Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

1 - 2

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 19 · Nottingham Forest 11

Referee Stats

Andrew Madley

1 matches · 7.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	7.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (7-22).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 3

Avg: 0.50 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 3

Avg: 2.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.00

PPG

2.00

0.50

2.00

1.50

50%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank19th

Nottingham Forest rank11th

Aston Villa points1

Nottingham Forest points5

Aston Villa: #19 · 1 pts · GD -6

11 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

Nottingham Forest: #11 · 5 pts · GD +0

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

L L

Points0/6

Weighted index0

Goals1-3

Record0-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W D

Points4/6

Weighted index78

Goals4-3

Record1-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home50%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home0%

Nottingham Forest score away100%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first0%

Aston Villa win after scoring first0%

Nottingham Forest score first100%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 0% · Nottingham Forest 0%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa — · Nottingham Forest 35.0'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home0.50 vs 1.48

Aston Villa concede at home1.50 vs 1.38

Nottingham Forest score away2.00 vs 1.38

Nottingham Forest concede away1.50 vs 1.48

Aston Villa score 66% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 45% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 9% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

421

360

Passes Accurate

346

309

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ↑↓

↑↓

25' ⇄ Pau Torres

1st substitution · For: T. Mings

43'

43' D. Ndoye

45'

45' N. Jackson

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ N. Jackson

2nd substitution · For: T. Abraham

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ George Hemmings

3rd substitution · For: Alysson Edward

45+3'

45+3' Murillo

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Delap

Normal Goal · Assist: Murillo

56'

56' X. Schlager

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Barkley

4th substitution · For: J. Manzambi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Buendía

5th substitution · For: I. Mbaye

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Alysson Edward

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGinn

74'

74' L. Delap

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Ndoye

1st substitution · For: Igor Jesus

80'

80' J. McAtee

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. McAtee

2nd substitution · For: I. Sangaré

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Igor Jesus

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ L. Delap

3rd substitution · For: C. Wood

90+5'

90+5' T. Mings

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andrew Madley. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 25', with Pau Torres replacing T. Mings. D. Ndoye received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 43'. N. Jackson received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 45', with N. Jackson replacing T. Abraham. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 45', with George Hemmings replacing Alysson Edward. Murillo received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45+3'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest took the lead at 46' when L. Delap scored, with the assist credited to Murillo, making the score 0-1. X. Schlager received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 56'. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 63', with R. Barkley replacing J. Manzambi. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 63', with E. Buendía replacing I. Mbaye. Aston Villa leveled the score at 74' when Alysson Edward scored, with the assist credited to J. McGinn, making the score 1-1. L. Delap received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 74'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 75', with D. Ndoye replacing Igor Jesus. J. McAtee received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 80'. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 82', with J. McAtee replacing I. Sangaré. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 88' when Igor Jesus scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 1-2. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with L. Delap replacing C. Wood. T. Mings received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+5'.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 5 yellow cards.