Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Highlights - September 12, 2026

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Premier League on September 12, 2026. The match was played at Villa Park.

Alysson (74') scored for Aston Villa. Liam Delap (46'), Igor Jesus (88') scored for Nottingham Forest.

Aston Villa went into the game in position 17, on 1 points. They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

At kick-off Nottingham Forest stood in position 16 with 2 points. Their previous five had brought 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Victor Lindelöf forced a save for Aston Villa on 7 minutes. Soon after, Ian Maatsen saw a shot blocked (7').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Ian Maatsen’s effort (8'). Shortly afterwards, James McAtee tested the goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest (12').

Ousmane Diomande shot wide for Nottingham Forest on 16 minutes. Morgan Gibbs-White forced a save for Nottingham Forest on 23 minutes.

Dan Ndoye was booked for Nottingham Forest (43'). Moments later, the referee cautioned Nicolas Jackson of Aston Villa on 45 minutes.

Neco Williams could not find the target for Nottingham Forest (45'+2'). Substitutions: Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 0.

After the break, Murillo picked out Liam Delap, who scored for Nottingham Forest (46').

Dan Ndoye sent an effort off target for Nottingham Forest (50'). Soon after, Liam Delap shot wide for Nottingham Forest on 55 minutes.

Xaver Schlager was booked for Nottingham Forest (56'). Shortly afterwards, Liam Delap could not find the target for Nottingham Forest (58').

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Ibrahim Mbaye’s effort (73').

Moments later, Alysson scored for Aston Villa on 74 minutes after a pass from John McGinn.

The referee cautioned Liam Delap of Nottingham Forest on 75 minutes. Daniel Muñoz tested the goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest (85').

Soon after, Xaver Schlager forced a save for Nottingham Forest on 86 minutes. Morgan Gibbs-White picked out Igor Jesus, who scored for Nottingham Forest (88').

Substitutions: Aston Villa 4, Nottingham Forest 3.

Aston Villa controlled 53.3% of possession. Aston Villa had 7 shots with 5 on target, while Nottingham Forest had 22 and 7.

Goalkeeper saves: Aston Villa 5, Nottingham Forest 5. Corners: Aston Villa 6, Nottingham Forest 1.

Aston Villa completed the most passes, 412 in total at 82.8% accuracy. The referee produced 7 yellow cards.