Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa — Europa League, 30 Apr 2026
Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Europa League Semi-finals on 30 April 2026 at City Ground, Nottingham. Christopher Wood scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Aston Villa 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.0Elliot AndersonM
- 7.3Ola AinaD
- 7.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.2Omari HutchinsonM
- 7.2MoratoD
- 7.2Stefan OrtegaG
- 7.2Nikola MilenkovićD
- 7.0Christopher WoodF
- 7.0Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.9Zach AbbottD
- 6.9Neco WilliamsD
- 6.7Igor JesusF
Aston Villa
- 7.3Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.0John McGinnM
- 6.9Ian MaatsenD
- 6.9Amadou OnanaM
- 6.7Jadon SanchoF
- 6.7Pau TorresD
- 6.7Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Douglas LuizM
- 6.6Ezri KonsaD
- 6.6Matthew CashD
- 6.5Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.3Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.3Youri TielemansM
- 6.3Lucas DigneD
- 6.3Morgan RogersM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 26Matz SelsG
- 22R. Yates90'M
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 20L. LuccaF
- 44Z. Abbott75'D6.9
- 65J. HanksD
- 51A. WhitehallM
- 67K. WillowsG
- 61J. SinclairM
- 77Z. BlakeF
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho79'F6.7
- 3Victor LindelöfD
- 31Leon BaileyF
- 9Harvey ElliottM
- 5Tyrone MingsD
- 18Tammy AbrahamF
- 40Marco BizotG
- 21Douglas Luiz78'M6.6
- 22Ian Maatsen79'D6.9
- 64James WrightG
- 26Lamare Bogarde55'M6.7
- 16A. GarciaD
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.79
11Total shots10
5Shots on target4
3Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
5Corners7
2Offsides0
7Fouls11
0Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves4
0.46Goals prevented0.46
389Total passes379
331Accurate passes328
85%Pass accuracy87%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Ola Aina | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Morato | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Christopher Wood | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Zach Abbott | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Jesus | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| John McGinn | 79 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ian Maatsen | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Amadou Onana | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jadon Sancho | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Douglas Luiz | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Oliver Watkins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lucas Digne | 78 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestWWWDD
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- D12 Apr 26HAston Villa1-1
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Aston VillaLWWDW
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Head-to-head
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- 24 Feb 24Aston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
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