Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
Venue
- Venue
- Villa Park, Birmingham
Match
- Referee
- Glenn Nyberg, Sweden
- Round
- Semi-finals
- Date
- 2026-05-07T19:00:00Z
Aston Villa (Home)
Nottingham Forest (Away)
Head to head
Match headlines
- Morgan Rogers has hit the ground running with best mate Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez won over Man City fans at Old Trafford - but Bradley Barcola is still looking to make his mark: How the new members of the £100m club are faring
- Milan, Tottenham and Aston Villa tracking Kim as Bayern weigh up former Napoli man’s future
- Overplaying? Psychology? Fans on why Arsenal aren't scoring
- Inside Alejandro Garnacho's Aston Villa struggles: The doubt over who really signed him from Chelsea, ominous signs behind the scenes that won't please Unai Emery - and how Argentine can still win him over
- WSL talking points: Chelsea punish Arsenal and Putellas finds her rhythm
- £43m Star Could Leave Aston Villa In January: Should Unai Emery Give Him More Chances?
- Tottenham put four past Villa to continue brilliant start
- Vega hails Yakin and Manzambi as Swiss head for Hampden



Aston Villa created the clearer chances on xG (2.58 vs 0.79, Δ 1.79). Aston Villa fired more attempts (18 vs 7 shots). Aston Villa was more accurate in front of goal (56% on target vs 29%).
Aston Villa outperformed their xG by 1.4 goals (4 scored vs 2.58 xG). Nottingham Forest underperformed their xG by 0.8 goals (0 scored vs 0.79 xG).