Aston VillaAston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — UEFA Europa League
4-0
Nottingham ForestVilla Park, Birmingham
Going into the match, Aston Villa had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Nottingham Forest had won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 in 10, scoring 2.1. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Nottingham Forest 3 wins, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Aston Villa
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L L L W W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Tottenham · 3 May 2026
- L 1-0 at Nottingham Forest · 30 Apr 2026
- L 1-0 at Fulham · 25 Apr 2026
- W 4-3 vs Sunderland · 19 Apr 2026
- W 4-0 vs Bologna · 16 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 at Nottingham Forest · 12 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Nottingham Forest
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 (W W W W W). 2.1 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Chelsea · 4 May 2026
- W 1-0 vs Aston Villa · 30 Apr 2026
- W 0-5 at Sunderland · 24 Apr 2026
- W 4-1 vs Burnley · 19 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Porto · 16 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 vs Aston Villa · 12 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
- Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest · 12 Sept 2026 · Premier League
- Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa · 30 Apr 2026 · UEFA Europa League
- Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa · 12 Apr 2026 · Premier League
- Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa · 14 Dec 2024 · Premier League
How it unfolded
- 36' Normal Goal — O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 58' Penalty — E. Buendia (Aston Villa)
- 77' Normal Goal — J. McGinn (Aston Villa)
- 80' Normal Goal — J. McGinn (Aston Villa)
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Metric | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 0 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 2.74 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.79 |
| 18 | Total shots | 7 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 381 | Total passes | 362 |
| 317 | Accurate passes | 299 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 13 | Key passes | 6 |
| 89 | Duels | 89 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |