Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Aston Villa
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Nottingham Forest defeated Aston Villa 2–1 on 12 September 2026 at Villa Park in Premier League.
Lineups
Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, George Hemmings.
Nottingham Forest: (3-4-2-1) Ousmane Diomande, Neco Williams, Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Liam Delap, Xaver Schlager, James McAtee, Matz Sels, Daniel Muñoz, Ola Aina.
Substitutions
Aston Villa: Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres, Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson, Alysson for George Hemmings, Johan Manzambi for Ross Barkley, Ibrahim Mbaye for Emiliano Buendía.
Nottingham Forest: Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye, Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee, Chris Wood for Liam Delap.
Sidelined players
Aston Villa: Amadou Onana, Brian Madjo, João Gomes, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leon Goretzka.
Nottingham Forest: Nicolò Savona.
Match statistics
Aston Villa had 54% of the possession, compared with 46% for Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa registered 7 shots, with 5 on target. Nottingham Forest had 22 shots, with 7 on target.
Aston Villa won 6 corners, while Nottingham Forest won 1.
Top players
Aston Villa: Alysson scored 1 goal, John McGinn provided 1 assist, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka was the highest-rated player (7.0).
Nottingham Forest: Igor Jesus scored 1 goal, Morgan Gibbs-White provided 1 assist, and Daniel Muñoz was the highest-rated player (7.6).