Match summary
Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham ForestResult, Lineups & H2H
Villa Park
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Igor Jesus's 88th-minute goal decided the match.Nottingham Forest's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Aston Villa1W 1D 3L
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
4Pointsof 155
4Goals scored4
9Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row0
2Unbeaten in a row2
0Without a win4
1Conceded in a row0
Head to head16 meetings · Sep 2016 – May 2026
- Aston Villa wins
- 8
- Draws
- 4
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 4
3.38goals per meeting
69%both teams scored
63%3+ goals
63%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAston Villa 3W 1D 1L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
- Europa LeagueAston Villa4-0Nottingham Forest
- Europa LeagueNottingham Forest1-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa3-1Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueAston Villa2-1Nottingham Forest
Show all 16 meetings
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest2-0Aston Villa
- Premier LeagueAston Villa2-0Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest1-3Aston Villa
- ChampionshipAston Villa5-5Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest0-1Aston Villa
- ChampionshipAston Villa2-1Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- ChampionshipAston Villa2-2Nottingham Forest
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 30 earlier results
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
#18Position#16
1Points3 v 3 games2
-5Goal difference-1
0Scored per gameleague avg 1.420.67
1.67Conceded per game1
#17Form table position#15
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
- Yellow Card · Aston Villa · Tyrone Mings90+5'
- 88'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Igor Jesus1-2
- Substitution · Aston Villa · — · InOut: Ian Maatsen83'
- 82'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Ibrahim Sangaré · InOut: James McAtee
- 80'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · James McAtee
- 75'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Igor Jesus · InOut: Dan Ndoye
- 75'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Liam Delap
- Goal · Aston Villa · Alysson1-174'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Johan Manzambi · InOut: Ross Barkley63'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Ibrahim Mbaye · InOut: Emiliano Buendía63'
- 56'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Xaver Schlager
- 46'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Liam Delap0-1
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Tammy Abraham · InOut: Nicolas Jackson46'
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Alysson · InOut: George Hemmings46'
- 45+3'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Murillo
- Yellow Card · Aston Villa · Nicolas Jackson45'
- 43'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Dan Ndoye
- Substitution · Aston Villa · Tyrone Mings · InOut: Pau Torres25'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
53%Ball Possession47%
7Shots Total22
5Shots On Target7
6Corners1
11Fouls16
2Yellow Cards5
0Offsides4
5Saves5
412Passes358
1Shots Off Target12
108Attacks69
40Dangerous Attacks37
6Shots Inside Box14
1Shots Outside Box8
1Goals2
20Free Kicks13
1Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions3
17Tackles23
1Assists2
341Accurate Passes308
2Injuries1
15Total Crosses15
3Accurate Crosses9
7Interceptions7
47Duels Won50
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 22(91%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(58%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(89%) | 5 | 7/9 | |
Alysson FW | 7.0 | 44' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 13(69%) | - | 3/8 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(84%) | 3 | 7/10 | |
| 6.8 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 34(85%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
| 6.7 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 10(80%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.6 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(88%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(100%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 83' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 33(85%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 30(93%) | 4 | 5/13 | |
| 6.4 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(50%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(67%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 64(94%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.2 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(75%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.2 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(80%) | 1 | 1/3 |
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