Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 30/04/2026
Match summary
2ND HALF
Lamare Bogarde
55'
A. Onana
55'
A. Onana
55'
Lucas Digne(Penalty committed)
67'
71'
Chris Wood(Penalty goal)
75'
Zach Abbott
75'
Ola Aina
75'
Ola Aina
Douglas Luiz
78'
Lucas Digne
78'
Y. Tielemans
78'
Jadon Sancho
79'
E. Buendía
Ian Maatsen
79'
J. McGinn
79'
90'
Ryan Yates
Igor Jesus
Match statistics
50%Possession50%
389Passes Attempted379
331Completed Passes328
5Corners7
10Throw-ins18
11Shots On Target10
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest
Formation
4-4-2
#27Ortega Moreno
#4Rodrigues da Silva
#31Milenković
#3Williams
#34Aina
#8Anderson
#16Domínguez
#10Gibbs-White
#21Giroud Hutchinson
#11Wood
#19MacielDa Cruz
Starting XI
Stefan Ortega #27 | |
Morato #4 | |
N. Milenković #31 | |
Neco Williams #3 | |
Ola Aina #34 | 75' 75' |
E. Anderson #8 | |
N. Domínguez #16 | |
M. Gibbs-White #10 | |
O. Hutchinson #21 | |
Chris Wood #11 | 71' |
Igor Jesus #19 | 90' |
Substitutes
 Matz Sels #26 | |
 Keehan Willows #67 | |
 Zach Abbott #44 | 75' |
 Justin Hanks #65 | |
 J. Sinclair #61 | |
 James Mcatee #24 | |
 Archie Whitehall #51 | |
 Ryan Yates #22 | 90' |
 D. Bakwa #29 | |
 Zyan Blake #77 | |
 Lorenzo Lucca #20 |
Will not play
Willy-Arnaud Zobo Boly
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early August 2026
Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Callum James Hudson-Odoi
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Early August 2026
Nicolò Savona
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early August 2026
Murillo Santiago Costa Dos Santos
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Vítor Pereira
Aston Villa
Formation
4-2-3-1
#23Martínez Romero
#14Francisco Torres
#4Konsa Ngoyo
#12Digne
#2Cash
#8Tielemans
#24Ba Mvom Onana
#27Rogers
#10Buendía Stati
#7McGinn
#11Watkins
Starting XI
Emiliano Martínez #23 | |
Pau Torres #14 | |
E. Konsa #4 | |
Lucas Digne #12 | 78' 67' |
Matty Cash #2 | |
Y. Tielemans #8 | 78' |
A. Onana #24 | 55' 55' |
Morgan Rogers #27 | |
E. Buendía #10 | 79' |
J. McGinn #7 | 79' |
Ollie Watkins #11 |
Substitutes
 Marco Bizot #40 | |
 J. Wright #64 | |
 Victor Lindelöf #3 | |
 T. Mings #5 | |
 Andrés García #16 | |
 Ian Maatsen #22 | 79' |
 Harvey Elliott #9 | |
 Douglas Luiz #21 | 78' |
 Lamare Bogarde #26 | 55' |
 Tammy Abraham #18 | |
 Jadon Sancho #19 | 79' |
 Leon Bailey #31 |
Will not play
Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero
Goalkeeper
Finger injury
Return: Doubtful
Boubacar Bernard Kamara
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early July 2026
Alysson Edward Franco Da Rocha Dos Santos
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Unai Emery
Nottingham Forest
Formation
4-4-2#27Ortega Moreno
#4Rodrigues da Silva
#31Milenković
#3Williams
#34Aina
#8Anderson
#16Domínguez
#10Gibbs-White
#21Giroud Hutchinson
#11Wood
#19MacielDa Cruz
Starting XI
Stefan Ortega #27 | |
Morato #4 | |
N. Milenković #31 | |
Neco Williams #3 | |
Ola Aina #34 | 75' 75' |
E. Anderson #8 | |
N. Domínguez #16 | |
M. Gibbs-White #10 | |
O. Hutchinson #21 | |
Chris Wood #11 | 71' |
Igor Jesus #19 | 90' |
Substitutes
