Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCVilla Park
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Aston Villa 39%Draw 34%Nottingham Forest 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
53Possession47
7Shots22
5Shots on target7
1Shots off target12
1Blocked shots3
6Shots inside box14
1Shots outside box8
6Corners1
0Offsides4
11Fouls16
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
5Saves5
418Passes360
344Accurate passes309
Match events
- 25′Pau Torres → Tyrone Mings
- 43′Dan Ndoye
- 45′Nicolas Jackson
- 45′Murillo
- 45′Nicolas Jackson → Tammy Abraham
- 45′George Hemmings → Alysson
- 46′Liam Delap (assist Murillo)
- 56′Xaver Schlager
- 63′Emi Buendía → Ibrahim Mbaye
- 63′Ross Barkley → Johan Manzambi
- 74′Alysson (assist John McGinn)
- 74′Liam Delap
- 75′Dan Ndoye ← Igor Jesus
- 80′James McAtee
- 82′James McAtee ← Ibrahim Sangaré
- 88′Igor Jesus (assist Morgan Gibbs-White)
- 90′Liam Delap ← Chris Wood
- 90′Tyrone Mings
Aston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Aston Villa66.3↓63'Barkley
106.3↓63'Buendía
77.1McGinn
36.3Lindelöf
296.3Wan-Bissaka
146.3↓25'Torres
86.3Kamara
226.3Maatsen
16.1Suzuki
116.0↓45'Jackson
536.3↓45'Hemmings
Nottingham Forest266.8Sels
346.8Aina
36.8Williams
216.5Schlager
107.5Gibbs-White
276.8Muñoz
197.5↓90'Delap
146.5↓75'Ndoye
246.5↓82'McAtee
26.8Diomande
57.2Murillo
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Aston Villa
- 6Ross Barkley6.3
- 10Emi Buendía6.3
- 7John McGinn7.1
- 3Victor Lindelöf6.3
- 29Aaron Wan-Bissaka6.3
- 14Pau Torres6.3
- 8Boubacar Kamara6.3
- 22Ian Maatsen6.3
- 1Zion Suzuki6.1
- 11Nicolas Jackson6.0
- 53George Hemmings6.3
Nottingham Forest
- 26Matz Sels6.8
- 34Ola Aina6.8
- 3Neco Williams6.8
- 21Xaver Schlager6.5
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White7.5
- 27Daniel Muñoz6.8
- 19Liam Delap7.5
- 14Dan Ndoye6.5
- 24James McAtee6.5
- 2Ousmane Diomande6.8
- 5Murillo7.2
Aston VillaTale of the tapeNottingham Forest
4-4-2Formation5-3-2
8 ptsTable5 pts
-4Goal difference-4
DLLWWFormDDLDL
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Win chance27%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Aston Villa 1W1D0W Nottingham Forest
Goals 4–2
- 2026-04-12Nottingham Forest FC1–1Aston Villa FC
- 2026-01-03Aston Villa FC3–1Nottingham Forest FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Aston Villa
DLLWW- @Hull City0-0
- vsArsenal0-1
- @Brighton0-4
- @Manchester City FC2-1
- vsLiverpool FC4-2
Nottingham Forest
DDLDL- vsTottenham0-0
- @Liverpool2-2
- vsLeeds0-1
- vsAFC Bournemouth1-1
- @Manchester United FC2-3
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
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