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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

England - Premier League · Sat, Sep 12 · 17:00

England - Premier League Matchday 4

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Sat, Sep 12 · 17:00 Villa Park

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

HT 0-0

Alysson Edward 74'

Goals ⚽

Igor Jesus 88'Liam Delap 46'

John McGinn 74'

Assists 🎯

Morgan Gibbs-White 88'Murillo 46'

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Lineups

Official starting XIs confirmed

Aston Villa

Home

4-2-3-1

Z. Suzuki

6.8 1 Suzuki GK

A. Wan-Bissaka

7.1 29 Wan-Bissaka DEF

V. Lindelof

6.4 3 Lindelof DEF

Pau Torres

6.7 14 Torres DEF

I. Maatsen

6.4 22 Maatsen DEF

B. Kamara

6.3 8 Kamara MID

R. Barkley

6.6 6 Barkley MID

J. McGinn

7.5 A 7 McGinn MID

E. Buendia

6.0 10 Buendia MID

George Hemmings

6.2 53 Hemmings MID

N. Jackson

6.1 11 Jackson FWD

Substitutes

I. Mbaye

Mbaye #19 · FWD · 6.5

T. Abraham

Abraham #18 · FWD · 6.2

A. Garnacho

Garnacho #17 · FWD · 0.0

Alysson Edward

Edward #47 · FWD · 7.9 · ⚽

J. Manzambi

Manzambi #44 · MID · 6.1

L. Bogarde

Bogarde #26 · MID · 0.0

M. Ruggeri

Ruggeri #13 · DEF · 0.0

T. Mings

Mings #5 · DEF · 6.5 ·

M. Bizot

Bizot #40 · GK · 0.0

Substitutions

63' Emiliano Buendia Stati ↔ Ibrahim Mbaye 63' Ross Barkley ↔ Johan Manzambi 45' Nicolas Jackson ↔ Tammy Bakumo-Abraham 45' George Hemmings ↔ Alysson Edward 25' Pau Torres ↔ Tyrone Mings

Nottingham Forest

Away

3-4-2-1

M. Sels

O. Aina

7.0 34 Aina DEF

O. Diomande

7.2 2 Diomande DEF

Murillo

6.9 A 5 Murillo DEF

D. Munoz

7.6 27 Munoz MID

X. Schlager

7.2 21 Schlager MID

J. McAtee

6.2 24 McAtee MID

N. Williams

6.7 3 Williams MID

D. Ndoye

6.4 14 Ndoye MID

M. Gibbs-White

7.7 A 10 Gibbs-White MID

L. Delap

7.7 19 Delap FWD

Substitutes

C. Wood

Wood #9 · FWD · 0.0

A. Kalimuendo

Kalimuendo #15 · FWD · 0.0

John

John #12 · GK · 0.0

L. Netz

Netz #25 · DEF · 0.0

C. Hudson-Odoi

Hudson-Odoi #7 · FWD · 0.0

I. Sangare

Sangare #6 · MID · 6.4

N. Dominguez

Dominguez #8 · MID · 0.0

R. Yates

Yates #22 · MID · 0.0

Igor Jesus

Jesus #11 · FWD · 7.8 · ⚽

Substitutions

90+1' Liam Delap ↔ Christopher Wood 82' James McAtee ↔ Ibrahim Sangare 75' Dan Ndoye ↔ Igor Jesus

Technical area

Coaches

Unai Emery

Home coach · Aston Villa Unai Emery

O. Glasner

Away coach · Nottingham Forest O. Glasner

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Match events

FT · Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest

FULL TIME 1 - 2

90+5' Yellow card

Tyrone Mings Defender

Foul

90+1' Substitution

Christopher WoodComes on · Attacker ON

Liam DelapGoes off · Attacker OFF

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Christopher Wood replaces Liam Delap.

88' Goal

Igor Jesus Attacker Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White

GOAL! Igor Jesus scores for Nottingham Forest. Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White.

82' Substitution

Ibrahim SangareComes on · Midfielder ON

James McAteeGoes off · Midfielder OFF

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangare replaces James McAtee.

80' Yellow card

James McAtee Midfielder

Foul

75' Substitution

Igor JesusComes on · Attacker ON

Dan NdoyeGoes off · Attacker OFF

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye.

74' Yellow card

Liam Delap Attacker

Dissent

74' Goal

Alysson Edward Attacker Assist: John McGinn

GOAL! Alysson Edward scores for Aston Villa. Assist: John McGinn.

63' Substitution

Johan ManzambiComes on · Midfielder ON

Ross BarkleyGoes off · Midfielder OFF

Substitution, Aston Villa. Johan Manzambi replaces Ross Barkley.

63' Substitution

Ibrahim MbayeComes on · Attacker ON

Emiliano Buendia StatiGoes off · Midfielder OFF

Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Emiliano Buendia Stati.

56' Yellow card

Xaver Schlager Midfielder

Foul

46' Goal

Liam Delap Attacker Assist: Murillo

GOAL! Liam Delap scores for Nottingham Forest. Assist: Murillo.

SECOND HALF

HALF TIME 0 - 0

45+3' Yellow card

Murillo Defender

Foul

45' Substitution

Alysson EdwardComes on · Attacker ON

George HemmingsGoes off · Midfielder OFF

Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha replaces George Hemmings.

45' Substitution

Tammy Bakumo-AbrahamComes on · Attacker ON

Nicolas JacksonGoes off · Attacker OFF

Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Bakumo-Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.

45' Yellow card

Nicolas Jackson Attacker

Argument

43' Yellow card

Dan Ndoye Attacker

Foul

25' Substitution

Tyrone MingsComes on · Defender ON

Pau TorresGoes off · Defender OFF

Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.

1' Kick-off

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are under way in Villa Park.

Match flow

Momentum

Aston VillaHome Nottingham ForestAway

0'HTFT

Momentum shows how attacking pressure shifts between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest using recorded match events and official live statistics. Goal markers reveal accepted scorers; VAR markers show disallowed-goal decisions without changing the score.

Numbers

Match stats

Aston VillaHome · left value Nottingham ForestAway · right value

5

Shots on target

7

1

Shots off target

12

7

Total shots

22

1

Blocked shots

3

6

Shots inside box

14

1

Shots outside box

8

53%

Ball possession

47%

6

Corner kicks

1

0

Offsides

4

11

Fouls

16

2

Yellow cards

5

0

Red cards

0

5

Goalkeeper saves

5

415

Total passes

359

344

Accurate passes

308

16

Free Kicks

11