UEFA Europa League · Semi-finals
Friday, 1 May 2026 · 03:00 · City Ground, Nottingham · Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal
Nottingham Forest1 : 0
Full-time
Aston VillaHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 55'A. Onana (assist: L. Bogarde)Substitution 1
- 69'Omari HutchinsonPenalty confirmed
- 71'C. WoodPenalty
- 75'O. Aina (assist: Z. Abbott)Substitution 1
- 78'Youri TielemansYellow Card
- 78'L. Digne (assist: Douglas Luiz)Substitution 2
- 79'E. Buendia (assist: I. Maatsen)Substitution 3
- 79'J. McGinn (assist: J. Sancho)Substitution 4
- 90'Igor Jesus (assist: R. Yates)Substitution 2
Statistics
5Shots on Goal4
3Shots off Goal3
11Total Shots10
3Blocked Shots3
9Shots insidebox7
2Shots outsidebox3
7Fouls11
5Corner Kicks7
2Offsides0
50%Ball Possession50%
0Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
4Goalkeeper Saves4
389Total passes379
331Passes accurate328
85%Passes %87%
1.56expected_goals0.79
0.46goals_prevented0.46
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
Starting XI
- 27S. Ortega(G)
- 34O. Aina(D)
- 31N. Milenkovic(D)
- 4Morato(D)
- 3N. Williams(D)
- 21O. Hutchinson(M)
- 16N. Dominguez(M)
- 8E. Anderson(M)
- 10M. Gibbs-White(M)
- 19Igor Jesus(F)
- 11C. Wood(F)
Substitutes
- 26M. Sels(G)
- 67K. Willows(G)
- 22R. Yates(M)
- 29D. Bakwa(F)
- 24J. McAtee(M)
- 77Z. Blake(F)
- 20L. Lucca(F)
- 65J. Hanks(D)
- 44Z. Abbott(D)
- 51A. Whitehall(M)
- 61J. Sinclair(M)
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 23E. Martinez(G)
- 2M. Cash(D)
- 4E. Konsa(D)
- 14P. Torres(D)
- 12L. Digne(D)
- 24A. Onana(M)
- 8Y. Tielemans(M)
- 7J. McGinn(M)
- 27M. Rogers(M)
- 10E. Buendia(M)
- 11O. Watkins(F)
Substitutes
- 40M. Bizot(G)
- 64J. Wright(G)
- 3V. Lindelof(D)
- 5T. Mings(D)
- 31L. Bailey(F)
- 21Douglas Luiz(M)
- 22I. Maatsen(D)
- 9H. Elliott(M)
- 26L. Bogarde(M)
- 18T. Abraham(F)
- 19J. Sancho(F)
- 16A. Garcia(D)
Head-to-Head
- Aston Villa 4 - 0 Nottingham ForestFriday, 8 May 2026
- Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Aston VillaFriday, 1 May 2026
- Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Aston VillaSunday, 12 April 2026
- Aston Villa 3 - 1 Nottingham ForestSaturday, 3 January 2026
- Aston Villa 2 - 1 Nottingham ForestSunday, 6 April 2025
Nottingham Forest — recent form
WLDLD
Aston Villa — recent form
WDWWW
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 8 | 21 |