Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest — Premier League, 12 Sep 2026
Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on 12 September 2026 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Liam Delap, Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha, Igor Jesus got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Nottingham Forest 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Villa Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 25'
- 43'Foul
- 45'Argument
- 45'
- 45'
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 0-146'assist: Murillo Santiago
- 56'Foul
- 63'
- 63'
- 1-174'
- 75'Dissent
- 75'out: Igor Jesus
- 80'Foul
- 82'
- 1-288'assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90+1'
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.9Alysson EdwardF
- 7.5John McGinnM
- 7.1Aaron Wan-BissakaD
- 6.8Zion SuzukiG
- 6.7Pau TorresD
- 6.6Ross BarkleyM
- 6.5Tyrone MingsD
- 6.5Ibrahim MbayeF
- 6.4Ian MaatsenD
- 6.4Victor LindelöfD
- 6.3Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.2Tammy AbrahamF
- 6.2George HemmingsM
- 6.1Johan ManzambiM
- 6.1Nicolas JacksonF
- 6.0Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.6Alejandro GarnachoF
- 6.6Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Marco BizotG
- 6.6M. RuggeriD
Nottingham Forest
- 7.8Igor JesusF
- 7.7Liam DelapF
- 7.7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.6Daniel MuñozM
- 7.4Matz SelsG
- 7.2Ousmane DiomandeD
- 7.2Xaver SchlagerM
- 7.0O. AinaD
- 6.9MurilloD
- 6.7Neco WilliamsM
- 6.4Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.4Dan NdoyeM
- 6.1J. McAteeM
- 6.6L. NetzD
- 6.6N. DomínguezM
- 6.6C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 6.6Christopher WoodF
- 6.6A. KalimuendoF
- 6.6R. YatesM
- 6.6JohnG
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 5Tyrone Mings90+5'25'D6.5
- 18Tammy Abraham45'F6.2
- 40Marco BizotG6.6
- 13M. RuggeriD6.6
- 17Alejandro GarnachoF6.6
- 26Lamare BogardeM6.6
- 44Johan Manzambi63'M6.1
- 19Ibrahim Mbaye63'F6.5
- 47Alysson EdwardF7.9
Nottingham ForestO. Glasner
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF6.6
- 8N. DomínguezM6.6
- 11Igor Jesus88'75'F7.8
- 9Christopher Wood90+1'F6.6
- 22R. YatesM6.6
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré82'M6.4
- 12JohnG6.6
- 15A. KalimuendoF6.6
- 25L. NetzD6.6
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
7Total shots22
5Shots on target7
1Shots off target12
1Blocked shots3
6Corners1
0Offsides4
11Fouls16
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves5
412Total passes360
341Accurate passes309
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alysson Edward | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| John McGinn | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Zion Suzuki | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Pau Torres | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ross Barkley | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tyrone Mings | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tammy Abraham | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| George Hemmings | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Johan Manzambi | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marco Bizot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Ruggeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Jesus | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Liam Delap | 91 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Muñoz | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Ousmane Diomande | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Xaver Schlager | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7.2 |
| O. Aina | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Murillo | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Dan Ndoye | 75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| J. McAtee | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 |
| L. Netz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| N. Domínguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Hudson-Odoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christopher Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| A. Kalimuendo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Yates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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