Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest · Total Bound Football

Aston Villa

1–2

12 Sep 2026

Nottingham Forest

Europa League Sat 12 Sep, 15:00London Villa Park, Birmingham Andy Madley 36,714 attendance

Timeline

25' Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres
43' Dan Ndoye Yellow Card
45' Nicolas Jackson Yellow Card
45'+3' Murillo Yellow Card
45' Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson
45' Alysson for George Hemmings
46' Liam Delap assist Murillo
56' Xaver Schlager Yellow Card
63' Ibrahim Mbaye for Emiliano Buendía
63' Johan Manzambi for Ross Barkley
74' Alysson assist John McGinn
75' Liam Delap Yellow Card
75' Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye
80' James McAtee Yellow Card
82' Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee
88' Igor Jesus assist Morgan Gibbs-White
90'+1' Chris Wood for Liam Delap
90'+5' Tyrone Mings Yellow Card

Match stats

53.3% Possession 46.7%

7 Shots 22

5 On target 7

11 Fouls 16

2 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 4

5 Saves 5

341 Accurate passes 308

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

1 Suzuki

22 Maatsen 14 Torres 3 Lindelöf 29 Wan-Bissaka

6 Barkley 8 Kamara

53 Hemmings 10 Buendía 7 McGinn

11 Jackson

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1

26 Sels

5 Murillo 2 Diomande 34 Aina

3 Williams 21 Schlager 24 McAtee 27 Muñoz

10 Gibbs-White 19 Delap

14 Ndoye

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

1 Zion Suzuki G
14 Pau Torres ▼ CD-L
3 Victor Lindelöf CD-R
22 Ian Maatsen LB
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka RB
10 Emiliano Buendía ▼ AM
6 Ross Barkley ▼ LM
8 Boubacar Kamara RM
11 Nicolas Jackson ▼ F
53 George Hemmings ▼ AM-L
7 John McGinn AM-R

Came on

44 Johan Manzambi ▲ SUB
47 Alysson ▲ SUB
5 Tyrone Mings ▲ SUB
18 Tammy Abraham ▲ SUB
19 Ibrahim Mbaye ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

17 Alejandro Garnacho SUB
13 Matteo Ruggeri SUB
40 Marco Bizot SUB
26 Lamare Bogarde SUB

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1

26 Matz Sels G
2 Ousmane Diomande CD
5 Murillo CD-L
34 Ola Aina CD-R
21 Xaver Schlager CM-L
24 James McAtee ▼ CM-R
3 Neco Williams LM
27 Daniel Muñoz RM
19 Liam Delap ▼ F
10 Morgan Gibbs-White CF-L
14 Dan Ndoye ▼ CF-R

Came on

9 Chris Wood ▲ SUB
6 Ibrahim Sangaré ▲ SUB
11 Igor Jesus ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (6)

25 Luca Netz SUB
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo SUB
12 John Victor SUB
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi SUB
22 Ryan Yates SUB
8 Nicolás Domínguez SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
90'+7' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
90'+7' Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Mbaye with a cross.
90'+6' Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+5' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5' Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
90'+5' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
90'+4' Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
90'+2' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).

112 earlier entries

90'+1' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Liam Delap.
90'+1' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
88' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
87' Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa).
87' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86' Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
86' Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.
85' Attempt saved. Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
83' Ian Maatsen went off injured after Aston Villa had used all subs.
82' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80' Delay in match because of an injury Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
80' James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Jesus following a fast break.
79' Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
77' Attempt missed. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a set piece situation.
76' Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
76' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75' Foul by Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa).
75' Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye.
75' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
74' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Alysson (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
73' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matz Sels.
73' Attempt saved. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by John McGinn.
72' Alysson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72' Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
69' Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
69' Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
66' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66' Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
65' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Liam Delap is caught offside.
63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Johan Manzambi replaces Ross Barkley.
63' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Emiliano Buendía.
63' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63' Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
62' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62' Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
61' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross.
61' Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Delap.
59' Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
58' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
56' Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56' Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
55' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
54' Foul by Alysson (Aston Villa).
54' Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
50' Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
46' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Murillo.
45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45'+5' First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45'+3' Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3' Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
45'+2' Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McAtee.
45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45' Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
45' Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa).
45' Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
40' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
39' Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
39' Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
36' James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35' Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
32' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Neco Williams.
32' Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by George Hemmings.
31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29' Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
28' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28' Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
28' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres because of an injury.
23' Delay in match because of an injury Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
23' Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
21' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
20' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
19' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
19' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
17' John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
16' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
16' Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a set piece situation.
15' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
15' James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Attempt saved. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
12' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
12' James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Liam Delap.
9' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Murillo.
8' Attempt saved. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
7' Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
7' Attempt saved. Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
6' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James McAtee.
4' Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest).
4' Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Aston Villa W D L L L

L at Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 Club Friendly
L at Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Premier League
L Arsenal 1-0 Premier League
D at Hull City 0-0 Premier League
W at Club Brugge 3-2 UEFA Champions League

Nottingham Forest D D L L W

W Brest 2-0 Club Friendly
L Leeds United 1-0 Premier League
L Leeds United 2-0 Carabao Cup
D at Liverpool 2-2 Premier League
D Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Premier League

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