Nott'm Forest vs Aston Villa

30 April 2026 · Europa League · Semi-finals, first leg · 2025/26 · Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

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

Chris Wood 71’ (pen)

Match summary

Nott'm Forest saw off Aston Villa 1-0 after 90 minutes. It was goalless at half-time. Aston Villa went through 4-1 on aggregate.

Chris Wood put Nott'm Forest ahead from the penalty spot in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Nott'm Forest created 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Aston Villa's 0.79 from 10.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

11 Shots 10

5 Shots on target 4

5 Corners 7

57 Attacks 65

26 Dangerous attacks 28

389 Passes 379

85.1% Pass accuracy 86.5%

17 Tackles 15

7 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 1

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Nott'm Forest Aston Villa

Kick-off

9’

Youri TielemansShot on target

28’

Morgan RogersShot on target

Igor JesusShot on target

33’

Second half underway

Half-time0-0

Omari HutchinsonShot on target

52’

55’

Lamare BogardeAmadou Onana

57’

Ollie WatkinsShot on target

Omari HutchinsonVAR: No penalty

69’

Chris WoodPenalty

1-0

71’

Zach AbbottOla Aina

75’

78’

Douglas LuizLucas Digne

78’

Youri Tielemans

79’

Ian MaatsenEmiliano Buendía

79’

Jadon SanchoJohn McGinn

Omari HutchinsonShot on target

83’

Neco WilliamsShot on target

89’

Ryan YatesIgor Jesus

90’

90+5’

Jadon SanchoShot on target

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.

Nott'm Forest 1.46 xGAston Villa 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Aston Villa attacking Nott'm Forest attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nott'm Forest 4-4-2 Starting XI

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Stefan Ortega	90′	4	0	27	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ola Aina Taken off	75′								–	–	–
Nikola Milenković	90′								–	–	–
Morato	90′	1	1	–	1	–	34	–	–	–	–
Neco Williams	90′								–	–	–
Zach Abbott Came on as a substitute	15′								–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Omari Hutchinson	90′	–	–	32	4	–	3	–	11	2	2	–
Nicolás Domínguez	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Elliot Anderson	90′	–	–	69	2	–	3	2	7	1	3	–
Morgan Gibbs-White	90′	–	–		–	–						–

Forwards2 players


Igor Jesus Taken off	90′	–	–	3		0.43	–	–				–
Chris Wood	90′	1	–	1		0.79	–	–				–

Goalkeeper1 player


Emiliano Martínez	90′	4	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Matty Cash	90′	2	2	–	5	1	35	1	–	–	–
Ezri Konsa	90′	1	–	–	1	–	57	1	–	–	–
Pau Torres	90′	1	1	–	3	1	29	–	–	–	–
Lucas Digne Taken off	78′	1	–	–	2	1	21	2	–	–	–
Ian Maatsen Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	2	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Amadou Onana Taken off	55′	–	–	16	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
Youri Tielemans	90′	–	–	40	–	–	1	–	3	2	–
John McGinn Taken off	79′	–	–	23	2	–	2	1	6	–	1	–
Morgan Rogers	90′	–	–	26	2	–	1	2	8	3	1	–
Emiliano Buendía Taken off	79′	–	–	28	–	–	3	–	4	1	–	–
Lamare Bogarde Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	30	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Douglas Luiz Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jadon Sancho Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Ollie Watkins	90′	–	–	1	1	0.36	–	3	1	–	20	–

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

Nott'm Forest L L W D W

Aston Villa W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Aston Villa, 12 Apr 26 Next meeting: Aston Villa 4-0 Nott'm Forest, 07 May 26 All Nott'm Forest vs Aston Villa meetings

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