Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League

Aston Villa

0-1-3

1-2

Final

Nottm Forest

1-2-1

Villa Park

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'NFO

53%Possession47%

7Shots22

5On target7

6Corners1

5Saves5

11Fouls16

43'Dan NdoyeNFO45'Nicolas JacksonAVL45'+3'MurilloNFO56'Xaver SchlagerNFO75'Liam DelapNFO80'James McAteeNFO90'+5'Tyrone MingsAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
AVL	0	1	1
NFO	0	2	2

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').

Play by play

Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
90'+7'
Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross.
90'+6'
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.
90'+5'
Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'
Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
90'+5'
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
90'+4'
Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
90'+2'
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
90'+1'
Sub
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Liam Delap.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
GOAL88'
Goal! Right footed shot
Igor Jesus
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
87'
Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa).
87'
Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86'
Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
86'
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.
85'
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.
83'
Ian Maatsen went off injured after Aston Villa had used all subs.
82'
Sub
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
80'
James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'
Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Jesus following a fast break.