Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest — Europa League, 7 May 2026
Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the Europa League Semi-finals on 7 May 2026 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Oliver Watkins, Emiliano Buendía and John McGinn scored for Aston Villa. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Nottingham Forest 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Villa Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 18'Foul
- 1-036'assist: Emiliano Buendía
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 56'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-058'Penalty
- 71'
- 71'
- 74'
- 3-077'assist: Oliver Watkins
- 4-080'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 86'
- 88'
- 88'
- 90'
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
9.5
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 9.5Emiliano BuendíaM
- 8.6John McGinnM
- 7.3Pau TorresD
- 7.3Morgan RogersM
- 7.3Matthew CashD
- 7.2Ezri KonsaD
- 7.2Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.2Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.9Youri TielemansM
- 6.6Lamare BogardeM
- 6.6Lucas DigneD
- 6.3Jadon SanchoF
- 6.3Victor LindelöfM
Nottingham Forest
- 6.9Elliot AndersonM
- 6.9Dilane BakwaF
- 6.7James McAteeM
- 6.7Lorenzo LuccaF
- 6.6Christopher WoodF
- 6.5Ryan YatesM
- 6.5Stefan OrtegaG
- 6.3Igor JesusF
- 6.2Neco WilliamsD
- 6.2Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.2Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.0Omari HutchinsonM
- 5.7MoratoD
- 5.7JairD
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho86'F6.3
- 31Leon Bailey90'F
- 9Harvey ElliottM
- 5Tyrone Mings90'D
- 18Tammy AbrahamF
- 40Marco BizotG
- 21Douglas Luiz90'M
- 22Ian MaatsenD
- 64James WrightG
- 26Lamare Bogarde74'M6.6
- 16A. GarciaD
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 26Matz SelsG
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 22R. Yates46'M6.5
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 14Dan NdoyeF
- 29D. Bakwa71'F6.9
- 20L. Lucca71'F6.7
- 65J. HanksD
- 51A. WhitehallM
- 67K. WillowsG
- 5Murillo88'D
- 61J. Sinclair88'M
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
2.74Expected goals (xG)0.79
18Total shots7
10Shots on target2
3Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
6Corners3
1Offsides2
13Fouls12
0Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves6
0.48Goals prevented0.48
381Total passes362
317Accurate passes299
83%Pass accuracy83%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Buendía | 86 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9.5 |
| John McGinn | 89 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8.6 |
| Pau Torres | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Morgan Rogers | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Oliver Watkins | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Lucas Digne | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jadon Sancho | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| James McAtee | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lorenzo Lucca | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Christopher Wood | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Yates | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Igor Jesus | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Morato | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
| Jair | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Aston VillaLLLWW
- L03 May 26HTottenham1-2
- L30 Apr 26ANottingham Forest0-1
- L25 Apr 26AFulham0-1
- W19 Apr 26HSunderland4-3
- W16 Apr 26HBologna4-0
Nottingham ForestWWWWW
- W04 May 26AChelsea3-1
- W30 Apr 26HAston Villa1-0
- W24 Apr 26ASunderland5-0
- W19 Apr 26HBurnley4-1
- W16 Apr 26HFC Porto1-0
Head-to-head
- 30 Apr 26Nottingham Forest1-0Aston Villa
- 12 Apr 26Nottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
- 03 Jan 26Aston Villa3-1Nottingham Forest
- 05 Apr 25Aston Villa2-1Nottingham Forest
- 14 Dec 24Nottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- 24 Feb 24Aston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Final table, Europa League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| 14 | Plzen | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | +1 | 14 |
Before and after
Aston Villa
- Previous: Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham, 3 May 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa, 10 May 2026 · Premier League
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest, 4 May 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle, 10 May 2026 · Premier League
Data updated