Matchweek 4 · full time
Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
12 September 2026 · Villa Park
The final score, goals, match statistics and confirmed line-ups. This record was added after the match; no pre-match prediction was published.
the post-match
Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest take three points at Villa Park.
- 46′Liam DelapAway
- 74′AlyssonHome
- 88′Igor JesusAway
- Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on 12 September 2026.
- Aston Villa recorded 7 shots, 5 on target. Nottingham Forest had 22 shots, 7 on target.
- Possession: Aston Villa 53.3%, Nottingham Forest 46.7%. Possession describes the balance of the ball, not the quality of the chances.
- The recorded attendance was 36,714, with Andy Madley refereeing.
This match was added after full time. Touchline did not publish a pre-match forecast, so there is no prediction to grade. The result is not a model receipt.
ESPN match record and statistics · ESPN structured match data
Match statistics
| Statistic | Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 11 | 16 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Corners | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 5 | 5 |
| Possession (%) | 53.3 | 46.7 |
| Shots | 7 | 22 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 7 |
| Accurate passes | 341 | 308 |
| Passes | 412 | 358 |
Confirmed line-ups
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
starting eleven
- 1Zion Suzuki
- 14Pau Torres
- 3Victor Lindelöf
- 22Ian Maatsen
- 29Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 10Emiliano Buendía
- 6Ross Barkley
- 8Boubacar Kamara
- 11Nicolas Jackson
- 53George Hemmings
- 7John McGinn
bench
- 44Johan Manzambi · Used substitute
- 47Alysson · Used substitute
- 17Alejandro Garnacho
- 13Matteo Ruggeri
- 5Tyrone Mings · Used substitute
- 18Tammy Abraham · Used substitute
- 40Marco Bizot
- 26Lamare Bogarde
- 19Ibrahim Mbaye · Used substitute
Nottingham Forest
3-4-2-1
starting eleven
- 26Matz Sels
- 2Ousmane Diomande
- 5Murillo
- 34Ola Aina
- 21Xaver Schlager
- 24James McAtee
- 3Neco Williams
- 27Daniel Muñoz
- 19Liam Delap
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White
- 14Dan Ndoye
bench
- 9Chris Wood · Used substitute
- 25Luca Netz
- 15Arnaud Kalimuendo
- 12John Victor
- 7Callum Hudson-Odoi
- 22Ryan Yates
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré · Used substitute
- 11Igor Jesus · Used substitute
- 8Nicolás Domínguez