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UEFA Europa League · Semi-finals · Apr 30

Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in UEFA Europa League (Semi-finals). Goals: C. Wood (P) 71'.

Nottingham ForestHOME Nottingham Forest
1 - 0
FT
Aston VillaAWAY Aston Villa
C. Wood (P) 71'
⚽
🏟 City Ground Nottingham 👤 Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal
Key events
71' ⚽ C. Wood (P)(1 - 0) Nottingham F
78' 🟨 Y. TielemansYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
1.40 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
1.86 Pre-match xG 1.43
11 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 7
2 Shots outside box 2
3 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
55'
🔁A. Onana ↔ L. BogardeSubstitution
C. Wood (P)(1 - 0)⚽
71'
O. Aina ↔ Z. AbbottSubstitution🔁
75'
78'
🟨Y. TielemansYellow card
79'
🔁L. Digne ↔ Douglas LuizSubstitution
79'
🔁J. McGinn ↔ J. SanchoSubstitution
79'
🔁E. Buendia ↔ I. MaatsenSubstitution
Igor Jesus ↔ R. YatesSubstitution🔁
90'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsNottingham Forest · Aston Villa
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
1.40 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
1.86 Pre-match xG 1.43
Shots
11 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 7
2 Shots outside box 2
3 Saves 3
Attacking
85 Attacks 73
49 Dangerous attacks 53
Passing
390 Total passes 363
334 Accurate passes 311
%86 Pass accuracy %86
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
5 Fouls 11
10 Free kicks 8
10 Throw-ins 18
6 Goal kicks 7
Cards
0 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
0 2nd-half cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 0
2 1st-half corners 4
3 2nd-half corners 3
Penalties
1 Penalties won 0
1 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Nottingham Forest▼ Aston Villa90'
LineupsNottingham Forest 4-4-2Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
27Ortega 3Williams 4Morato 31Milenković 34Aina 10Gibbs-White 8Anderson 16Domínguez 21Hutchinson 19Jesus 11Wood 23Martínez 12Digne 14Torres 4Konsa 2Cash 8Tielemans 24Onana 27Rogers 10Buendía 7McGinn 11Watkins
Nottingham Forest · Bench
77Zyan Blake77
26Matz Sels26
67Keehan Willows67
44Zach Abbott44
65Justin Hanks65
22Ryan Yates22
24James McAtee24
29Dilane Bakwa29
51Archie Whitehall51
Coach: Vitor Pereira
Aston Villa · Bench
18Tammy Abraham18
40Marco Bizot40
64James Wright64
3Victor Lindelöf3
5Tyrone Mings5
16Andrés García16
22Ian Maatsen22
9Harvey Elliott9
19Jadon Sancho19
Coach: Unai Emery
Shot map25 shots
Omari Hutchinson 9' · xG 0.05 Pau Torres 12' · xG 0.12 Emiliano Buendía 13' · xG 0.02 Ollie Watkins 13' · xG 0.06 Emiliano Buendía 15' · xG 0.02 Emiliano Buendía 21' · xG 0.11 Youri Tielemans 22' · xG 0.11 Ollie Watkins 26' · xG 0.07 Nicolás Dominguez 32' · xG 0.02 Matty Cash 34' · xG 0.02 Youri Tielemans 34' · xG 0.03 Ollie Watkins 36' · xG 0.73 Ollie Watkins 38' · xG 0.09 Pau Torres 55' · xG 0.17 Emiliano Buendía 58' · xG 0.79 John McGinn 62' · xG 0.14 Igor Jesus 64' · xG 0.02 Morgan Rogers 66' · xG 0.04 Chris Wood 70' · xG 0.49 Emiliano Buendía 72' · xG 0.05 John McGinn 77' · xG 0.08 John McGinn 80' · xG 0.07 Ryan Yates 90' · xG 0.03 Ryan Yates 90' · xG 0.13 Lorenzo Lucca 90' · xG 0.05
Nottingham Forest Aston Villa Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Nottingham Forest 3
Oct 10who was on topSep 12
Aston Villa 5
3 Nottingham Forest 2 draw 5 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.1goals / match
12–19total goals
1/2clean sheets
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
4-0Aston Villa best win · May 7
%100 Over 1.5 10/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%70 BTTS 7/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Nottingham Forest at home4 matches
2W 2D 0L 6:3
Aston Villa at home6 matches
5W 0D 1L 16:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.40 1.20 Points per game
13 9 Goals scored
6 7 Goals conceded
1.10 1.37 xG average
1.63 1.27 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
3.8 5.4 Corners
1.6 1.2 Cards
Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
2.30 1.60 Points per game
21 20 Goals scored
9 11 Goals conceded
1.35 1.39 xG average
1.53 1.32 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 4.8 Corners
1.5 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
13Nottingham Forestin the table14pts
8matches 4-2-2W-D-L 15:7goals +8diff
WLWWD
2Aston Villain the table21pts
8matches 7-0-1W-D-L 14:6goals +8diff
