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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — Premier League 2026/27 Result

Premier League 2026/27Regular Season - 4
Aston Villa

Aston Villa

1 – 2
Full-time
Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

12 SeptemberVilla Park
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Featured Prediction

Aston Villa to win

48%Toss-up
Aston Villa win48%
Draw29%
Nottingham Forest win23%

Probabilities are for 90 minutes only — extra time and penalties are not modelled.

Why the AI leans this way
Aston Villa return to Villa Park after consecutive defeats to Arsenal and a scoreless draw at Hull, severely hampered by the absence of twelve players including suspended midfielder João Gomes and injured playmaker Amadou Onana.
Pre-match prediction
1 – 0

Made before kickoff · Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Updated 37 days ago · FootyPulse AI

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The numbers behind it

A quick read on the shape of the match, straight from the FootyPulse model.

Predicted goals
0
1 for Aston Villa · 0 for Nottingham Forest
Predicted margin
0
1-goal edge to Aston Villa
Match tempo
Low-scoring
Cagey, low-margin affair
Match closeness
Close
25-point gap between the favourite and the underdog
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Match Statistics (90 mins)

Aston VillaNottingham Forest
53%Possession47%
7Shots22
5Shots on Target7
6Corners1
11Fouls16
2Yellow Cards5
412Passes360
Key stats

Aston Villa v Forest by the numbers

League figures from the Premier League 2026/27.

Aston VillaForest
2-2-3League record (W-D-L)1-2-4
7 / 11Goals for / against5 / 9
8 ptsPoints5 pts
#12League position#18
1 of 3Clean sheets (last 5)1 of 3
Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha (1)Top scorerDan Ndoye (1)
Recent form

Every result, with the actual scorelines

Aston Villa

DLL
  • D5 Sept 2026at Hull City0–0
  • L31 Aug 2026vs Arsenal0–1
  • L23 Aug 2026at Brighton0–4

0W 1D 2L over 3 matches · 0 scored, 5 conceded · 1 clean sheet

Premier League 2026/27

Forest

DDL
  • D5 Sept 2026vs Spurs0–0
  • D29 Aug 2026at Liverpool2–2
  • L22 Aug 2026vs Leeds United0–1

0W 2D 1L over 3 matches · 2 scored, 3 conceded · 1 clean sheet

Premier League 2026/27

Goals per match, last 3 v last 3
Scored per match
Aston Villa0.00
Forest0.67
Conceded per match
Aston Villa1.67
Forest1.00
Head to head

Last 5 meetings

Aston Villa 3 · 1 drawn · Forest 1

DateHomeScoreAway
7 May 2026Aston Villa4–0Forest
30 Apr 2026Forest1–0Aston Villa
12 Apr 2026Forest1–1Aston Villa
3 Jan 2026Aston Villa3–1Forest
5 Apr 2025Aston Villa2–1Forest
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest result

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1, eliminating Aston Villa from the tournament. Aston Villa return to Villa Park after consecutive defeats to Arsenal and a scoreless draw at Hull, severely hampered by the absence of twelve players including suspended midfielder João Gomes and injured playmaker Amadou Onana.

Who won Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2–1, eliminating Aston Villa from the tournament.

When did Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest kick off?

Kick-off: Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 14:00 UTC at Villa Park.

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Aston Villa favoured

Full-time

48%