Premier League · Sat 12 Sep 2026 · Villa Park
- Alysson 74'
- Liam Delap 46'
- Igor Jesus 88'
The story
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 away to Aston Villa at Villa Park in the Premier League, gameweek 4.
Aston Villa's goal came from Alysson (74'); Liam Delap (46') and Igor Jesus (88') replied for Nottingham Forest.
It was 0-0 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 53% of the ball and 7 shots to Nottingham Forest's 22.
On expected goals it finished 0.8 to 2.3 (Opta, via Fantasy Premier League).
Match stats
Player of the match
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 1
- xG
- 0.16
- FPL points
- 8
Key moments
- 46' Liam Delap Goal · Nottingham Forest 0-1 Assist: Murillo
- 74' Alysson Goal · Aston Villa 1-1 Assist: John McGinn
- 88' Igor Jesus Goal · Nottingham Forest 1-2 Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
Line-ups
Aston Villa
- Zion SuzukiGoalkeeper
- Victor LindelöfDefender
- Boubacar KamaraDefender
- Pau Torresoff 25'Defender
- Ian Maatsenoff 83'Defender
- Aaron Wan-BissakaDefender
- Ross Barkleyoff 63'Midfielder
- John McGinnMidfielder
- George Hemmingsoff 46'Midfielder
- Emiliano Buendíaoff 63'Forward
- Nicolas Jacksonoff 46'Forward
Nottingham Forest
- Matz SelsGoalkeeper
- Daniel MuñozDefender
- Ola AinaDefender
- Neco WilliamsDefender
- MurilloDefender
- Ousmane DiomandéDefender
- Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMidfielder
- James McAteeoff 82'Midfielder
- Xaver SchlagerMidfielder
- Dan Ndoyeoff 75'Forward
- Liam Delapoff 90'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (10)
- 43' 🟨 Dan Ndoye
- 45' 🟨 Nicolas Jackson
- 45+3' 🟨 Murillo
- 46' ⚽ Liam Delapassist Murillo
- 56' 🟨 Xaver Schlager
- 74' ⚽ Alyssonassist John McGinn
- 75' 🟨 Liam Delap
- 80' 🟨 James McAtee
- 88' ⚽ Igor Jesusassist Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90+5' 🟨 Tyrone Mings
Head to head
3Aston Villa wins1Draws2Nottingham Forest wins