Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 4 | 2026-09-12 23:00 JST
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46' L. Delap 88' Igor Jesus
Match summary Aston Villa took on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 4 on September 12. Nottingham Forest edged a close game against Aston Villa, 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Nottingham Forest scored 2 and Aston Villa scored 1, with Nottingham Forest coming out on top.
Scorers: Aston Villa – Alisson Becker; Nottingham Forest – L. Delap and Igor Jesus. Assists: Aston Villa – J. McGinn; Nottingham Forest – Murillo and M. Gibbs-White.
Possession: Aston Villa 54%, Nottingham Forest 46%. Shots: Aston Villa 7, Nottingham Forest 22. Nottingham Forest scored 2 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 5 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Suzuki 22 Maat sen 14 Torres 3 Lind elö 29 Wan- Bis 6 Barkley 8 Kamara 53 Hemming 10 Buendía 7 McGinn 11 Jackson
3-4-2-1 26 Sels 5 Murillo 2 Diomand 34 Aina 3 Will iam 21 Schl age 24 McAtee 27 Muñoz 10 Gibbs-W 14 Ndoye 19 Delap
0.82 Expected goals (xG) 2.28
0.29 Goals prevented (xG) 0.29
View as table Aston Villa Stat Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 54% Possession 46% 0.82 Expected goals (xG) 2.28 7 Shots 22 5 Shots on target 7 1 Shots off target 12 1 Blocked shots 3 6 Shots inside the box 14 1 Shots outside the box 8 6 Corner kicks 1 0 Offsides 4 11 Fouls 16 421 Passes 360 346 Accurate passes 309 82% Pass accuracy 86% 5 Goalkeeper saves 5 0.29 Goals prevented (xG) 0.29 2 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Andy Madley, England
Player stats Aston Villa Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Z. Suzuki 0 27(59%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1(1) DF A. Wan-Bissaka 0 1(100%) 5 41(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 3 9(7) DF V. Lindelöf 1 1 0 1 62(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1(None) DF Pau Torres 0 23(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 25 2(2) DF I. Maatsen 1 1 0 1 29(83%) 0 0 0 6.3 83 2 5(1) MF B. Kamara 0 3 29(81%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.2 90 1 10(7) MF R. Barkley 1 1 0 4 30(94%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.7 63 13(5) MF J. McGinn 0 1 19(90%) 1 0 0 5 7.2 90 2 1 10(6) MF E. Buendía 0 1(50%) 15(75%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.2 63 8(3) MF George Hemmings 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 1 6(1) FW N. Jackson 0 1(50%) 4(67%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 45 4(1) DF T. Mings 1 0 1(100%) 1 2 30(86%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.2 65 1 10(7) FW Alisson Becker 1 1 1 1(33%) 9(69%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 45 8(3) FW T. Abraham 0 1(50%) 5(50%) 0 0 0 6.5 45 4(1) MF J. Manzambi 0 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 6.3 27 3(1) FW I. Mbaye 1 1 0 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 27 1 3(1) GK M. Bizot 0 0 0 0 DF M. Ruggeri 0 0 0 0 MF L. Bogarde 0 0 0 0 FW A. Garnacho 0 0 0 0
Nottingham Forest Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Sels 0 15(71%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1(1) DF O. Aina 0 3 36(90%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 1 7(5) DF O. Diomande 1 0 1 1 32(97%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 9(6) DF Murillo 0 1(50%) 2 37(86%) 1 1 0 5 6.6 90 1 2 10(4) MF D. Muñoz 1 1 0 4 34(92%) 0 0 0 8 90 5 12(7) MF J. McAtee 2 1 0 3 40(83%) 0 1 0 3 3 7.5 82 2 1 13(6) MF X. Schlager 1 1 0 1(100%) 6 36(86%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 3 10(8) MF N. Williams 2 0 1 17(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 6(3) FW D. Ndoye 3 1 0 7(78%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.6 75 1 5(1) FW M. Gibbs-White 2 1 0 1 32(86%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.5 90 7 11(4) FW L. Delap 5 1 1 1(33%) 1 8(67%) 0 1 0 1 1 7.2 89 1 8(4) FW Igor Jesus 1 1 1 9(100%) 0 0 0 7.7 15 1 2(None) MF I. Sangaré 1 0 1 6(75%) 0 0 0 6.7 8 2(1) FW C. Wood 0 0 0 0 1 1(None) GK John 0 0 0 0 DF L. Netz 0 0 0 0 FW C. Hudson-Odoi 0 0 0 0 MF N. Domínguez 0 0 0 0 MF R. Yates 0 0 0 0 FW A. Kalimuendo 0 0 0 0
Lineups Aston Villa Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 29 A. Wan-Bissaka Starter DF 3 V. Lindelöf Starter DF 14 Pau Torres Starter DF 22 I. Maatsen Starter MF 8 B. Kamara Starter MF 6 R. Barkley Starter MF 7 J. McGinn Starter MF 10 E. Buendía Starter MF 53 George Hemmings Starter FW 11 N. Jackson Bench DF 5 T. Mings Bench MF 44 J. Manzambi Bench FW 47 Alisson Becker Bench FW 18 T. Abraham Bench FW 19 I. Mbaye
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 40 M. Bizot Bench DF 13 M. Ruggeri Bench MF 26 L. Bogarde Bench FW 17 A. Garnacho
Nottingham Forest Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 26 M. Sels Starter DF 34 O. Aina Starter DF 2 O. Diomande Starter DF 5 Murillo Starter MF 27 D. Muñoz Starter MF 24 J. McAtee Starter MF 21 X. Schlager Starter MF 3 N. Williams Starter FW 14 D. Ndoye Starter FW 10 M. Gibbs-White Starter FW 19 L. Delap Bench MF 6 I. Sangaré Bench FW 9 C. Wood Bench FW 11 Igor Jesus
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 John Bench DF 25 L. Netz Bench MF 22 R. Yates Bench FW 7 C. Hudson-Odoi Bench MF 8 N. Domínguez Bench FW 15 A. Kalimuendo
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 25' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT Pau Torres → IN T. Mings 1H 43' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card D. Ndoye 1H 45' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card N. Jackson 1H 45+3' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card Murillo 2H 1' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT George Hemmings → IN Alisson Becker 2H 1' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Jackson → IN T. Abraham 2H 1' Nottingham Forest ⚽ Goal L. Delap 0-1 2H 11' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card X. Schlager 2H 18' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Barkley → IN J. Manzambi 2H 18' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Buendía → IN I. Mbaye 2H 29' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card L. Delap 2H 29' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal Alisson Becker 1-1 2H 30' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ndoye → IN Igor Jesus 2H 35' Nottingham Forest 🟨 Yellow card J. McAtee 2H 37' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT J. McAtee → IN I. Sangaré 2H 43' Nottingham Forest ⚽ Goal Igor Jesus 1-2 2H 45+5' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card T. Mings 2H 45+1' Nottingham Forest 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Delap → IN C. Wood
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