Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1–2 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 12 Sept 2026

Nottingham Forest edged Aston Villa 1–2 in the Premier League. Aston Villa: Alysson Edward (74'). Nottingham Forest: L. Delap (46'), Igor Jesus (88').

Premier League · Regular Season - 4

Alysson Edward 74'

1 – 2

FT

(HT 0-0)

Nottingham Forest

L. Delap 46'Igor Jesus 88'

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

O. Glasner·3-4-2-1

Substitutes

19I. MbayeFWD
18T. AbrahamFWD
17A. GarnachoFWD
47Alysson EdwardFWD
44J. ManzambiMID
26L. BogardeMID
13M. RuggeriDEF
5T. MingsDEF
40M. BizotGK

9C. WoodFWD
15A. KalimuendoFWD
12JohnGK
25L. NetzDEF
7C. Hudson-OdoiFWD
6I. SangaréMID
8N. DomínguezMID
22R. YatesMID
11Igor JesusFWD

Events

Pau Torres Out: T. Mings

25'

43'

D. Ndoye

N. Jackson Out: T. Abraham

45'

N. Jackson

45'

George Hemmings Out: Alysson Edward

45'

HT

45+3'

Murillo

46'

L. Delap (Murillo)

56'

X. Schlager

R. Barkley Out: J. Manzambi

63'

E. Buendía Out: I. Mbaye

63'

Alysson Edward (J. McGinn)

74'

75'

L. Delap

75'

D. Ndoye Out: Igor Jesus

80'

J. McAtee

82'

J. McAtee Out: I. Sangaré

88'

Igor Jesus (M. Gibbs-White)

90+1'

L. Delap Out: C. Wood

T. Mings

90+5'

Statistics

11Fouls16

0Offsides4

0Red Cards0

16Free Kicks11

7Total Shots22

6Corner Kicks1

412Total passes360

2Yellow Cards5

1Blocked Shots3

5Shots on Goal7

1Shots off Goal12

53%Ball Possession47%

341Passes accurate309

6Shots insidebox14

5Goalkeeper Saves5

1Shots outsidebox8

Ratings

Aston Villa

Alysson Edward

FWD44'

7.9

J. McGinn

MID90'

7.5

A. Wan-Bissaka

DEF90'

7.1

Z. Suzuki

GK90'

6.8

Pau Torres

DEF25'

6.7

R. Barkley

MID63'

6.6

T. Mings

DEF65'

6.5

I. Mbaye

FWD27'

6.5

V. Lindelöf

DEF90'

6.4

I. Maatsen

DEF90'

6.4

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus

FWD15'

7.8

L. Delap

FWD91'

7.7

M. Gibbs-White

MID90'

7.7

D. Muñoz

MID90'

7.6

M. Sels

GK90'

7.4

O. Diomande

DEF90'

7.2

X. Schlager

MID90'

7.2

O. Aina

DEF90'

7.0

Murillo

DEF90'

6.9

N. Williams

MID90'

6.7

Head-to-head

Over the last 6 meetings, Aston Villa lead 3–2 (1 draws) against Nottingham Forest.

7 May 2026Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest

30 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa

12 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa

3 Jan 2026Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest

5 Apr 2025Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?: Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : Alysson Edward (74') ; Nottingham Forest : L. Delap (46'), Igor Jesus (88')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

Andy Madley, England

Round

Regular Season - 4

Standings — top 5

1Manchester City15

2Arsenal12

3Brighton10

4Brentford9

5Leeds9

Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats