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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League
1-2
Final
Villa Park
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNFO
53%Possession47%
7Shots22
5On target7
6Corners1
5Saves5
11Fouls16
43'Dan NdoyeNFO45'Nicolas JacksonAVL45'+3'MurilloNFO56'Xaver SchlagerNFO75'Liam DelapNFO80'James McAteeNFO90'+5'Tyrone MingsAVL
Team1H2HT
AVL011
NFO022

Who won: Nottm Forest 2-1

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Alysson (74'). Goals for Nottm Forest: Liam Delap (46') and Igor Jesus (88').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Matz SelsG
  2. 27.2Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-L
  3. 37.1Liam DelapF
  4. 46.8AlyssonSUB
  5. 56.7John McGinnAM-R
  6. 66.6Zion SuzukiG
  7. 76.5Neco WilliamsLM
  8. 86.5Igor JesusSUB
  9. 96.4Ousmane DiomandeCD
  10. 106.4Daniel MuñozRM
  11. 116.3Ola AinaCD-R
  12. 126.1Ian MaatsenLB

Team stats

AVLNFO
11Fouls16
2Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
0Offsides4
6Corner Kicks1
5Saves5
53.3Possession46.7
7SHOTS22
5ON GOAL7
0.7On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
341Accurate Passes308
412Passes358
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses9
15Crosses15
0.2Cross %0.6
42Long Balls41
13Accurate Long Balls24
0.3Long Balls %0.6
1Blocked Shots3
7Effective Tackles15
17Tackles23
0.4Tackle %0.7
7Interceptions7
12Effective Clearances37
12Clearances37

Player of the game

Matz Sels

NFO · 5 saves

7.4

Deserved to win

14%
AVL · 1.11 xG
22%
Draw
64%
NFO · 2.20 xG

Nottm Forest created better chances: they win this game 64% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
  3. 90'+7'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross.

    T. Mings

  4. 90'+6'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

  5. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Mings

  6. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).

  7. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).

  9. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+3'NFO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.

  11. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).

  13. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Delap

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Liam Delap.

    C. Wood

  14. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  15. 90'Ibrahim Sangaré

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.

    I. Sangaré

  16. GOAL88'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    Igor Jesus · ast M. Gibbs-White

    Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.

    AVL 1 - 2 NFO
  17. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa).

  18. 87'

    Free kick won

    Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 86'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.

  20. 86'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.

  21. 85'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.

    D. Muñoz

  22. 83'

    Retired

    Ian Maatsen went off injured after Aston Villa had used all subs.

  23. 82'Ibrahim Sangaré
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McAtee

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.

    I. Sangaré

  24. 80'

    Yellow card

    James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. McAtee

  25. 80'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Jesus following a fast break.

    L. Delap

Leaders

AVLNFO
Total Shots
Ian Maatsen
2
Liam Delap
6
Accurate Passes
Victor Lindelöf
60
James McAtee
40
Defensive Interventions
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
11
Murillo
16
Saves
Zion Suzuki
5
Matz Sels
5