WWWWW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 8 matches
1.75 2.63 Points per game
1.85 1.59 xG average
0.83 1.32 xGA average
%50 %50 Clean sheets
%38 %50 BTTS
%63 %50 Over 2.5
4.9 5.2 Corners
2.5 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 12 Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
May 7 Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest UEFA Europa League
Apr 12 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Jan 3 Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Apr 5 Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Dec 14 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Feb 24 Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Nov 5 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Nottingham Forest1 gol · 1.40 xG -0.40
Aston Villa0 gol · 1.29 xG -1.29
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Aston Villa committed more fouls11 - 5
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.5 -0.5
Shots 11.014.5 -3.5
On target 5.05.4 -0.4
Possession %51%53 -2.2
Corners 5.04.9 +0.1
Cards 0.01.0 -1.0
Conceded 0.01.1 -1.1
this matchseason average · 14 matches
Goals 0.02.2 -2.2
Shots 9.011.4 -2.4
On target 3.05.1 -2.1
Possession %49%54 -5.5
Corners 7.04.6 +2.4
Conceded 1.00.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 14 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Elliot Anderson 7.90
Starting XI
8 Elliot Anderson M · 92' 7.90
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won7/9Fouls won3Fouls1Passes68 · %62
10 Morgan Gibbs-White M · 92' · K 7.20
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes44 · %36
21 Omari Hutchinson M · 92' 7.20
On target2/2Key pass3Dribbles6/10Tackles2Duels won10/15Fouls won2Fouls1Passes31 · %28
27 Stefan Ortega G · 92' 7.20
Saves3Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes26 · %19
4 Morato D · 92' 7.20
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/4Passes34 · %29
34 Ola Aina D · 75' 7.00
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won3/5Passes35 · %30
11 Chris Wood F · 92' 7.00
Goals1Pen goal1On target1/1Duels won2/4Offside1Passes21 · %13
31 Nikola Milenković D · 92' 6.90
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won5/8Passes23 · %20
16 Nicolás Domínguez M · 92' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won4/9Fouls won2Fouls1Offside1Passes45 · %41
19 Igor Jesus F · 90' 6.70
On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/6Passes17 · %16
3 Neco Williams D · 92' 6.70
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won4/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes34 · %29
Substitutes
44 Zach Abbott D · 17' 6.70
Passes7 · %7
22 Ryan Yates M · 2'
Passes1 · %1
Unused: Jimmy SinclairLorenzo LuccaMatz SelsZyan BlakeDilane BakwaJames McAteeJustin HanksArchie WhitehallKeehan Willows
Starting XI
23 Emiliano Martínez G · 92' 7.70
Saves3Passes30 · %21
7 John McGinn M · 79' · K 7.30
Key pass2Dribbles2/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won7/9Fouls won1Passes23 · %18
24 Amadou Onana M · 55' 6.90
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/4Passes15 · %12
2 Matty Cash D · 92' 6.70
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes32 · %27
4 Ezri Konsa D · 92' 6.70
Blocks2Fouls1Passes56 · %52
14 Pau Torres D · 92' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/4Passes29 · %26
10 Emiliano Buendía M · 79' 6.30
Tackles3Duels won4/11Fouls1Passes28 · %22
27 Morgan Rogers M · 92' 6.30
On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won8/14Fouls won1Fouls3Passes23 · %18
12 Lucas Digne D · 78' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/6Fouls2Passes21 · %19
11 Ollie Watkins F · 92' 6.30
On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles1/3Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes20 · %17
8 Youri Tielemans M · 92' 6.20
On target1/2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won2/8Fouls2Passes38 · %35
Substitutes
26 Lamare Bogarde M · 37' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes27 · %24
21 Douglas Luiz M · 14' 6.70
Passes7 · %7
19 Jadon Sancho F · 13' 6.70
Passes4 · %4
22 Ian Maatsen D · 13' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes6 · %5
Unused: Victor LindelöfTyrone MingsAndrés GarcíaHarvey ElliottLeon BaileyTammy AbrahamJames WrightMarco Bizot
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%40) ✓
Nottingham Forest %40 Draw %26 Aston Villa %34
1.46Nottingham Forest xPuan
1.28Aston Villa xPuan
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