Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Europe 2025-26 SEMI FINALS
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Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Europe at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
14 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 May Nottingham Forest FC H 4–0 W 03 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–2 L 30 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L 25 Apr Fulham FC A 0–1 L 19 Apr Sunderland AFC H 4–3 W 16 Apr Bologna FC 1909 H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 May Aston Villa FC A 0–4 L 04 May Chelsea FC A 3–1 W 30 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W 24 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–0 W 19 Apr Burnley FC H 4–1 W 16 Apr FC Porto H 1–0 W Season Stats
Aston Villa FC Nottingham Forest FC #2 Position #13 21 Points 14 8 Played 8 7 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2 14 Scored 15 6 Conceded 7 +8 GD +8 2.63 PPG 1.75 88% Win % 50% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history57% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season44% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonAston Villa FC are 2nd (21 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-15–/–16-302/–31-453/–46-602/–61-75–/176+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededNottingham Forest FC0-151/116-30–/–31-45–/146-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Aston Villa FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 18' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 4 times this season with Aston Villa FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 28' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 36' Goal! Ollie Watkins scores his 133 goal in 341 matches.
- 41' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Igor Jesus made 337 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 58' What a strike from Emiliano Buendia! The score is 2-0.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morato suffering a number of foals already.
- 73' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Dominguez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 77' GOAL! John McGinn scores on 77. Assisted by Ollie Watkins
- 80' John McGinn with the second goal in the match!
- 85' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Aston Villa FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 4 matches with its main striker John McGinn scoring 2 goals.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
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Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 27
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 14
Bench
- 40
- 5
- 18
- 31
- 19
- 21
- 9
- 22
- 26
- 64
- 16
Coach Unai EmeryNottingham Forest FC Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 11
- 27
- 31
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 24
- 21
- 23
- 19
Bench
- 20
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 26
- 14
- 29
- 5
- 67
- 65
- 61
- 51
Coach Vítor Pereira -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tammy Abraham 4 John McGinn 4 Ollie Watkins 3 Douglas Luiz 2 Lewis Grabban 2 Jota Silva 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 Donyell Malen 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-19 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Burnley FC W 2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto W