Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa · Europa League
Nottingham Forest
1 – 0
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Aston Villa
The City Ground · Nottingham · England
Nottingham Forest got past Aston Villa 1-0 at The City Ground (crowd 29,790). The first goal went to Chris Wood at the 71-minute mark with a penalty. On 50% of the ball Nottm Forest shot 11 times to 10 for Aston Villa. 5 of the 11 shots by Nottm Forest were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Europa League UEFA
- Campaign
- 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
- Round
- 1st Leg
- Ground
- The City Ground · Nottingham · England
- Crowd
- 29,790
- Referee
- João Pinheiro
- Nottm Forest form
- WLLLD
- Aston Villa form
- DWWWD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USCBS Sports NetworkTV · National
- USParamount+Streaming
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottm Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
7Fouls11
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
5Corner Kicks7
4Saves4
50.1%Possession49.9%
11Shots10
5On Goal4
50%On Target %40%
2Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
331Accurate Passes328
389Passes379
90%Pass Completion %90%
4Accurate Crosses3
19Crosses24
20%Cross %10%
43Long Balls36
22Accurate Long Balls25
50%Long Balls %70%
3Blocked Shots3
12Effective Tackles7
17Tackles15
70%Tackle %50%
7Interceptions7
32Effective Clearances15
32Clearances15
Timeline
Full time · 1-0
🔁Ryan Yatesreplacing Igor Jesus
90'
79'
🔁Ian Maatsenreplacing Emiliano Buendía
79'
🔁Jadon Sanchoreplacing John McGinn
78'
🔁Douglas Luizreplacing Lucas Digne
78'
🟨Youri Tielemans
🔁Zach Abbottreplacing Ola Aina
75'
⚽Chris WoodPenalty
71'1 - 0
55'
🔁Lamare Bogardereplacing Amadou Onana
Kick-off
Teams
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
11⚽Wood
19↓Jesus
8Anderson
10Gibbs-White
16Domínguez
21Hutchinson
3Williams
4Morato
34↓Aina
31Milenkovic
27Ortega
Bench
- 51Archie Whitehall
- 61Jimmy Sinclair
- 67Keehan Willows
- 26Matz Sels
- 44Zach Abbotton for Ola Aina, 75'
- 65Justin Hanks
- 22Ryan Yateson for Igor Jesus, 90'
- 77Zyan Blake
- 24James McAtee
- 20Lorenzo Lucca
- 29Dilane Bakwa
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
11Watkins
10↓Buendía
27Rogers
7↓McGinn
8🟨Tielemans
24↓Onana
12↓Digne
14Torres
2Cash
4Konsa
23Martínez
Bench
- 21Douglas Luizon for Lucas Digne, 78'
- 22Ian Maatsenon for Emiliano Buendía, 79'
- 3Victor Lindelöf
- 26Lamare Bogardeon for Amadou Onana, 55'
- 64James Wright
- 9Harvey Elliott
- 31Leon Bailey
- 5Tyrone Mings
- 19Jadon Sanchoon for John McGinn, 79'
- 16Andrés García
- 18Tammy Abraham
- 40Marco Bizot
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 4 |  Ferencvaros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Olympiacos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 |  Union SG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 7 |  Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 8 |  Besiktas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 10 |  AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Omonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 12 |  Lyon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 |  Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 14 |  Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| 15 |  C Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sparta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 |  NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 |  RB Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Celta Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 26 |  OFI Crete | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 27 |  Jagiellonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Torreense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 29 |  NK Celje | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 30 |  Hapoel Be'er | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 31 |  Lillestrom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| 32 |  Lech Poznan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
| 33 |  Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 34 |  Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 35 |  Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 36 |  Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Meetings
1Nottm Forest wins
1Level
3Aston Villa wins
Last times they met
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Nottm Forest
1–1
Aston Villa · 2025-26 English Premier League
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Aston Villa
3–1
Nottm Forest · 2025-26 English Premier League
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Aston Villa
2–1
Nottm Forest · 2024-25 English Premier League
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Nottm Forest
2–1
Aston Villa · 2024-25 English Premier League
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Aston Villa
4–2
Nottm Forest · 2023-24 English Premier League
Form
Last games: Nottm Forest
D1-1D1-1W1-0W4-1W5-0
Last games: Aston Villa
W3-1D1-1W4-0W4-3L1-0
