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Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

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Aston Villa1

2Nottingham Forest

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 · 16:00 SAST

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: result recap

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest update

Aston Villa played Nottingham Forest in Premier League. The final score was 1–2. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham, England
Capacity: 43,205
Referee: Madley, Andrew · England
Conditions: cloudy · 20.95°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: Premier League
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 12 Sep 2026, 16:00 SAST

HIGHLIGHTLY INSIGHTS

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Prediction: Aston Villa is most likely to win the game against Nottingham Forest.

Team statistics

Aston Villa

Expected Goals 0.82Big Chances Created 2Free Kicks 16Expected Assists 0.56Successful Crosses 3Crosses 15Passes Own Half 187Passes Opposition Half 249Successful Long Passes 11Long Passes 39Throw-Ins 23Key Passes 6Passes Into Final Third 82Backward Passes 66Goal Kicks 13Interceptions 7Successful Tackles 6Tackles 17Clearances 13Successful Aerial Duels 9Aerial Duels 22Successful Dribbles 6Dribbles 21Shots accuracy 0.71Failed passes 75Possession 0.54Shots on target 5Corners 6Offsides 0Successful passes 346Red cards 0Shots off target 1Blocked shots 1Shots within penalty area 6Total passes 421Goalkeeper saves 5Fouls 11Yellow cards 2Shots outside penalty area 1

Nottingham Forest

Expected Goals 2.28Big Chances Created 6Free Kicks 11Expected Assists 2.01Successful Crosses 9Crosses 14Passes Own Half 171Passes Opposition Half 203Successful Long Passes 20Long Passes 37Throw-Ins 12Key Passes 19Passes Into Final Third 88Backward Passes 55Goal Kicks 7Interceptions 8Successful Tackles 15Tackles 23Clearances 35Successful Aerial Duels 13Aerial Duels 22Successful Dribbles 3Dribbles 13Shots accuracy 0.32Failed passes 51Possession 0.46Shots on target 7Corners 1Offsides 4Successful passes 309Red cards 0Shots off target 12Blocked shots 3Shots within penalty area 14Total passes 360Goalkeeper saves 5Fouls 16Yellow cards 5Shots outside penalty area 8

Players to watch

Aston Villa

Alysson Edward · AttackerJohn McGinn · MidfielderAaron Wan-Bissaka · Defender

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus · AttackerMorgan Gibbs-White · MidfielderOusmane Diomande · Defender

HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

25'Substitution · Pau Torres ↔ Tyrone MingsAston Villa

43'Yellow Card · Dan NdoyeNottingham Forest

45'Yellow Card · Nicolas JacksonAston Villa

45+3'Yellow Card · Murillo SantiagoNottingham Forest

45'Substitution · Nicolas Jackson ↔ Tammy AbrahamAston Villa

45'Substitution · George Hemmings ↔ Alysson Edward Franco da RochaAston Villa

46'Goal · Liam Delap (assist: Murillo Santiago)Nottingham Forest

56'Yellow Card · Xaver SchlagerNottingham Forest

63'Substitution · Emiliano Buendía ↔ Ibrahim MbayeAston Villa

63'Substitution · Ross Barkley ↔ Johan ManzambiAston Villa

74'Goal · Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha (assist: John McGinn)Aston Villa

74'Yellow Card · Liam DelapNottingham Forest

75'Substitution · Dan Ndoye ↔ Igor JesusNottingham Forest

80'Yellow Card · James McateeNottingham Forest

82'Substitution · James Mcatee ↔ Ibrahim SangaréNottingham Forest

88'Goal · Igor Jesus (assist: Morgan Gibbs-White)Nottingham Forest

90+1'Substitution · Liam Delap ↔ Chris WoodNottingham Forest

90+5'Yellow Card · Tyrone MingsAston Villa