Aston Villa 1 – 2 Nottingham Forest: Premier League Match Report

Premier League · 4

Aston Villa

Full Time

1–2

Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Villa Park

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest won after full-time.

⚽ Alysson 74' ⚽ Igor Jesus 88'⚽ Liam Delap 46'

Match Events

90+5'

Tyrone MingsAston Villa

90+1'

Chris WoodNottingham Forest · Liam Delap

88'

Igor JesusNottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White

1-2

82'

Ibrahim SangaréNottingham Forest · James McAtee

80'

James McAteeNottingham Forest

75'

Igor JesusNottingham Forest · Dan Ndoye

74'

Liam DelapNottingham Forest

74'

AlyssonAston Villa · John McGinn

1-1

63'

Ibrahim MbayeAston Villa · Emiliano Buendía

63'

Johan Manzambi Aston Villa · Ross Barkley

56'

Xaver SchlagerNottingham Forest

46'

AlyssonAston Villa · George Hemmings

46'

Tammy AbrahamAston Villa · Nicolas Jackson

46'

Liam DelapNottingham Forest · Murillo

0-1

45+3'

MurilloNottingham Forest

45'

Nicolas JacksonAston Villa

43'

Dan NdoyeNottingham Forest

25'

Tyrone MingsAston Villa · Pau Torres

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Nottingham Forest5122-15

Aston Villa5113-54

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VenueVilla ParkSaturday, 12 September 2026

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RefereeAndy Madley

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Aston Villa Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 7.1

Zion Suzuki

29 7.1

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

3 6.3

Victor Lindelöf

14 6.6

Pau Torres

22 6.5

Ian Maatsen

8 6.8

Boubacar Kamara

6 6.5

Ross Barkley

7 7.2

John McGinn

10 6.2

Emiliano Buendía

53 6.5

George Hemmings

11 6.3

Nicolas Jackson

Substitutes 9

#5 Tyrone Mings Defender

6.8

#13 Matteo Ruggeri Defender

#17 Alejandro Garnacho Attacker

#18 Tammy Abraham Attacker

6.4

#19 Ibrahim Mbaye Attacker

6.7

#26 Lamare Bogarde Midfielder

#40 Marco Bizot Goalkeeper

#44 Johan Manzambi Midfielder

6.2

#47 Alysson Attacker

Nottingham Forest Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

26 7.5

Matz Sels

34 6.7

Ola Aina

2 7

Ousmane Diomande

5 7

Murillo

27 7.5

Daniel Muñoz

24 7.2

James McAtee

21 7.7

Xaver Schlager

3 7

Neco Williams

14 6.5

Dan Ndoye

10 8

Morgan Gibbs-White

19 7.3

Liam Delap

Substitutes 9

#6 Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder

6.5

#7 Callum Hudson-Odoi Attacker

#8 Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder

#9 Chris Wood Attacker

#11 Igor Jesus Attacker

7.3

#12 John Victor Goalkeeper

#15 Arnaud Kalimuendo Attacker

#22 Ryan Yates Midfielder

#25 Luca Netz Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Aston Villa

Comparison

Nottingham Forest

54% Ball Possession % 46%

7 Shots Total 22

5 Shots On Target 7

1 Shots Off Target 12

1 Shots Blocked 3

6 Shots Insidebox 14

1 Shots Outsidebox 8

6 Goal Attempts 17

2 Big Chances Created 6

1 Big Chances Missed 5

6 Corners 1

0 Offsides 4

11 Fouls 16

2 Yellowcards 5

421 Passes 360

346 Successful Passes 309

82% Successful Passes Percentage 86%

6 Key Passes 19

39 Long Passes 37

11 Successful Long Passes 20

28% Successful Long Passes Percentage 54%

15 Total Crosses 14

3 Accurate Crosses 9

21 Dribble Attempts 13

6 Successful Dribbles 3

29% Successful Dribbles Percentage 23%

17 Tackles 23

7 Interceptions 8

47 Duels Won 50

5 Saves 5

108 Attacks 69

40 Dangerous Attacks 37

20 Free Kicks 13

23 Throwins 12

13 Goal Kicks 7

1 Hit Woodwork 0

5 Substitutions 3

2 Injuries 1

9 Successful Headers 13

1 Assists 2

1 Goals 2

62 Ball Safe 55

6 Tackles Won 15