Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Aston Villa

O. Watkins 36'

E. Buendía 57' (Pen)

J. McGinn 77'

J. McGinn 80'

Nottingham Forest

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026

Semi-finals

May 7, 2026 7:00pm

Villa Park, Birmingham

Key stats

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Nottingham Forest 4-4-1-1

Goalkeeper

E. Martínez

6.9

S. Ortega

6.5

Defenders

L. Digne

6.7

N. Williams

6.0

Pau Torres

7.3

Morato

5.6

E. Konsa

7.0

N. Milenković

6.2

M. Cash

6.9

Jair

5.7

Midfielders

Y. Tielemans

6.9

J. McAtee

6.7

V. Lindelöf

6.3

E. Anderson

6.6

E. Buendía

9.5

N. Domínguez

6.2

M. Rogers

7.2

O. Hutchinson

6.0

J. McGinn

8.7

Forwards

O. Watkins

7.2

Igor Jesus

6.3

C. Wood

6.3

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Highest rating

9.5

E. Buendía

6.9

D. Bakwa

Match Summary

On May 07, 2026 during the 2025/2026 UEFA Europa League match, Aston Villa faced off against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park, Birmingham. The game concluded with Aston Villa securing a victory. With 51% possession, Aston Villa versus Nottingham Forest's 49% and shots on goal at 10 to 2. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by E. Buendía and D. Bakwa played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

4-4-1-1

Martínez

6.9

Played:
92Min

Saves:
2 of 2

Accurate passes:
16/26

Won duels:
1/1

Cash

6.9

Played:
92Min

Accurate passes:
39/50

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Konsa

7.0

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
57/58

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/4

Torres

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
34/40

Won duels:
7/9

Digne

6.7

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/19

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Lindelöf

6.3

Played:
74Min

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
27/34

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Tielemans

6.9

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
39/44

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/13

Dribbles:
1/2

McGinn

8.7

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
17/24

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/11

Dribbles:
0/2

Rogers

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
19/24

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
7/12

Dribbles:
2/3

Buendía

9.5

Played:
86Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
26/30

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
8/13

Dribbles:
2/3

Watkins

7.2

Played:
92Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
16/20

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
1/3

Wood

6.3

Played:
71Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
3/7

Won duels:
5/13

Jesus

6.3

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
13/18

Won duels:
4/9

McAtee

6.7

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
15/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Anderson

6.6

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
49/55

Won duels:
6/11

Domínguez

6.2

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
40/43

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/9

Hutchinson

6.0

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/8

Dribbles:
0/3

Williams

6.0

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
22/29

Won duels:
7/9

Morato

5.6

Played:
71Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
24/32

Won duels:
1/7

Milenković

6.2

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
29/31

Won duels:
4/7

Jair

5.7

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
33/38

Won duels:
1/3

Ortega

6.5

Played:
92Min

Saves:
6 of 10

Accurate passes:
25/34

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Unai Emery

Bizot

Wright

Mings

Played:
2Min

García

Maatsen

Elliott

Sancho

Played:
6Min

Luiz

Played:
2Min

Won duels:
0/1

Bogarde

6.7

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Bailey

Played:
2Min

Abraham

Coach

Vitor Pereira

Yates

6.5

Played:
47Min

Accurate passes:
17/18

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Sels

Willows

Murillo

Played:
4Min

Accurate passes:
2/3

Hanks

Sangaré

Gibbs-White

Ndoye

Bakwa

6.9

Played:
21Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
3/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Whitehall

Sinclair

Played:
4Min

Accurate passes:
0/1

Lucca

6.3

Played:
21Min

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline