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Premier League · Matchweek 4 · Sep 12

Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 away at Aston Villa in Premier League (Matchweek 4). Goals: Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha 74'; Liam Delap 46'; Igor Jesus 88'.

Aston VillaHOME Aston Villa
1 - 2
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha 74'
⚽
Liam Delap 46'Igor Jesus 88'
🏟 Villa Park Birmingham 👤 Referee: Andy Madley, England
Key events
43' 🟨 Dan NdoyeYellow card Nottingham F
45' 🟨 Nicolas JacksonYellow card Aston Villa
45+3' 🟨 Murillo SantiagoYellow card Nottingham F
46' ⚽ Liam Delap(0 - 1) · Assist: Murillo Santiago Nottingham F
56' 🟨 Xaver SchlagerYellow card Nottingham F
74' ⚽ Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha(1 - 1) · Assist: John McGinn Aston Villa
75' 🟨 Liam DelapYellow card Nottingham F
80' 🟨 James McateeYellow card Nottingham F
88' ⚽ Igor Jesus(1 - 2) · Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham F
90+5' 🟨 Tyrone MingsYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%53 Possession %47
1.10 Expected goals (xG) 2.13
0.69 Pre-match xG 1.17
6 Total shots 22
5 Shots on target 7
0 Shots off target 12
1 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside box 14
1 Shots outside box 8
5 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
Pau Torres ↔ Tyrone MingsSubstitution🔁
25'
43'
🟨Dan NdoyeYellow card
Nicolas JacksonYellow card🟨
45'
Nicolas Jackson ↔ Tammy AbrahamSubstitution🔁
45'
George Hemmings ↔ Alysson Edward Franco da RochaSubstitution🔁
45'
45+3'
🟨Murillo SantiagoYellow card
HT 0 - 0
46'
⚽Liam Delap(0 - 1) · Assist: Murillo Santiago
56'
🟨Xaver SchlagerYellow card
Emiliano Buendía ↔ Ibrahim MbayeSubstitution🔁
63'
Ross Barkley ↔ Johan ManzambiSubstitution🔁
63'
Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha(1 - 1) · Assist: John McGinn⚽
74'
75'
🟨Liam DelapYellow card
75'
🔁Dan Ndoye ↔ Igor JesusSubstitution
80'
🟨James McateeYellow card
82'
🔁James Mcatee ↔ Ibrahim SangaréSubstitution
88'
⚽Igor Jesus(1 - 2) · Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White
90+1'
🔁Liam Delap ↔ Chris WoodSubstitution
Tyrone MingsYellow card🟨
90+5'
FT 1 - 2
Match statsAston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%53 Possession %47
1.10 Expected goals (xG) 2.13
0.69 Pre-match xG 1.17
Shots
6 Total shots 22
5 Shots on target 7
0 Shots off target 12
1 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside box 14
1 Shots outside box 8
5 Saves 5
Attacking
108 Attacks 69
40 Dangerous attacks 37
Passing
410 Total passes 360
339 Accurate passes 309
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 1
0 Offsides 4
11 Fouls 16
20 Free kicks 13
23 Throw-ins 12
13 Goal kicks 7
Cards
2 Yellow cards 5
1 1st-half cards 2
1 2nd-half cards 3
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
5 1st-half corners 0
1 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Aston Villa▼ Nottingham Forest90'
LineupsAston Villa 4-2-3-1Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
1Suzuki 22Maatsen 14Torres 3Lindelöf 29Wan-Bissaka 6Barkley 8Kamara 53Hemmings 10Buendía 7McGinn 11Jackson 26Sels 5Murillo 2Diomande 34Aina 3Williams 24McAtee 21Schlager 27Muñoz 10Gibbs-White 14Ndoye 19Delap
Aston Villa · Bench
19I. Mbaye19
40M. Bizot40
5T. Mings5
13M. Ruggeri13
26L. Bogarde26
44J. Manzambi44
47Alysson Edward47
17A. Garnacho17
18T. Abraham18
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
9C. Wood9
11Igor Jesus11
22R. Yates22
8N. Domínguez8
6I. Sangaré6
7C. Hudson-Odoi7
25L. Netz25
12John12
15A. Kalimuendo15
Coach: O. Glasner
Shot map29 shots
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf 7' · xG 0.46 Ian Maatsen 7' · xG 0.12 Ian Maatsen 8' · xG 0.06 James McAtee 12' · xG 0.01 Ousmane Diomande 16' · xG 0.11 Morgan Gibbs-White 23' · xG 0.08 Ross Barkley 32' · xG 0.03 Dan Ndoye 35' · xG 0.08 Neco Williams 45' · xG 0.11 Liam Delap 46' · xG 0.03 Dan Ndoye 50' · xG 0.02 Liam Delap 54' · xG 0.04 Liam Delap 58' · xG 0.14 Dan Ndoye 59' · xG 0.26 Dan Ndoye 61' · xG 0.21 Liam Delap 61' · xG 0.03 Dan Ndoye 69' · xG 0.13 Ibrahim Mbaye 73' · xG 0.02 Alysson Edward 74' · xG 0.06 James McAtee 77' · xG 0.02 Liam Delap 79' · xG 0.02 Liam Delap 80' · xG 0.07 Daniel Muñoz 85' · xG 0.22 Xaver Schlager 86' · xG 0.06 Neco Williams 86' · xG 0.08 Igor Jesus 88' · xG 0.13 Ibrahim Sangaré 90' · xG 0.06 Morgan Gibbs-White 90' · xG 0.08 Tyrone Mings 90' · xG 0.09
Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Aston Villa 5
Oct 10who was on topMay 7
Nottingham Forest 3
5 Aston Villa 2 draw 3 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
18–11total goals
2/2clean sheets
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%60 BTTS 6/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Aston Villa at home5 matches
5W 0D 0L 15:4
Nottingham Forest at home5 matches
3W 2D 0L 7:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Aston Villa2W 0D 3L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
1.20 2.40 Points per game
9 13 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.37 1.10 xG average
1.27 1.63 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
5.4 3.8 Corners
1.2 1.6 Cards
Aston Villa5W 1D 4L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
1.60 2.30 Points per game
20 21 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
1.39 1.35 xG average
1.32 1.53 xGA average
%30 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.8 5.0 Corners
1.0 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
15Aston Villain the table5pts
6matches 1-2-3W-D-L 6:11goals -5diff
DWLDL
14Nottingham Forestin the table5pts
6matches 1-2-3W-D-L 5:8goals -3diff
LLWDD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.88 1.04 Points per game
1.46 1.41 xG average
1.47 1.46 xGA average
%28 %20 Clean sheets
%52 %40 BTTS
%52 %52 Over 2.5
5.3 5.5 Corners
1.5 1.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 7 Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest UEFA Europa League
Apr 30 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa UEFA Europa League
Apr 12 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Jan 3 Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Apr 5 Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Dec 14 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Feb 24 Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Nov 5 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Aston Villa1 gol · 1.10 xG -0.10
Nottingham Forest2 gol · 2.13 xG -0.13
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Aston Villa dominated the ball53% possession
Nottingham Forest took more shots22 - 6
Nottingham Forest struggled to stay disciplined5 yellow
Nottingham Forest committed more fouls16 - 11
THE REFEREE39 matches on record
Andy Madley
Strictness55 TEMPO52
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 73.5 +3.5
Fouls 2721.3 +5.7
Goals 32.9 +0.1
Corners 710.1 -3.1
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.0
Shots 6.012.2 -6.2
On target 5.02.8 +2.2
Possession %53%45 +7.6
Corners 6.02.2 +3.8
Cards 2.01.8 +0.2
Conceded 2.01.8 +0.2
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 2.00.6 +1.4
Shots 22.015.8 +6.2
On target 7.03.2 +3.8
Possession %47%49 -1.8
Corners 1.04.4 -3.4
Cards 5.02.0 +3.0
Conceded 1.01.4 -0.4
this matchseason average · 5 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Alysson Edward 8.03
Starting XI
47 Alysson Edward F · 39' 8.03
Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes11 · %9
7 J. McGinn M · 85' 7.69
Assist1Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls won4Passes20 · %18
29 A. Wan-Bissaka D · 85' 7.28
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles5Interceptions4Duels won7/9Fouls won1Passes45 · %40
5 T. Mings D · 60' 6.96
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes31 · %27
14 Pau Torres D · 25' 6.88
Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes25 · %22
19 I. Mbaye F · 22' 6.72
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes9 · %8
3 V. Lindelöf D · 85' 6.61
On target1/1Passes62 · %58
22 I. Maatsen D · 85' 6.60
On target1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/5Passes33 · %28
53 George Hemmings M · 46' 6.46
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes7 · %7
18 T. Abraham F · 39' 6.45
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/3Passes9 · %4
6 R. Barkley M · 63' 6.43
On target1/1Tackles4Duels won5/13Fouls won1Fouls3Passes30 · %28
44 J. Manzambi M · 22' 6.30
Passes5 · %4
10 E. Buendía M · 63' 6.26
Duels won2/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes20 · %15
8 B. Kamara M · 85' 6.25
Key pass1Tackles3Duels won7/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes32 · %26
1 Z. Suzuki G · 85' 6.08
Saves3Passes36 · %21
11 N. Jackson F · 46' 5.97
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes6 · %4
Unused: A. GarnachoL. BogardeM. RuggeriM. Bizot
Starting XI
26 M. Sels G · 85' 8.01
Saves5Duels won1/1Passes20 · %15
19 L. Delap F · 85' 7.72
Goals1On target1/6Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls1Offside1Passes11 · %7
10 M. Gibbs-White M · 85' 7.20
On target1/1Key pass6Tackles1Duels won3/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes29 · %24
2 O. Diomande D · 85' 7.11
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes24 · %23
34 O. Aina D · 85' 7.03
Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes34 · %30
21 X. Schlager M · 85' 6.96
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles6Interceptions2Duels won8/10Fouls won1Fouls2Passes39 · %34
5 Murillo D · 85' 6.90
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won4/9Fouls4Passes37 · %32
27 D. Muñoz M · 85' 6.85
On target1/1Key pass3Tackles4Duels won7/11Offside2Passes34 · %31
11 Igor Jesus F · 10' 6.61
Key pass1Passes4 · %4
3 N. Williams M · 85' 6.40
Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes17 · %15
14 D. Ndoye M · 75' 6.39
On target1/5Key pass1Blocks2Duels won1/6Fouls won1Fouls3Offside1Passes9 · %7
6 I. Sangaré M · 3' 6.35
Passes4 · %3
24 J. McAtee M · 82' 6.09
On target1/2Key pass2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won6/12Fouls won3Fouls3Passes48 · %40
Unused: L. NetzC. Hudson-OdoiN. DomínguezR. YatesC. WoodJohnA. Kalimuendo
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%43) ✗
Aston Villa %43 Draw %18 Nottingham Forest %39
1.47Aston Villa xPuan
1.35Nottingham Forest xPuan
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Form
Aston VillaWDLLW
Nottingham ForestDDLLD
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