Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
- Alysson 74'
- Delap 46'
- Jesus 88'
12 September 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa on 12 September 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest), rated 68, thanks above all to 6 final-third passes and 7 recoveries. Schlager produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with 57.
Xaver Schlager
Nottingham Forest · 90'
Produced 1.21× and cost 0.35× their position's average
- 6 final-third passes 1.0×
- 7 recoveries 1.5×
- 3 interceptions 3.4×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Tyrone Mings | Defender | 65 | 57 |
| Pau Torres | Defender | 25 | 56 |
| John McGinn | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | Forward | 27 | 50 |
| Alysson | Forward | 44 | 48 |
| Zion Suzuki | Goalkeeper | 90 | 46 |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 83 | 42 |
| Emiliano Buendía | Forward | 63 | 39 |
| Boubacar Kamara | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Tammy Abraham | Forward | 44 | 35 |
| Johan Manzambi | Midfielder | 27 | 32 |
| Nicolas Jackson | Forward | 46 | 30 |
| George Hemmings | Midfielder | 46 | 29 |
| Ross Barkley | Midfielder | 63 | 26 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xaver Schlager ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Matz Sels | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Daniel Muñoz | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Dan Ndoye | Forward | 75 | 54 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Liam Delap | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| James McAtee | Midfielder | 82 | 43 |
| Ousmane Diomande | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Igor Jesus | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Chris Wood | Forward | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Aston Villa player won the most aerial duels?
Tyrone Mings, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Boubacar Kamara 1, George Hemmings 1.
Tyrone Mings dominated the air for Aston Villa, claiming 4 aerial duels. Boubacar Kamara and George Hemmings managed only 1 each.
Which Nottingham Forest player made the most tackles?
Xaver Schlager, with 6 tackles. Next: Daniel Muñoz 4, James McAtee 3.
Xaver Schlager anchored Nottingham Forest's defensive pressing by winning 6 tackles. Daniel Muñoz contributed 4 and James McAtee added 3 in the away win.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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