Aston Villa
12 league matches
33 pts11W0D1L
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finalsEuropeTHE MATCH CENTRE
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match centre
Full time
4:0
UK timeStored 90-minute score. Goalscorers
THE FINAL WHISTLE
FULL TIMEThe match in numbers
Aston VillaNottingham Forest
2.580Expected goals0.790
10Shots on target1
18Total Shots4
51%Ball Possession49%
6Corner Kicks2
12Fouls12
0Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves6
362Total passes338
304Passes accurate280
— means unavailable.
Statistics snapshot: 266820 min old.
MODEL OUTLOOK
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Goals & BTTS
90 minutesTotal goals · 2.5
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BEFORE YOU DECIDE
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Aston Villa
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Season overview
UEFA Europa League · 2025/26Nottingham Forest
14 league matches
24 pts7W3D4L
2.0Goals scored / match1.8
0.6Goals conceded / match0.9
7Clean sheets6
0Failed to score3
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING
Recent form
Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.
Aston Villa
10 matchesResults5 wins · 1 draws · 4 losses
Goals scored per game1.8
Goals conceded per game1.2
Games with 3+ goals5 of 10
Both teams scored5 of 10
Games without conceding3 of 10
Games without scoring2 of 10
See results
TottenhamHome · Premier League1–2LNottingham ForestAway · UEFA Europa League0–1L
FulhamAway · Premier League0–1L
SunderlandHome · Premier League4–3W
BolognaHome · UEFA Europa League4–0WNottingham ForestAway · Premier League1–1DBolognaAway · UEFA Europa League3–1W
West HamHome · Premier League2–0W
LilleHome · UEFA Europa League2–0W
Manchester UnitedAway · Premier League1–3LNottingham Forest
10 matchesResults7 wins · 3 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game2.1
Goals conceded per game0.5
Games with 3+ goals5 of 10
Both teams scored5 of 10
Games without conceding5 of 10
Games without scoring1 of 10
See results
ChelseaAway · Premier League3–1WAston VillaHome · UEFA Europa League1–0WSunderlandAway · Premier League5–0W
BurnleyHome · Premier League4–1W
FC PortoHome · UEFA Europa League1–0WAston VillaHome · Premier League1–1DFC PortoAway · UEFA Europa League1–1DTottenhamAway · Premier League3–0W
FC MidtjyllandAway · UEFA Europa League2–1WFulhamHome · Premier League0–0DTHE STORY SO FAR
0 recorded meetingsHead-to-head
Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.
TEAM SELECTION
Starting XIsLineups & formations
Aston Villa
Formation4-2-3-1Unai Emery
- 23
E. MartinezForm 7.1Ability —G - 2
M. CashForm 6.8Ability —D - 4
E. KonsaForm 7.2Ability —D - 14
P. TorresForm 6.9Ability 81D - 12
L. DigneForm 6.8Ability 80D - 3
V. LindelofForm 6.7Ability —M - 8
Y. TielemansForm 7.4Ability —M - 7
J. McGinnForm 7.3Ability 83M - 27
M. RogersForm 7.1Ability —M - 10
E. BuendiaForm 7.1Ability —M - 11
O. WatkinsForm 6.8Ability —F
Substitutes (11)
40 · M. BizotForm 8.5Ability 77
31 · L. BaileyForm 7.2Ability —
21 · Douglas LuizForm 7.0Ability 78
22 · I. MaatsenForm 7.0Ability —
9 · H. ElliottForm 6.3Ability —
26 · L. BogardeForm 6.9Ability —
18 · T. AbrahamForm —Ability —
Nottingham Forest
Formation4-4-1-1Vitor Pereira
- 27
S. OrtegaForm 7.0Ability —G - 23
CunhaForm 6.5Ability 75D - 31
N. MilenkovicForm 7.1Ability 80D - 4
MoratoForm 6.9Ability 75D - 3
N. WilliamsForm 7.2Ability —D - 21
O. HutchinsonForm 6.9Ability —M - 16
N. DominguezForm 6.6Ability —M - 8
E. AndersonForm 7.2Ability —M - 24
J. McAteeForm 7.1Ability —M - 19
Igor JesusForm 7.0Ability 77F - 11
C. WoodForm 6.8Ability —F
Substitutes (12)
67 · K. WillowsForm —Ability —
6 · I. SangareForm 7.0Ability 78
22 · R. YatesForm 6.7Ability —
10 · M. Gibbs-WhiteForm 6.7Ability —
29 · D. BakwaForm 6.8Ability 76
20 · L. LuccaForm 6.3Ability 75
14 · D. NdoyeForm 6.8Ability —
51 · A. WhitehallForm —Ability —
61 · J. SinclairForm 6.5Ability —
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
This matchPlayer statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 26 | — |
| Matty Cash | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | — | 51 | — |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 59 | 1 |
| Pau Torres | 89 | 7.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Lucas Digne | 90 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 19 | 1 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 74 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 34 | — |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 2 | 44 | 2 |
| John McGinn | 89 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | — |
| Morgan Rogers | 89 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 86 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Ollie Watkins | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | 16 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Jadon Sancho | 9 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Mings | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Douglas Luiz | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammy Abraham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 34 | — |
| Jair | 88 | 5.7 | — | 0 | — | 38 | 1 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 31 | 3 |
| Morato | 71 | 5.7 | — | 0 | — | 32 | 1 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 31 | 2 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 88 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 90 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 57 | 2 |
| James McAtee | 45 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 16 | 1 |
| Igor Jesus | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Chris Wood | 71 | 6.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Ryan Yates | 45 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | 19 | — |
| Dilane Bakwa | 19 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Lorenzo Lucca | 19 | 6.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Murillo | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Matz Sels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keehan Willows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Hanks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Archie Whitehall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2025/26 STANDINGS
League centre ↗UEFA Europa League table
Current standings · UEFA Europa League. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 21 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 21 | WWWWW |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 19 | WDWLW |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | WLWWW |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | WDWWD |
| 6 |  SC Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | DWWDL |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | LWWDW |
| 8 |  AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 | DWWWW |
| 9 |  Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 | WWLWW |
| 10 | Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | WDWWD |
| 11 |  VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | WLWWW |
| 12 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 | LDWDW |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 14 | WLWWD |
| 14 |  Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | WDDDD |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | DWWWW |
| 16 |  Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | DWLLW |
| 17 |  PAOK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | LWDDW |
| 18 | Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | WLLWL |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 | DLWDD |
| 20 |  Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | DDDWW |
| 21 |  Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 11 | WDLWL |
| 22 |  Ludogorets | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 | WLDWL |
| 23 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | LWLLL |
| 24 |  Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | LDLDD |
| 25 |  BSC Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 9 | LLWLL |
| 26 |  Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 | WLLLD |
| 27 |  FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 | DLWLL |
| 28 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 | DLLLL |
| 29 |  Feyenoord | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 | LWLLL |
| 30 |  FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 6 | LLLLW |
| 31 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 | LWLLW |
| 32 |  Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 | LWLDL |
| 33 |  Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 | LWLLL |
| 34 |  Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 1 | LLLLD |
| 35 |  Malmo FF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 | LLLLL |
| 36 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 1 | LLLLL |
THE MARKET VIEW
Decimal · 90 minutesMatch-winner odds
| Bookmaker | Aston Villa | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bet365 | 1.70 | 4.00 | 4.75 |
Updated 6 May 2026, 22:02 UK · Pre-match prices.
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AT A GLANCE
Match details
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Semi-finals
- Venue
- Villa Park
- Referee
- Glenn Nyberg, Sweden
- Kickoff
- 7 May · 20:00 UK
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