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UEFA Europa League · Semi-finals · May 7

Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 in UEFA Europa League (Semi-finals). Goals: O. Watkins 36'; E. Buendia (P) 57'.

Aston VillaHOME Aston Villa
4 - 0
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
O. Watkins 36'E. Buendia (P) 57'J. McGinn 77', 80'
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🏟 Villa Park Birmingham 👤 Referee: Glenn Nyberg, Sweden
Key events
18' 🟨 MoratoYellow card Nottingham F
36' ⚽ O. Watkins(1 - 0) · Assist: E. Buendia Aston Villa
45+3' 🟨 CunhaYellow card Nottingham F
57' ⚽ E. Buendia (P)(2 - 0) Aston Villa
77' ⚽ J. McGinn(3 - 0) · Assist: O. Watkins Aston Villa
80' ⚽ J. McGinn(4 - 0) · Assist: M. Rogers Aston Villa
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
2.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.82
1.42 Pre-match xG 1.83
18 Total shots 5
10 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 0
12 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 6
Match timeline
First half
18'
🟨MoratoYellow card
O. Watkins(1 - 0) · Assist: E. Buendia⚽
36'
45+3'
🟨CunhaYellow card
HT 1 - 0
46'
🔁J. McAtee ↔ R. YatesSubstitution
E. Buendia (P)(2 - 0)⚽
57'
71'
🔁Morato ↔ D. BakwaSubstitution
71'
🔁C. Wood ↔ L. LuccaSubstitution
V. Lindelof ↔ L. BogardeSubstitution🔁
74'
J. McGinn(3 - 0) · Assist: O. Watkins⚽
77'
J. McGinn(4 - 0) · Assist: M. Rogers⚽
80'
E. Buendia ↔ J. SanchoSubstitution🔁
86'
88'
🔁Cunha ↔ MurilloSubstitution
88'
🔁O. Hutchinson ↔ J. SinclairSubstitution
J. McGinn ↔ L. BaileySubstitution🔁
90'
M. Rogers ↔ Douglas LuizSubstitution🔁
90'
P. Torres ↔ T. MingsSubstitution🔁
90'
FT 4 - 0
Match statsAston Villa · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
2.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.82
1.42 Pre-match xG 1.83
Shots
18 Total shots 5
10 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 0
12 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 6
Attacking
86 Attacks 101
39 Dangerous attacks 31
Passing
372 Total passes 347
310 Accurate passes 287
%83 Pass accuracy %83
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
13 Fouls 12
13 Free kicks 14
14 Throw-ins 12
4 Goal kicks 12
Cards
0 Yellow cards 2
0 1st-half cards 2
0 2nd-half cards 0
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
3 2nd-half goals 0
5 1st-half corners 0
1 2nd-half corners 3
Penalties
1 Penalties won 0
1 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Aston Villa▼ Nottingham Forest90'
LineupsAston Villa 3-5-2Nottingham Forest 4-4-1-1
23Martínez 14Torres 4Konsa 3Lindelöf 12Digne 8Tielemans 10Buendía 7McGinn 2Cash 27Rogers 11Watkins 27Ortega 3Williams 4Morato 31Milenković 23Jair 24McAtee 8Anderson 16Domínguez 21Hutchinson 19Jesus 11Wood
Aston Villa · Bench
26Lamare Bogarde26
21Douglas Luiz21
19Jadon Sancho19
9Harvey Elliott9
22Ian Maatsen22
16Andrés García16
5Tyrone Mings5
18Tammy Abraham18
31Leon Bailey31
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
26Matz Sels26
20Lorenzo Lucca20
61Jimmy Sinclair61
51Archie Whitehall51
29Dilane Bakwa29
22Ryan Yates22
14Dan Ndoye14
10Morgan Gibbs-White10
6Ibrahim Sangaré6
Coach: Vitor Pereira
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
Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Aston Villa 4
Oct 10who was on topSep 12
Nottingham Forest 4
4 Aston Villa 2 draw 4 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.8goals / match
15–13total goals
1/2clean sheets
3-1Aston Villa best win · Jan 3
2-0Nottingham Forest best win · Nov 5
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%70 BTTS 7/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Aston Villa at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 12:6
Nottingham Forest at home5 matches
3W 2D 0L 7:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Aston Villa2W 0D 3L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
1.20 2.40 Points per game
9 13 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.37 1.10 xG average
1.27 1.63 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
5.4 3.8 Corners
1.2 1.6 Cards
Aston Villa5W 1D 4L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
1.60 2.30 Points per game
20 21 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
1.39 1.35 xG average
1.32 1.53 xGA average
%30 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.8 5.0 Corners
1.0 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Aston Villain the table21pts
8matches 7-0-1W-D-L 14:6goals +8diff
WWWWW
13Nottingham Forestin the table14pts
8matches 4-2-2W-D-L 15:7goals +8diff
WLWWD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 8 matches
2.63 1.75 Points per game
1.59 1.85 xG average
1.32 0.83 xGA average
%50 %50 Clean sheets
%50 %38 BTTS
%50 %63 Over 2.5
5.2 4.9 Corners
2.0 2.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 12 Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Apr 30 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa 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
Aston Villa4 gol · 2.11 xG +1.89
Nottingham Forest0 gol · 0.82 xG -0.82
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Aston Villa took more shots18 - 5
THE REFEREE55 matches on record
Glenn Nyberg
Strictness46 TEMPO46
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 23.5 -1.5
Fouls 2523.7 +1.3
Goals 42.9 +1.1
Corners 88.7 -0.7
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 4.01.9 +2.1
Shots 18.010.7 +7.3
On target 10.04.6 +5.4
Possession %51%54 -3.4
Corners 6.04.7 +1.3
Conceded 0.00.6 -0.6
this matchseason average · 14 matches
Goals 0.01.6 -1.6
Shots 5.014.9 -9.9
On target 2.05.6 -3.6
Possession %49%53 -4.4
Corners 2.05.1 -3.1
Cards 2.01.0 +1.0
Conceded 4.00.8 +3.2
this matchseason average · 14 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Emiliano Buendía 9.50
Starting XI
10 Emiliano Buendía M · 85' 9.50
Goals1Assist1Pen goal1On target2/3Key pass4Dribbles2/3Tackles2Duels won8/13Fouls won4Fouls3Passes30 · %26
7 John McGinn M · 85' · K 8.70
Goals2On target3/3Key pass1Duels won3/11Fouls won2Fouls3Passes24 · %17
11 Ollie Watkins F · 85' 7.50
Goals1Assist1On target3/3Key pass1Dribbles1/3Interceptions2Duels won4/8Fouls won1Offside1Passes20 · %16
14 Pau Torres D · 85' 7.50
On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won6/8Fouls won2Passes40 · %34
27 Morgan Rogers M · 85' 7.20
Assist1On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won7/12Fouls won1Fouls2Passes23 · %19
4 Ezri Konsa D · 85' 7.00
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes55 · %55
8 Youri Tielemans M · 85' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won6/10Fouls1Passes44 · %39
23 Emiliano Martínez G · 85' 6.90
Saves1Duels won1/1Passes21 · %14
2 Matty Cash D · 85' 6.90
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes48 · %38
3 Victor Lindelöf M · 74' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Interceptions3Duels won2/4Passes33 · %26
12 Lucas Digne D · 85' 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes18 · %16
Substitutes
26 Lamare Bogarde M · 11' 6.70
Passes2 · %2
Unused: Tammy AbrahamMarco BizotJames WrightTyrone MingsAndrés GarcíaIan MaatsenHarvey ElliottJadon SanchoDouglas LuizLeon Bailey
Starting XI
24 James McAtee M · 45' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes16 · %15
8 Elliot Anderson M · 85' 6.50
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls won2Fouls2Passes50 · %44
11 Chris Wood F · 71' · K 6.30
On target1/1Blocks1Duels won5/13Fouls1Passes7 · %3
19 Igor Jesus F · 85' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won4/8Fouls1Offside1Passes15 · %10
16 Nicolás Domínguez M · 85' 6.20
Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions4Duels won3/9Fouls1Passes37 · %35
27 Stefan Ortega G · 85' 6.20
Saves6Duels won1/1Passes32 · %23
31 Nikola Milenković D · 85' 6.20
Tackles3Interceptions4Blocks2Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes27 · %25
21 Omari Hutchinson M · 85' 6.00
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/8Fouls won1Passes17 · %11
3 Neco Williams D · 85' 6.00
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won7/9Fouls won4Passes26 · %20
23 Jair D · 85' 5.70
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes37 · %32
4 Morato D · 71' 5.60
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won1/7Fouls2Passes32 · %24
Substitutes
29 Dilane Bakwa F · 14' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Duels won3/3Fouls won2Passes2 · %2
22 Ryan Yates M · 40' 6.30
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls2Passes17 · %16
20 Lorenzo Lucca F · 14' 6.30
Unused: MurilloJustin HanksIbrahim SangaréMorgan Gibbs-WhiteDan NdoyeMatz SelsKeehan WillowsArchie WhitehallJimmy Sinclair
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%60) ✓
Aston Villa %60 Draw %23 Nottingham Forest %17
2.03Aston Villa xPuan
0.74Nottingham Forest xPuan
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