Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest — result, stats and report · Premier League
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Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
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Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 by a single goal in the Premier League (Round 4) at Villa Park. The half-time score was 0-0.
Form guide: Aston Villa have 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses in their last 5 matches, while Nottingham Forest have 1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss in 5.
In the table, Aston Villa sit 12th on 12 points from 9 games; Nottingham Forest are 16th on 9 points.
Head to head: 4 previous meetings, Aston Villa won 1, Nottingham Forest won 2 and 1 ended level.
Full statistics, the goal timeline and the league table for this fixture are on this page.
Key moments
25'
Pau Torres
· assist: Tyrone Mings
Substitution · Aston Villa
43'
Dan Ndoye
Yellow cards · Nottingham Forest
45'
Nicolas Jackson
Yellow cards · Aston Villa
45+3'
Murillo
Yellow cards · Nottingham Forest
46'
Liam Delap
· assist: Murillo
Goal · Nottingham Forest
46'
George Hemmings
· assist: Alysson
Substitution · Aston Villa
46'
Nicolas Jackson
· assist: Tammy Abraham
Substitution · Aston Villa
56'
Xaver Schlager
Yellow cards · Nottingham Forest
63'
Ross Barkley
· assist: Johan Manzambi
Substitution · Aston Villa
63'
Emiliano Buendía
· assist: Ibrahim Mbaye
Substitution · Aston Villa
74'
Alysson
· assist: John McGinn
Goal · Aston Villa
74'
Liam Delap
Yellow cards · Nottingham Forest
75'
Dan Ndoye
· assist: Igor Jesus
Substitution · Nottingham Forest
80'
James McAtee
Yellow cards · Nottingham Forest
82'
James McAtee
· assist: Ibrahim Sangaré
Substitution · Nottingham Forest
88'
Igor Jesus
· assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
Goal · Nottingham Forest
90+5'
Tyrone Mings
Yellow cards · Aston Villa
90'
Liam Delap
· assist: Chris Wood
Substitution · Nottingham Forest
Match statistics
54%
Ball possession
46%
7
Total shots
22
5
Shots on target
7
1
Shots off target
12
6
Corners
1
11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
4
5
Saves
5
Line-ups
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
- 1
- 29
- 3
- 14
- 22
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 10
- 53
- 11
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-2-1
- 26
- 34
- 2
- 5
- 27
- 24
- 21
- 3
- 14
- 10
- 19
Head to head
4 meetings
Aston Villa 1
Draws 1
Nottingham Forest 2
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Frequently asked questions
What was the score of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?
Nottingham Forest won 2-1.
When and where is the match played?
Saturday, 12 September 2026, kick-off 14:00 Malaysia time at Villa Park.
How do the two teams compare?
In the last 5 matches, Aston Villa recorded 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses while Nottingham Forest recorded 1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss.