Tuesday , 27 October 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Aston Villa FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Villa Park 36,714 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 46' Liam Delap
Alysson 74' 1–1
1–2 88' Igor Jesus
Y 43' Dan Ndoye
Nicolas Jackson 45' Y
Y 45' Murillo
Y 56' Xaver Schlager
Y 75' Liam Delap
Y 80' James McAtee
Tyrone Mings 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Richard West
7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 8 21
2 Arsenal FC 8 21
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 8 16
4 Liverpool FC 8 15
5 Chelsea FC 8 13
6 Brentford FC 8 11
7 Leeds United FC 8 11
8 Newcastle United FC 8 11
9 Aston Villa FC 8 11
10 Hull City AFC 8 10
11 Everton FC 8 10
12 Ipswich Town FC 8 10
13 AFC Bournemouth 8 9
14 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 9
15 Fulham FC 8 8
16 Manchester United FC 8 7
17 Crystal Palace FC 8 7
18 Nottingham Forest FC 8 6
19 Coventry City FC 8 6
20 Sunderland AFC 8 5

Head-to-Head

6
3
4
Aston Villa FC 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L
08 Sep Club Brugge KV A 3–2 W
05 Sep Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
31 Aug Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
23 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–4 L
24 May Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
05 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–0 D
29 Aug Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
24 May AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
17 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Nottingham Forest FC
#9 Position #18
11 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 4
9 Scored 6
12 Conceded 10
-3 GD -4
1.38 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 13%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 9th (11 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 18th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 4 G
Johan Manzambi 2 G 2 A
Nottingham Forest FC
Dan Ndoye 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Villa Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Aston Villa FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Liam Delap scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 25 minute. Pau Torres leaves to be changed by Tyrone Mings.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aston Villa FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Nicolas Jackson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 43' Dan Ndoye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Nicolas Jackson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' Magnificent from Liam Delap! That is 26 goals in 445 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' The whistle greets Nicolas Jackson as he departs to be replaced by Tammy Abraham.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Xaver Schlager picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 362 games and scored 507 goals.
  • 63' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahim M'Baye is hanging Emiliano Buendia on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 74' GOAL! Alysson scores on 74.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Delap is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 75.
  • 75' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Igor Jesus is hanging Dan Ndoye on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' Ibrahim Sangare gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces James McAtee and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Spain international Pau Torres has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Magnificent from Igor Jesus! That is 14 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Aston Villa FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Chris Wood on, Liam Delap off on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nottingham Forest FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 4
John McGinn 4
Ollie Watkins 3
Douglas Luiz 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Jota Silva 1
Morgan Gibbs-White 1
Donyell Malen 1

Head to Head

2026-09-12 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-09-12 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-09-08 Club Brugge KV 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2026-09-05 Hull City AFC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2026-08-31 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-08-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC L 2026-05-24 Manchester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-09-12 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-09-05 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2026-08-29 Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-08-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2026-05-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Nottingham Forest FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC39% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC32%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
61%
Aston Villa FC or Nottingham Forest FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC28% Draw49% Nottingham Forest FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.