Aston Villa FC 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 month ago)
· MD 4
Highlights
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Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest find themselves in drastically different positions compared to their final standing last season, when Villa finished fourth with 65 points and Forest placed 16th with 44. This 2-1 outcome on 12 September 2026 pushes Villa down from 18th to 19th in the Premier League table on matchday 4, leaving them eight points behind leaders Man City. Forest’s fortunes are looking up as they leap from 16th to 11th, now sitting just four points off the top.
Villa entered this fixture following a sequence that included a 3-2 away victory at Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League, yet they still sought their first league goal and win of the season. Forest arrived without a victory across six consecutive outings in all competitions, including a 2-2 away draw at Liverpool. Despite holding 54 percent possession and testing the goalkeeper through an effort from Alysson, who earned a 7.5 rating, Villa could not match Forest's attacking volume. Forest registered 22 total shots and an expected goals figure of 2.28, powered by strong performances from Daniel Muñoz, rated 8, and Igor Jesus.
The recent history between these clubs has been tightly contested, featuring an evenly matched set of results since 2023 that includes a 1-1 draw on 12 April 2026 and a 3-1 Villa victory earlier that year. In this latest chapter, L. Delap opened the scoring in the 46th minute with an assist from Murillo. Alysson equalized for Villa in the 74th minute, set up by J. McGinn, before Igor Jesus restored Forest's advantage in the 88th minute following a pass from M. Gibbs-White to seal the 2-1 scoreline.
Looking ahead, Aston Villa will travel to play away at Tottenham on 19 September 2026. Nottingham Forest return home to face Coventry City on the same date.
Villa entered this fixture following a sequence that included a 3-2 away victory at Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League, yet they still sought their first league goal and win of the season. Forest arrived without a victory across six consecutive outings in all competitions, including a 2-2 away draw at Liverpool. Despite holding 54 percent possession and testing the goalkeeper through an effort from Alysson, who earned a 7.5 rating, Villa could not match Forest's attacking volume. Forest registered 22 total shots and an expected goals figure of 2.28, powered by strong performances from Daniel Muñoz, rated 8, and Igor Jesus.
The recent history between these clubs has been tightly contested, featuring an evenly matched set of results since 2023 that includes a 1-1 draw on 12 April 2026 and a 3-1 Villa victory earlier that year. In this latest chapter, L. Delap opened the scoring in the 46th minute with an assist from Murillo. Alysson equalized for Villa in the 74th minute, set up by J. McGinn, before Igor Jesus restored Forest's advantage in the 88th minute following a pass from M. Gibbs-White to seal the 2-1 scoreline.
Looking ahead, Aston Villa will travel to play away at Tottenham on 19 September 2026. Nottingham Forest return home to face Coventry City on the same date.
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Match stats
Aston Villa v Nottingham
54%
Possession
46%
0.82
Expected goals (xG)
2.28
7
Shots
22
5
Shots on target
7
6
Shots inside the box
14
6
Corners
1
421
Passes
360
82%
Pass accuracy
86%
5
Saves
5
11
Fouls
16
0
Offsides
4
2
Yellow cards
5
Lineups & player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Daniel Muñoz · Nottingham
90'
Key moments
- 43' 🟨 Dan Ndoye · Nottingham
- 45' 🟨 Nicolas Jackson · Aston Villa
- 45+3' 🟨 Murillo · Nottingham
- 46' ⚽ L. Delap · assist Murillo · Nottingham
- 56' 🟨 Xaver Schlager · Nottingham
- 74' 🟨 Liam Delap · Nottingham
- 74' ⚽ Alysson · assist J. McGinn · Aston Villa
- 80' 🟨 James McAtee · Nottingham
- 88' ⚽ Igor Jesus · assist M. Gibbs-White · Nottingham
- 90+5' 🟨 Tyrone Mings · Aston Villa
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1- 1 Zion Suzuki 90' 7.2
- 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka 90' 6.9
- 3 Victor Lindelöf 90' 6.3
- 8 Boubacar Kamara 90' 7.2
- 7 John McGinn (c) 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 22 Ian Maatsen 83' 6.3
- 6 Ross Barkley 63' 6.7
- 10 Emiliano Buendía 63' 6.2
- 53 George Hemmings 45' 6.5
- 11 Nicolas Jackson 🟨 45' 6.3
- 14 Pau Torres 25' 6.9
- 5 Tyrone Mings · sub 🟨 65' 7.2
- 47 Alysson · sub ⚽ 45' 7.5
- 18 Tammy Abraham · sub 45' 6.5
- 44 Johan Manzambi · sub 27' 6.3
- 19 Ibrahim Mbaye · sub 27' 6.6
Nottingham
3-4-2-1- 26 Matz Sels 90' 7.3
- 34 Ola Aina 90' 6.9
- 2 Ousmane Diomande 90' 6.9
- 5 Murillo 🅰️ 🟨 90' 6.6
- 27 Daniel Muñoz 90' 8.0
- 21 Xaver Schlager 🟨 90' 7.3
- 3 Neco Williams 90' 6.7
- 10 Morgan Gibbs-White (c) 🅰️ 90' 7.5
- 19 Liam Delap ⚽ 🟨 89' 7.2
- 24 James McAtee 🟨 82' 7.5
- 14 Dan Ndoye 🟨 75' 6.6
- 11 Igor Jesus · sub ⚽ 15' 7.7
- 6 Ibrahim Sangaré · sub 8' 6.7
- 9 Chris Wood · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Aston Villa
17th
in the table · 1 pts from 3
· GD -5
Nottingham
16th
in the table · 2 pts from 3
· GD -1
Form going into the match
Aston Villa