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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'.

O. Watkins 36'E. Buendia (P) 57'J. McGinn 77', 80'
🏟 Villa Park 👤 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
%51Possession%49
1.80Expected goals (xG)0.79
18Total shots5
10Shots on target2
3Shots off target3
5Blocked shots0
12Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box3
2Saves6
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
%51Possession%49
1.80Expected goals (xG)0.79
Shots
18Total shots5
10Shots on target2
3Shots off target3
5Blocked shots0
12Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box3
2Saves6
Passing
372Total passes347
310Accurate passes287
%83Pass accuracy%83
Set pieces & discipline
6Corners2
1Offsides2
13Fouls12
Cards
0Yellow cards2
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 Bogarde
21Douglas Luiz
19Jadon Sancho
9Harvey Elliott
22Ian Maatsen
16Andrés García
5Tyrone Mings
18Tammy Abraham
31Leon Bailey
Coach: Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest · Bench
26Matz Sels
20Lorenzo Lucca
61Jimmy Sinclair
51Archie Whitehall
29Dilane Bakwa
22Ryan Yates
14Dan Ndoye
10Morgan Gibbs-White
6Ibrahim Sangaré
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 head
2Wins
1Draws
2Wins
Apr 30 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
Apr 12 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
Jan 3 Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Apr 5 Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Dec 14 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
xG difference & finishing
Aston Villa4 gol · 1.80 xG +2.20
Nottingham Forest0 gol · 0.79 xG -0.79
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%60) ✓
Aston Villa %60 Draw %23 Nottingham Forest %17
2.03Aston Villa xPuan
0.74Nottingham Forest xPuan
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