Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 12 September 2026

Score2-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance36,714

View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Aston Villa won: 9 Drawn: 6 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Aston Villa scored: 28 Nottingham Forest scored: 20 . Nottingham Forest avoided becoming the second team to lose on seven consecutive visits to Villa Park in the Premier League: previously Derby County from August 1996 to November 2007.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Alysson 74 G

Goals:

Liam Delap 46 G
Igor Jesus 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Ousmane Diomandé Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Muñoz Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Xaver Schlager Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 25
Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 46
Alysson for George Hemmings 46
Johan Manzambi for Ross Barkley 63
Ibrahim Mbaye for Emi Buendía 63

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 75
Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee 82
Chris Wood for Liam Delap 90+1

Cards:

Nicolas Jackson 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 90+5 Y

Cards:

Dan Ndoye 43 Y
Murillo 45+3 Y
Xaver Schlager 56 Y
Liam Delap 75 Y
James McAtee 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 19th . Aston Villa avoided becoming the first-ever team to fail to score in their first four league games in consecutive seasons in the top four divisions. . Villa had now lost eight of their last 50 home games in all competitions (won 33). . They had now conceded two or more goals in 19 of their last 50 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Nottingham Forest had now won 20 of their last 42 away games in the Premier League (lost 14). . Forest had now avoided defeat in 25 of their last 30 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won 13). . They had now scored in 21 of their last 36 games in the Premier League.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Alysson 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder George Hemmings
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Substitutions:

Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 25
Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 46
Alysson for George Hemmings 46
Johan Manzambi for Ross Barkley 63
Ibrahim Mbaye for Emi Buendía 63

Cards:

Nicolas Jackson 45 Y
Tyrone Mings 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 19th . Aston Villa avoided becoming the first-ever team to fail to score in their first four league games in consecutive seasons in the top four divisions. . Villa had now lost eight of their last 50 home games in all competitions (won 33). . They had now conceded two or more goals in 19 of their last 50 home games in the Premier League.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Liam Delap 46 G
Igor Jesus 88 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Ousmane Diomandé Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Muñoz Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Xaver Schlager Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 75
Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee 82
Chris Wood for Liam Delap 90+1

Cards:

Dan Ndoye 43 Y
Murillo 45+3 Y
Xaver Schlager 56 Y
Liam Delap 75 Y
James McAtee 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 11th . Nottingham Forest had now won 20 of their last 42 away games in the Premier League (lost 14). . Forest had now avoided defeat in 25 of their last 30 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won 13). . They had now scored in 21 of their last 36 games in the Premier League.