Premier League · Matchday 4Sat, 12/09/2026 · 17:00 Cyprus timeVilla Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa14 · 5 pointsNottingham Forest13 · 5 points
–NOT PLAYED
1–2LIVE · 90′Half-time 0–0 ·
1–2FULL TIMEHalf-time 0–0
Alysson 74′
L. Delap 46′Igor Jesus 88′
Events
- 25′T. MingsAston Villa · Substitution · off: P. Torres
- 43′Dan NdoyeNottingham Forest · Yellow card
- 45′Nicolas JacksonAston Villa · Yellow card
- 45+3′MurilloNottingham Forest · Yellow card
- 46′AlyssonAston Villa · Substitution · off: G. Hemmings
- 46′T. AbrahamAston Villa · Substitution · off: N. Jackson
- 46′L. DelapNottingham Forest · Assist: Murillo
- 56′Xaver SchlagerNottingham Forest · Yellow card
- 63′J. ManzambiAston Villa · Substitution · off: R. Barkley
- 63′I. MbayeAston Villa · Substitution · off: E. Buendia
- 74′Liam DelapNottingham Forest · Yellow card
- 74′AlyssonAston Villa · Assist: J. McGinn
- 75′Igor JesusNottingham Forest · Substitution · off: D. Ndoye
- 80′James McAteeNottingham Forest · Yellow card
- 82′I. SangareNottingham Forest · Substitution · off: J. McAtee
- 88′Igor JesusNottingham Forest · Assist: M. Gibbs-White
- 90+5′Tyrone MingsAston Villa · Yellow card
- 90+1′C. WoodNottingham Forest · Substitution · off: L. Delap
GoalYellowRedSubstitution
Statistics
54%Possession46%
7Shots22
5Shots on target7
6Corners1
11Fouls16
0Offsides4
2Yellow cards5
5Saves5
421Passes360
82%Pass accuracy86%
0.82Expected goals (xG)2.28
Line-ups
Official line-ups · formations from the organiserAston Villa · 4-2-3-1Nottingham Forest · 3-4-2-11Suzuki29Wan-Bissaka3Lindelof14Torres22Maatsen8Kamara6Barkley7McGinn10Buendia53Hemmings11Jackson26Sels34Aina2Diomande5Murillo27Munoz24McAtee21Schlager3Williams14Ndoye10Gibbs-White19Delap
1Suzuki29Wan-Bissaka3Lindelof14Torres22Maatsen8Kamara6Barkley7McGinn10Buendia53Hemmings11Jackson
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · bench and coach below the pitch26Sels34Aina2Diomande5Murillo27Munoz24McAtee21Schlager3Williams14Ndoye10Gibbs-White19Delap
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-2-1 · bench and coach below the pitchBench · Aston Villa40 M. Bizot · 5 T. Mings · 13 M. Ruggeri · 26 L. Bogarde · 44 J. Manzambi · 17 A. Garnacho · 47 Alysson · 18 T. Abraham · 19 I. MbayeCoach: Unai Emery
Bench · Nottingham Forest12 John Victor · 25 L. Netz · 6 I. Sangare · 22 R. Yates · 7 C. Hudson-Odoi · 8 N. Dominguez · 9 C. Wood · 11 Igor Jesus · 15 A. KalimuendoCoach: Oliver Glasner
Form · last 5
Aston Villa14 · 5 points
Win 3–2 v Club Brugge KV · 08/09/2026Draw 0–0 v Hull City · 05/09/2026Loss 0–1 v Arsenal · 31/08/2026Loss 0–4 v Brighton · 23/08/2026Nottingham Forest13 · 5 points
Draw 0–0 v Tottenham · 05/09/2026Draw 2–2 v Liverpool · 29/08/2026Loss 0–1 v Leeds · 22/08/2026Head to head · last 5
No previous meetings on record.