
8	Boubacar Kamara	RM	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Nicolas Jackson	F	StarterOff 45'	0	0	0	0	1	0
53	George Hemmings	AM-L	StarterOff 45'	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	John McGinn	AM-R	Starter	0	1	0	0	0	0
Substitutes
44	Johan Manzambi	SUB	Substitute usedOn 63'	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Alysson	SUB	Substitute usedOn 45'	1	0	1	1	0	0
17	Alejandro Garnacho	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Matteo Ruggeri	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Tyrone Mings	SUB	Substitute usedOn 25'	0	0	1	0	1	0
18	Tammy Abraham	SUB	Substitute usedOn 45'	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Marco Bizot	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Lamare Bogarde	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Ibrahim Mbaye	SUB	Substitute usedOn 63'	0	0	1	1	0	0

More Aston Villa player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Zion Suzuki	0	1	—
Pau Torres	0	1	0
Victor Lindelöf	1	0	0
Ian Maatsen	0	0	0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	0	1	0
Emiliano Buendía	1	2	0
Ross Barkley	3	1	0
Boubacar Kamara	1	3	0
Nicolas Jackson	1	0	0
George Hemmings	1	0	0
John McGinn	0	5	0
Johan Manzambi	0	0	0
Alysson	1	1	0
Alejandro Garnacho	0	0	0
Matteo Ruggeri	0	0	0
Tyrone Mings	1	1	0
Tammy Abraham	0	0	0
Marco Bizot	0	0	—
Lamare Bogarde	0	0	0
Ibrahim Mbaye	1	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Zion Suzuki	5	0	2
Marco Bizot	0	0	0

Nottingham Forest · 3-4-2-1

Nottingham Forest starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
26	Matz Sels	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ousmane Diomande	CD	Starter	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	Murillo	CD-L	Starter	0	1	0	0	1	0
34	Ola Aina	CD-R	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Xaver Schlager	CM-L	Starter	0	0	1	1	1	0
24	James McAtee	CM-R	StarterOff 82'	0	0	2	1	1	0
3	Neco Williams	LM	Starter	0	0	2	0	0	0
27	Daniel Muñoz	RM	Starter	0	0	1	1	0	0
19	Liam Delap	F	StarterOff 90'+1'	1	0	6	1	1	0
10	Morgan Gibbs-White	CF-L	Starter	0	1	2	1	0	0
14	Dan Ndoye	CF-R	StarterOff 75'	0	0	5	1	1	0
Substitutes
9	Chris Wood	SUB	Substitute usedOn 90'+1'	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Luca Netz	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Arnaud Kalimuendo	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	John Victor	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Callum Hudson-Odoi	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Ryan Yates	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ibrahim Sangaré	SUB	Substitute usedOn 82'	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	Igor Jesus	SUB	Substitute usedOn 75'	1	0	1	1	0	0
8	Nicolás Domínguez	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0

More Nottingham Forest player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Matz Sels	0	0	—
Ousmane Diomande	0	1	0
Murillo	5	0	0
Ola Aina	1	1	0
Xaver Schlager	2	1	0
James McAtee	3	3	0
Neco Williams	0	1	0
Daniel Muñoz	0	0	2
Liam Delap	1	1	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	1	2	0
Dan Ndoye	3	1	1
Chris Wood	0	0	0
Luca Netz	0	0	0
Arnaud Kalimuendo	0	0	0
John Victor	0	0	—
Callum Hudson-Odoi	0	0	0
Ryan Yates	0	0	0
Ibrahim Sangaré	0	0	0
Igor Jesus	0	0	0
Nicolás Domínguez	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Matz Sels	5	0	1
John Victor	0	0	0

C: captain · GK: goalkeeper · D: defender · M: midfielder · F: forward. “On” and “Off” show substitution times. A dash means the figure is unavailable.

Premier League form before this match

The last five league results before kick-off in 2026/27.

Aston Villa

Saturday 5 September 2026

17:30 BSTFull time

Hull City

0 – 0

Aston Villa

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Monday 31 August 2026

20:00 BSTFull time

Aston Villa

0 – 1

Arsenal

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Sunday 23 August 2026

14:00 BSTFull time

Brighton & Hove Albion

4 – 0

Aston Villa

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Nottingham Forest

Saturday 5 September 2026

15:00 BSTFull time

Nottingham Forest

0 – 0

Tottenham Hotspur

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Saturday 29 August 2026

12:30 BSTFull time

Liverpool

2 – 2

Nottingham Forest

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Saturday 22 August 2026

15:00 BSTFull time

Nottingham Forest

0 – 1

Leeds United

UK TVUK TV details TBC

＋

Recent matches across all competitions

Earlier matches, including cups and friendlies where listed. Each score shows the named club's goals first. H: home · A: away.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
8 September 2026	Club Brugge	A	3–2	UEFA Champions League
5 September 2026	Hull City	A	0–0	English Premier League
31 August 2026	Arsenal	H	0–1	English Premier League
23 August 2026	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–4	English Premier League
15 August 2026	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1–2	Club Friendly

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
5 September 2026	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–0	English Premier League
29 August 2026	Liverpool	A	2–2	English Premier League
25 August 2026	Leeds United	H	0–2	English Carabao Cup
22 August 2026	Leeds United	H	0–1	English Premier League
16 August 2026	Brest	H	2–0	Club Friendly

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: previous meetings

Earlier Premier League meetings in 2026/27.

No earlier meeting is listed for this season.

Where the clubs stand now

Table updated 12 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT. These are today's available standings, rather than the positions on matchday.

10. Aston Villa · 13 points · Goal difference -3

16. Nottingham Forest · 9 points · Goal difference -4

Full Premier League table →

Your Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest questions

What was the score in Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?

Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest was the final score. At half-time it was 0–0.

Who scored in Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?

Liam Delap 46'; Alysson 74'; Igor Jesus 88'.

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?

They mean added time at the end of that half: 45+2 is two minutes beyond 45 minutes. Added time is part of normal play, rather than a separate period of extra time.

Updated 11 Nov 2026, 07:44 GMT. Scores are not live.

Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: match overview

Goals by half

Match information

UK broadcast information

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: highlights and goals

Key match events

Substitution

Yellow card: Dan Ndoye

Yellow card: Nicolas Jackson

Yellow card: Murillo

Substitution

Substitution

Goal: Liam Delap

Yellow card: Xaver Schlager

Substitution

Substitution

Goal — header: Alysson

Yellow card: Liam Delap

Substitution

Yellow card: James McAtee

Substitution

Goal: Igor Jesus

Substitution

Yellow card: Tyrone Mings

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: match statistics

Attacking play

Passing and possession

Defending and goalkeeping

Discipline

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Shots and shots on target

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

Standout player statistics

Ian Maatsen

Victor Lindelöf

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Zion Suzuki

Liam Delap

James McAtee

Murillo

Matz Sels

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: line-ups and player stats

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Nottingham Forest · 3-4-2-1

Premier League form before this match

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: previous meetings

Where the clubs stand now

Your Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest questions

What was the score in Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?

Who scored in Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?