Nottingham Forest leads Aston Villa 2-1 during early Premier League action
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Last updated Sep 12, 2026
Nottingham Forest leads Aston Villa 2-1 in a Premier League match currently underway. Liam Delap opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest with a strike from outside the box following an assist by Murillo. Alysson equalized for Aston Villa, netting a header from the center of the penalty area off a corner kick cross provided by John McGinn. Nottingham Forest reclaimed the lead when Igor Jesus found the bottom left corner with a right-footed shot, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White. Both clubs started their designated lineups at kickoff, with Zion Suzuki starting in goal for Aston Villa and Matz Sels representing Nottingham Forest. The game remains in progress as play continues.
- •Liam Delap scored for Nottingham Forest to take an initial 1-0 lead.
- •Alysson tied the match 1-1 with a header for Aston Villa.
- •Igor Jesus put Nottingham Forest ahead 2-1 on a right-footed goal.
- •The match is currently in progress.
- 5:32 PMYahoo Sports — Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest: What Emery said
- 4:05 PMYahoo Sports — Aston Villa x Nottingham Forest - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
"Aston Villa ended a run of 372 Premier League minutes without a goal with their first of 2026-27, though it's the fourth time they've started a Premier League season without winning any of their first four games, after 1992-93, 1997-98, and 2025-26. Only against Jurgen Klopp (P7 D3 L4) has Unai Emery faced a manager more often in his top-flight league career without winning than Oliver Glasner (P6 D2 L4), while the Spaniard is yet to beat him across all competitive encounters (P8 D2 L6).
"Incidents: The story of the matchAston Villa Official Line-ups: Zion Suzuki, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, John McGinn...
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 12, 2026, 5:32 PMAston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest: What Emery said
Aston Villa ended a run of 372 Premier League minutes without a goal with their first of 2026-27, though it's the fourth time they've started a Premier League season without winning any of their first four games, after 1992-93, 1997-98, and 2025-26. Only against Jurgen Klopp (P7 D3 L4) has Unai Emery faced a manager more often in his top-flight league career without winning than Oliver Glasner (P6 D2 L4), while the Spaniard is yet to beat him across all competitive encounters (P8 D2 L6).
- Yahoo SportsSep 12, 2026, 4:05 PMAston Villa x Nottingham Forest - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
Incidents: The story of the matchAston Villa Official Line-ups: Zion Suzuki, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, John McGinn...
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