Matz Sels #26 | |
Keehan Willows #67 | |
Zach Abbott #44 | 75' |
Justin Hanks #65 | |
J. Sinclair #61 | |
James Mcatee #24 | |
Archie Whitehall #51 | |
Ryan Yates #22 | 90' |
D. Bakwa #29 | |
Zyan Blake #77 | |
Lorenzo Lucca #20 |
Will not play
Willy-Arnaud Zobo Boly
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early August 2026
Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Callum James Hudson-Odoi
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Early August 2026
Nicolò Savona
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early August 2026
Murillo Santiago Costa Dos Santos
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Vítor Pereira
Aston Villa
Formation
4-2-3-1#23Martínez Romero
#14Francisco Torres
#4Konsa Ngoyo
#12Digne
#2Cash
#8Tielemans
#24Ba Mvom Onana
#27Rogers
#10Buendía Stati
#7McGinn
#11Watkins
Starting XI
Emiliano Martínez #23 | |
Pau Torres #14 | |
E. Konsa #4 | |
Lucas Digne #12 | 78' 67' |
Matty Cash #2 | |
Y. Tielemans #8 | 78' |
A. Onana #24 | 55' 55' |
Morgan Rogers #27 | |
E. Buendía #10 | 79' |
J. McGinn #7 | 79' |
Ollie Watkins #11 |
Substitutes
Marco Bizot #40 | |
J. Wright #64 | |
Victor Lindelöf #3 | |
T. Mings #5 | |
Andrés García #16 | |
Ian Maatsen #22 | 79' |
Harvey Elliott #9 | |
Douglas Luiz #21 | 78' |
Lamare Bogarde #26 | 55' |
Tammy Abraham #18 | |
Jadon Sancho #19 | 79' |
Leon Bailey #31 |
Will not play
Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero
Goalkeeper
Finger injury
Return: Doubtful
Boubacar Bernard Kamara
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early July 2026
Alysson Edward Franco Da Rocha Dos Santos
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Unai Emery
Head-to-head
31 matches
Nottingham Forest
14
Wins
11
Draws
6
Wins
Aston Villa
Premier League2026 • 2 matchesPremier League2025 • 1 matchPremier League2024 • 2 matchesPremier League2023 • 2 matchesPremier League2022 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 8 | 18:5 | 21 |
2 |  | 8 | 14:6 | 21 |
3 |  | 8 | 18:8 | 19 |
4 |  | 8 | 13:7 | 17 |
5 |  | 8 | 13:7 | 17 |
6 |  | 8 | 11:5 | 17 |
7 |  | 8 | 10:4 | 17 |
8 |  | 8 | 13:6 | 16 |
9 |  | 8 | 11:7 | 16 |
10 |  | 8 | 14:7 | 15 |
11 |  | 8 | 15:9 | 15 |
12 |  | 8 | 12:11 | 15 |
13 |  | 8 | 15:7 | 14 |
14 |  | 8 | 8:3 | 14 |
15 |  | 8 | 7:6 | 14 |
16 |  | 8 | 15:11 | 13 |
17 |  | 8 | 17:14 | 12 |
18 |  | 8 | 12:9 | 12 |
19 |  | 8 | 10:7 | 12 |
20 |  | 8 | 11:9 | 12 |
21 |  | 8 | 13:15 | 11 |
22 |  | 8 | 12:15 | 10 |
23 |  | 8 | 12:16 | 10 |
24 |  | 8 | 9:11 | 9 |
25 |  | 8 | 10:16 | 9 |
26 |  | 8 | 5:11 | 7 |
27 |  | 8 | 9:16 | 7 |
28 |  | 8 | 6:14 | 7 |
29 |  | 8 | 11:15 | 6 |
30 |  | 8 | 9:13 | 6 |
31 |  | 8 | 10:15 | 6 |
32 |  | 8 | 5:14 | 4 |
33 |  | 8 | 7:15 | 3 |
34 |  | 8 | 5:15 | 1 |
35 |  | 8 | 4:15 | 1 |
36 |  | 8 | 2:22 | 1 |
1/8 Europa League
1/16 Europa League
Eliminated
Match Information
Referee:
João Pinheiro
Venue:
The City Ground
Capacity:
30 445
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match from the Europa League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa. Follow team performance and match context within the Europa League season.