Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
2026-09-12 · Matchweek 4
· Referee: Andy Madley · VAR: Tim Wood
Nottingham Forest were booked 5 times — 2.1× their usual 2.4 — to Aston Villa's 2.
How Andy Madley refereed it
Madley showed 7 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 27 fouls against an average of 22.9.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 16 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Dan Ndoye | 0-0 |
| 45' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Nicolas Jackson | 0-0 |
| 45+3' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Murillo Santiago | 0-0 |
| 46' | Normal Goal | Nottingham Forest | Liam Delap | 0-1 |
| 56' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Xaver Schlager | 0-1 |
| 74' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha | 1-1 |
| 74' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | Liam Delap | 1-1 |
| 80' | Yellow Card | Nottingham Forest | James Mcatee | 1-1 |
| 88' | Normal Goal | Nottingham Forest | Igor Jesus | 1-2 |
| 90+5' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Tyrone Mings | 1-2 |