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Lineups & starting XIs

Last 4 matches
vs Nottingham Forest L 1-2 Round 4 · Sep 12 · Home · 4-2-3-1
Aston Villa starting XI vs Nottingham Forest, 4-2-3-1, Premier League Round 4, September 12, 2026, lost 1–2. Made with MyLineups.

Squad

27 players
Goalkeepers · 2
1 Japan Suzuki
40 Netherlands Bizot
Defenders · 9
2 Poland Cash
3 Sweden Lindelöf
5 England Mings
13 Italy Ruggeri
14 Spain Torres
22 Netherlands Maatsen
29 DR Congo Wan-Bissaka
48 Senegal Kéba Cissé
England Harwood-Bellis
Midfielders · 8
6 England Barkley
8 France Kamara
24 Belgium Onana
26 Netherlands Bogarde
27 Germany Goretzka
35 Brazil Gomes
44 Switzerland Manzambi
53 England Hemmings
Attackers · 8
7 Scotland McGinn
10 Argentina Buendía
11 Senegal Jackson
17 Argentina Garnacho
18 England Abraham
31 Jamaica Bailey
39 Luxembourg Madjo
Senegal Mbaye
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Common questions

Who starts for Aston Villa in the latest lineup?

Against Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa started Suzuki, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Barkley, McGinn, Buendía, Hemmings and Jackson, in a 4-2-3-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.

What formation does Aston Villa play?

Aston Villa has lined up in a 4-2-3-1 in recent matches.

Who captains Aston Villa?

McGinn wears the armband in the current Aston Villa squad.

Can I build my own Aston Villa lineup?

Yes. The free web builder opens with Aston Villa loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.

Are the Aston Villa lineups up to date?

Every Premier League matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.

About Aston Villa

Aston Villa are a football club from England, playing in the Premier League 2026/27. They are 17th in the table with 1 point from 3 matches, having won 0, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Their most recent lineup was a 4-2-3-1, a 1–2 home loss to Nottingham Forest on September 12, 2026. That XI read Suzuki, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Barkley, McGinn, Buendía, Hemmings and Jackson, the eleven Emery picked. Form over the last 4 matches, newest first, reads L-D-L-L, with 1 goal scored and 7 conceded.

The 27-player squad lists 2 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 8 midfielders and 8 attackers. 18 nationalities are in it: 5 players from England, and the rest from Netherlands, Senegal, Argentina, Japan, Poland and Sweden and elsewhere. Aston Villa play Tottenham Hotspur next, on Saturday, September 19, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Premier League matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.

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