UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finalsThursday, May 7, 2026 at 9:00 PMAston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
âš½O. Watkins 36'
E. Buendia
âš½E. Buendia 58'(pen.)
âš½J. McGinn 77'
O. Watkins
âš½J. McGinn 80'
Morgan Rogers
Score
4 : 0
HT 1 : 0
Nottingham Forest
Confirmed lineups
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Aston Villa
Start XI 11 · Bench 11
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Coach
- Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest
Start XI 11 · Bench 12
- Formation
- 4-4-1-1
- Coach
- Vitor Pereira
Fixture context
Local standings and head-to-head context captured for this fixture.
Market signal
Pre-match odds
Favored outcome
Aston Villa
55%
55%
Aston Villa
25%
Draw
20%
Nottingham Forest
Standings
UEFA Europa League
Home side
Aston Villa
Rank
#2
- Points
- 21
- Goal diff
- 8
- W-D-L
- 7-0-1
Form
Promotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
Away side
Nottingham Forest
Rank
#13
- Points
- 14
- Goal diff
- 8
- W-D-L
- 4-2-2
Form
Promotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)
Head-to-head
9 recent meetings
4
Aston Villa
2
Draws
3
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa goals
14
Nottingham Forest goals
11
Recent meetings
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Apr 30, 2026
1-0
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Apr 12, 2026
1-1
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Jan 3, 2026
3-1
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Apr 5, 2025
2-1
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Dec 14, 2024
2-1
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