Nottingham Forest defeats Aston Villa at Villa Park in Premier League
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Last updated Sep 12, 2026
Nottingham Forest secured a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Liam Delap opened the scoring for Forest shortly after halftime, marking his first goal for the club. Aston Villa responded when Alysson equalized in the 74th minute, but the hosts were forced to finish the match with 10 men after an injury to Ian Maatsen exhausted their available substitutions. Igor da Cruz netted the winning goal for Nottingham Forest in the 88th minute to secure the result. The loss leaves Unai Emery without a victory in eight matches against manager Oliver Glasner. Aston Villa remains winless in the Premier League so far this season, while this result marks the first league victory for Nottingham Forest under Glasner's leadership.
- •Nottingham Forest defeated Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park.
- •Liam Delap and Igor da Cruz scored for Nottingham Forest.
- •Alysson scored the lone goal for Aston Villa.
- •Aston Villa finished the match with 10 players due to an injury to Ian Maatsen.
- •Unai Emery remains winless in eight career meetings against Oliver Glasner.
- 4:09 PMThe Guardian Sport — Igor Jesus and Liam Delap strike for Forest to deepen Aston Villa’s league woes
"This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line, and the other was a wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s first win of the season, though the match-winner was one of the old guard in Igor Jesus. Delap registered his first Forest goal in style, a powerful shot from 25 yards and Munoz was involved in the slick move that saw Igor Jesus read Morgan Gibbs-White’s exquisite backheel to down Aston Villa, who remain winless in the Premier League. Unai Emery hoped a Champions League victory at Club Brugge on Tuesday would be the catalyst to ignite their Premier League campaign but Igor Jesus clinched victory late on, after Alysson, a half-time substitute, headed in the equaliser. Emery introduced Ibrahim Mbaye and Johan Manzambi for their Villa debuts just after the hour but it was Forest’s £45m record signing Delap who ended the game victorious, this a typically boisterous display from the former Chelsea striker. Glasner tried to sign Delap for Crystal Palace last summer and finally has his man. Continue reading...
"Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park to leave Unai Emery's side still searching for their first Premier League victory of the season.
"FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Aston Villa’s match against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
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External links- The Guardian SportSep 12, 2026, 4:09 PMIgor Jesus and Liam Delap strike for Forest to deepen Aston Villa’s league woes
This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line, and the other was a wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s first win of the season, though the match-winner was one of the old guard in Igor Jesus. Delap registered his first Forest goal in style, a powerful shot from 25 yards and Munoz was involved in the slick move that saw Igor Jesus read Morgan Gibbs-White’s exquisite backheel to down Aston Villa, who remain winless in the Premier League. Unai Emery hoped a Champions League victory at Club Brugge on Tuesday would be the catalyst to ignite their Premier League campaign but Igor Jesus clinched victory late on, after Alysson, a half-time substitute, headed in the equaliser. Emery introduced Ibrahim Mbaye and Johan Manzambi for their Villa debuts just after the hour but it was Forest’s £45m record signing Delap who ended the game victorious, this a typically boisterous display from the former Chelsea striker. Glasner tried to sign Delap for Crystal Palace last summer and finally has his man. Continue reading...
- Sky Sports—Glasner haunts Emery again as Forest win at Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park to leave Unai Emery's side still searching for their first Premier League victory of the season.
- Sky Sports Football—Igor Jesus’ late winner extends Villa’s winless start
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Aston Villa’s match against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
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