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Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest: match report
Aston Villa hosted Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on Saturday 12 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 4). Aston Villa are without 1 player (João Gomes); Nottm Forest have no reported absences. Andy Madley is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Aston Villa 1-2 Nottm Forest. Goals: Liam Delap 46' for Nottm Forest; Alysson 74' for Aston Villa; Igor Jesus 88' for Nottm Forest. Attendance: 36,714.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 43' Yellow card: Dan Ndoye (Nottm Forest)
- 45' Yellow card: Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)
- 45'+3' Yellow card: Murillo (Nottm Forest)
- 46' Goal: Liam Delap (Nottm Forest) 0-1
- 56' Yellow card: Xaver Schlager (Nottm Forest)
- 74' Goal: Alysson (Aston Villa) 1-1
- 75' Yellow card: Liam Delap (Nottm Forest)
- 80' Yellow card: James McAtee (Nottm Forest)
- 88' Goal: Igor Jesus (Nottm Forest) 1-2
- 90'+5' Yellow card: Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 53.3% | Possession | 46.7% |
| 7 | Shots | 22 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Coach: Unai Emery
- 1 Zion Suzuki GK
- 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF
- 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
- 14 Pau Torres DEF
- 22 Ian Maatsen DEF
- 8 Boubacar Kamara MID
- 6 Ross Barkley MID
- 7 John McGinn FWD
- 10 Emiliano Buendía FWD
- 53 George Hemmings MID
- 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD
Bench
- 5 Tyrone Mings DEF
- 47 Alysson Edward FWD
- 18 Tammy Abraham FWD
- 44 Johan Manzambi MID
- 19 Ibrahim Mbaye FWD
- 40 Marco Bizot GK
- 13 Matteo Ruggeri DEF
- 26 Lamare Bogarde MID
- 17 Alejandro Garnacho FWD
Nottm Forest 3-4-2-1
Coach: Oliver Glasner
- 26 Matz Sels GK
- 34 Ola Aina DEF
- 2 Ousmane Diomande DEF
- 5 Murillo DEF
- 27 Daniel Muñoz MID
- 24 James McAtee MID
- 21 Xaver Schlager MID
- 3 Neco Williams DEF
- 14 Dan Ndoye FWD
- 10 Morgan Gibbs-White MID
- 19 Liam Delap FWD
Bench
- 11 Igor Jesus FWD
- 6 Ibrahim Sangaré MID
- 9 Chris Wood FWD
- 12 John Victor GK
- 25 Luca Netz MID
- 8 Nicolás Dominguez MID
- 22 Ryan Yates MID
- 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga FWD
- 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Aston Villa
- João Gomes suspension, back Mid September 2026
Nottm Forest
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Thursday 7 May 2026: Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest
- Thursday 30 April 2026: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
- Sunday 12 April 2026: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
- Saturday 3 January 2026: Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
- Saturday 5 April 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest