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 74, thanks above all to 6 final-third passes and 7 recoveries. Schlager produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Pau Torres, with 62.
Xaver Schlager
Nottingham Forest · 90'
Produced 1.28× and cost 0.38× their position's average
- 6 final-third passes 1.1×
- 7 recoveries 1.5×
- 3 interceptions 3.2×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Mings | Defender | 65 | 62 |
| Pau Torres | Defender | 25 | 62 |
| John McGinn | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Alysson | Forward | 44 | 59 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | Forward | 27 | 57 |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Emiliano Buendía | Forward | 63 | 51 |
| Tammy Abraham | Forward | 44 | 48 |
| Boubacar Kamara | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 83 | 46 |
| Nicolas Jackson | Forward | 46 | 43 |
| George Hemmings | Midfielder | 46 | 37 |
| Johan Manzambi | Midfielder | 27 | 36 |
| Ross Barkley | Midfielder | 63 | 26 |
| Zion Suzuki | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xaver Schlager ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| Daniel Muñoz | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Liam Delap | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| James McAtee | Midfielder | 82 | 46 |
| Dan Ndoye | Forward | 75 | 46 |
| Ousmane Diomande | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Matz Sels | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Igor Jesus | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Chris Wood | Forward | 1 | no rating |
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.