Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1–2HT 0–0
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa played Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on 12 September 2026 at Villa Park. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 43'Dan Ndoye — Yellow card
- 45'Nicolas Jackson — Yellow card
- 45+3'Murillo Santiago — Yellow card
- 46'Liam Delap (assist by Murillo Santiago)
- 56'Xaver Schlager — Yellow card
- 74'Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha (assist by John McGinn)
- 74'Liam Delap — Yellow card
- 80'James Mcatee — Yellow card
- 88'Igor Jesus (assist by Morgan Gibbs-White)
- 90+5'Tyrone Mings — Yellow card
Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- Z. Suzuki
- A. Wan-Bissaka
- V. Lindelöf
- Pau Torres
- I. Maatsen
- B. Kamara
- R. Barkley
- J. McGinn
- E. Buendía
- George Hemmings
- N. Jackson
- SUBSTITUTES
- I. Mbaye
- T. Abraham
- A. Garnacho
- Alysson Edward
- J. Manzambi
- L. Bogarde
- M. Ruggeri
- T. Mings
- M. Bizot
- COACHES: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
- M. Sels
- O. Aina
- O. Diomande
- Murillo
- D. Muñoz
- J. McAtee
- X. Schlager
- N. Williams
- D. Ndoye
- M. Gibbs-White
- L. Delap
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Wood
- A. Kalimuendo
- John
- L. Netz
- C. Hudson-Odoi
- I. Sangaré
- N. Domínguez
- R. Yates
- Igor Jesus
- COACHES: O. Glasner
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 346 | Accurate passes | 309 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 14 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 12 |
| 421 | Total passes | 360 |
| 7 | Total shots | 22 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |