UEFA Europa League
·Semi-final Second leg
Featured match
First leg
Nottingham Forest1-0Aston Villa
Aggregate
Aston Villa4-1Nottingham Forest
Through: Aston Villa
- Oliver Watkins 36'
- Emiliano Buendía 58' (pen)
- John McGinn 77'
- John McGinn 80'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0. Scorers for Aston Villa: Oliver Watkins 36', Emiliano Buendía 58' (pen), John McGinn 77', John McGinn 80'.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
- Full-time 4 - 0
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90'
Douglas Luiz Out: Pau Torres · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz comes on for Pau Torres
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90'
L. Bailey Out: John McGinn · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bailey comes on for John McGinn
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90'
T. Mings Out: Morgan Rogers · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: T. Mings comes on for Morgan Rogers
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88'
J. Sinclair Out: O. Hutchinson · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: J. Sinclair comes on for O. Hutchinson
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88'
Murillo Out: Jair · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Murillo comes on for Jair
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86'
J. Sancho Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: J. Sancho comes on for Emiliano Buendía
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80'
John McGinn 4-0 Goal · Assist: Morgan Rogers · Aston Villa Goal for Aston Villa! John McGinn turns in the pass from Morgan Rogers (4-0)
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77'
John McGinn 3-0 Goal · Assist: Oliver Watkins · Aston Villa Oliver Watkins provides, John McGinn finishes for Aston Villa (3-0)
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74'
L. Bogarde Out: Victor Lindelöf · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for Victor Lindelöf
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71'
Lorenzo Lucca Out: Christopher Wood · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Lorenzo Lucca comes on for Christopher Wood
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71'
D. Bakwa Out: Morato · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: D. Bakwa comes on for Morato
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58'
Emiliano Buendía 2-0 Penalty goal · Aston Villa Emiliano Buendía converts from the spot for Aston Villa (2-0)
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56'
Pau Torres VAR · Penalty confirmed · Aston Villa VAR review: Penalty confirmed
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46'
R. Yates Out: J. McAtee · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: R. Yates comes on for J. McAtee
- Half-time 1 - 0
Added time: 3 minutes
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45+3'
Jair Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for Jair (Nottingham Forest)
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36'
Oliver Watkins 1-0 Goal · Assist: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Goal for Aston Villa! Oliver Watkins turns in the pass from Emiliano Buendía (1-0)
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18'
Morato Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for Morato (Nottingham Forest)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
WWLLL
Last 5 matches WWWWW
1.8Goals scored per match2.1
1.1Goals conceded per match0.5
3Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1
3
6.2
Williams
N. Williams
Player profile
4
5.7
Morato
18'71'
Morato
- 18'Yellow card
- 71'Out
- 45+3'Yellow card
- 88'Out
10
9.5
Buendía
58'86'
Emiliano Buendía
- 58'Penalty goal
- 86'Out
- 90'Out
- 77'Goal
- 80'Goal
- 90'Out
8
6.9
Tielemans
Youri Tielemans
Player profile
3
6.3
Lindelöf
74'
Victor Lindelöf
- 74'Out
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Coach: Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23GK Emiliano Martínez 7.2
- 2DF Matthew Cash 7.3
- 4DF Ezri Konsa 7.2
- 14DF Pau Torres90' 7.3
- 12DF Lucas Digne 6.6
- 3MF Victor Lindelöf74' 6.3
- 8MF Youri Tielemans 6.9
- 7MF John McGinn77'80'90' 8.6
- 27MF Morgan Rogers90' 7.3
- 10MF Emiliano Buendía58'86' 9.5
- 11FW Oliver Watkins36' 7.2
Substitutes
- 40GK Marco Bizot
- 64GK J. Wright
- 5DF T. Mings90'
- 31FW L. Bailey90'
- 21MF Douglas Luiz90'
- 22DF Ian Maatsen
- 9MF H. Elliott
- 26MF L. Bogarde74' 6.6
- 18FW T. Abraham
- 19FW J. Sancho86' 6.3
- 16DF Andrés García
Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1
Coach: Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 27GK Stefan Ortega 6.5
- 23DF Jair45+3'88' 5.7
- 31DF Nikola Milenković 6.2
- 4DF Morato18'71' 5.7
- 3DF N. Williams 6.2
- 21MF O. Hutchinson88' 6.0
- 16MF N. Domínguez 6.2
- 8MF Elliot Anderson 6.9
- 24MF J. McAtee46' 6.7
- 19FW Igor Jesus 6.3
- 11FW Christopher Wood71' 6.6
Substitutes
- 26GK Matz Sels
- 67GK K. Willows
- 6MF Ibrahim Sangaré
- 22MF R. Yates46' 6.5
- 10MF Morgan Gibbs-White
- 29FW D. Bakwa71' 6.9
- 5DF Murillo88'
- 20FW Lorenzo Lucca71' 6.7
- 14FW Dan Ndoye
- 65DF J. Hanks
- 51MF A. Whitehall
- 61MF J. Sinclair88'
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
51%
49%
18
Shots
7
10
On target
2
3
Off target
4
6
Corners
3
13
Fouls
12
1
Offsides
2
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Saves
6
381
Passes
362
83%
Pass accuracy
83%
2.74
Expected goals
0.79
Aston Villa wins4Draws2
Nottingham Forest wins3Last meetings
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30 April 2026 · UEFA Europa League
Nottingham Forest
1-0
Aston Villa
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12 April 2026 · Premier League
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Aston Villa
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3 January 2026 · Premier League
Aston Villa
3-1
Nottingham Forest
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5 April 2025 · Premier League
Aston Villa
2-1
Nottingham Forest
-
14 December 2024 · Premier League
Nottingham Forest
2-1
Aston Villa
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24 February 2024 · Premier League
Aston Villa
4-2
Nottingham Forest
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5 November 2023 · Premier League
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Aston Villa
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8 April 2023 · Premier League
Aston Villa
2-0
Nottingham Forest
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10 October 2022 · Premier League
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Aston Villa