Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa

Sep 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NFO	0	2	2
AVL	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

NFOAVL

46'Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Murillo.10
74'Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Alysson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.11
88'Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.21

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNFOAVL

(4') Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(4') Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest).
(6') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James McAtee.
(7') Attempt saved. Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
(7') Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
(8') Attempt saved. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
(9') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
(10') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Liam Delap.
(12') James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(12') Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
(12') Attempt saved. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
(15') James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(15') Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
(16') Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a set piece situation.
(16') Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
(16') Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(17') Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
(17') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(19') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
(19') Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(19') Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
(20') Offside, Nottingham Forest. Daniel Munoz is caught offside.
(21') Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
(23') Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Munoz.
(23') Delay in match because of an injury Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
(25') Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres because of an injury.
(25') Delay over. They are ready to continue.
(28') Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
(28') Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(28') Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
(28') Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(29') Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
(31') Delay over. They are ready to continue.
(32') Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by George Hemmings.
(32') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Neco Williams.
(35') Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Munoz.
(36') James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(36') Foul by Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa).
(39') Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(39') Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
(40') Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
(40') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(43') Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
(43') Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(43') Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(45') Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(45') Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa).
(45') Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
(45'+2') Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McAtee.
(45'+3') Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
(45'+3') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(45'+3') Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

2nd half

Team Stats

NFO

AVL

3-4-2-1Formation4-2-3-1

47%Possession53%

22(7)Shots(On goal)7(5)

2Goals1

2Assists1

5Saves5

1Corners6

358(308)Passes(Completed)412(341)

15(9)Crosses(Completed)15(3)

4Offsides0

5Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

16Fouls11

Match Details

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Villa Park · Birmingham, England

attendance: 36,714 (85.8%)

spread: AVL +125

over/under: 2.5