Aston Villa vs Nott'm Forest

7 May 2026 · Europa League · Semi-finals, second leg · 2025/26 · Referee Glenn Nyberg

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Aggregate: Nott'm Forest 1–4 Aston Villa. Aston Villa go through.

  • Ollie Watkins 36’
  • Emiliano Buendía 58’ (pen)
  • John McGinn 77’, 80’

Match summary

Aston Villa won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Nott'm Forest after 90 minutes. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time. Aston Villa went through 4-1 on aggregate.

In the first half, Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 36th minute. In the second half, Emiliano Buendía made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, John McGinn made it 3-0 in the 77th minute, and McGinn made it 4-0 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
18 Shots 7
10 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 3
59 Attacks 60
35 Dangerous attacks 26
381 Passes 362
83.2% Pass accuracy 82.6%
7 Tackles 14
13 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Aston Villa Nott'm Forest
Kick-off
Pau TorresShot on target
12’
Emiliano BuendíaShot on target
15’
18’
Morato
Ollie WatkinsShot on target
26’
Ollie WatkinsLeft foot shot1-0 (Aston Villa)
36’
Ollie WatkinsShot on target
38’
45+3’
Jair
Half-time1-0
46’
Ryan YatesJames McAtee
Second half underway
Pau TorresVAR: No penalty
56’
Emiliano BuendíaPenalty2-0 (Aston Villa)
58’
John McGinnShot on target
62’
Morgan RogersShot on target
66’
70’
Chris WoodShot on target
71’
Lorenzo LuccaChris Wood
71’
Dilane BakwaMorato
Lamare BogardeVictor Lindelöf
74’
John McGinnLeft foot shot3-0 (Aston Villa)
77’
John McGinnLeft foot shot4-0 (Aston Villa)
80’
Jadon SanchoEmiliano Buendía
86’
88’
Jimmy SinclairOmari Hutchinson
88’
MurilloJair
Douglas LuizPau Torres
90’
Leon BaileyJohn McGinn
90’
Tyrone MingsMorgan Rogers
90’
90+1’
Ryan YatesShot on target
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.74 0.79 36’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 36’ 58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 2-0 58’ 77’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 3-0 77’ 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 4-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.74 0.79 36’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 36’ 58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 2-0 Buendía 58’ 77’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 3-0 McGinn 77’ 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), 4-0 McGinn 80’
Aston Villa 2.74 xGNott'm Forest 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nott'm Forest attacking Aston Villa attacking 
58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 36’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 70’ Chris Wood (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 55’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 62’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+4’ Ryan Yates (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 22’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 77’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Lorenzo Lucca (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Ryan Yates (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Matty Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 36’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 70’ Chris Wood (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 55’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 62’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+4’ Ryan Yates (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 21’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 77’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Lorenzo Lucca (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Ryan Yates (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Matty Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Konsa
Torres 90’
Digne
Cash
Lindelöf 74’
Tielemans
Buendía 86’
Rogers 90’
McGinn 2 90’
Watkins
Nott'm Forest 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Ortega
Jair 88’
Milenković
Morato 71’
Williams
Domínguez
Anderson
McAtee 46’
Hutchinson 88’
Jesus
Wood 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Emiliano Martínez
90′ 2 0 27 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Matty Cash
90′ – 1 – 3 2 50 1 – – –
Ezri Konsa
90′ 1 – – 3 1 59 – – – –
Pau Torres Taken off
89′ 1 1 – 6 3 40 – – – –
Lucas Digne
90′ 1 1 – 2 1 19 1 – – –
Victor Lindelöf Taken off
74′ – 3 – 1 – 35 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Youri Tielemans
90′ – – 44 1 – 2 – 6 2 – –
John McGinn Taken off
89′ 2 – 25 1 – – – 3 3 2 –
Morgan Rogers Taken off
89′ – 1 24 3 – – – 6 2 1 –
Emiliano Buendía Taken off
86′ 1 1 31 4 – 2 – 8 3 4 –
Lamare Bogarde Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Jadon Sancho Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Ollie Watkins
90′ 1 1 4 3 0.95 – 1 4 1 22 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Aston Villa, 30 Apr 26 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-2 Nott'm Forest, 12 Sep 26  All Aston Villa vs Nott'm Forest meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.