Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 07 May 2026
| Score | 4-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Glenn Nyberg |
| Competition | UEFA Europa League Semi-final 2nd leg |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 43,028 |
View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
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Aston Villa won 4-1 on aggregate
4 Aston Villa
Manager: Unai Emery
Goals:
| Ollie Watkins | 36 |
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| Emi Buendía | penalty | 58 |
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| John McGinn | 77 |
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| John McGinn | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martínez
Defender
Victor Lindelöf
Defender
Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Midfielder
Emi Buendía
Midfielder
John McGinn
(captain)
Midfielder
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Substitutions:
| Lamare Bogarde for Victor Lindelöf | 74 |
| Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía | 86 |
| Leon Bailey for John McGinn | 90 |
| Douglas Luiz for Pau Torres | 90 |
| Tyrone Mings for Morgan Rogers | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper
James Wright
Defender
Ian Maatsen
Defender
Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder
Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder
Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder
Leon Bailey
Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho
Forward
Tammy Abraham
Comments:
Aston Villa named only 11 of a possible 12 substitutes. . Villa were awarded a penalty in the 57th minute following a VAR review.0 Nottingham Forest
Manager: Vítor Pereira
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Stefan Ortega
Goalkeeper
Jair Cunha
Defender
Nikola Milenković
Defender
Morato
Defender
Neco Williams
Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder
James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus
Forward
Chris Wood
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Ryan Yates for James McAtee | 46 |
| Dilane Bakwa for Morato | 71 |
| Lorenzo Lucca for Chris Wood | 71 |
| Murillo for Jair Cunha | 88 |
| Jimmy Sinclair for Omari Hutchinson | 88 |
Cards:
| Morato | 18 | Y |
| Jair Cunha | 45+3 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
Keehan Willows
Defender
Justin Hanks
Defender
Murillo
Defender/Midfielder
Jimmy Sinclair
Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder
Archie Whitehall
Midfielder
Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward
Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye
Forward
Lorenzo Lucca