Aston Villa overturned a 1–0 first-leg deficit from 30 April with a dominant 4–0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on Thursday, 7 May 2026, advancing to the UEFA Europa League final with a 5–1 aggregate scoreline. Referee Glenn Nyberg of Sweden took charge of the 19:00 UTC kick-off, with the score 1–0 at half-time. O. Watkins opened the scoring in the 36th minute from an E. Buendia assist. E. Buendia converted a penalty in the 57th minute, before J. McGinn ...

Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals on Thursday, 7 May 2026, with a 19:00 UTC kickoff. Villa sit inside the top four of the competition standings with 21 points from eight games, having won seven and lost just one, scoring 14 goals and conceding six. Forest are in mid-table on 14 points from eight matches, with four wins, two draws and two losses, finding the net 15 times while conceding seven. The two clubs have met four times in the past ye...