Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 1st LegWood gives Forest get edge over Villa in Europa League semifinal
Chris Wood 's second-half penalty gave Nottingham Forest the advantage in their all-English Europa League semifinal with Aston Villa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 9': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
- 11': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 17': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 18': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 23': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
- 26': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 27': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 28': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 28': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 30': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 30': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 37': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 37': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
- 41': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 42': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez is caught offside.
- 45': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 52': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 52': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 55': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 59': Handball by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 60': Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 69': VAR Decision: Penalty Nottingham Forest.
- 71': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Zach Abbott replaces Ola Aina because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 77': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 78': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 78': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Lucas Digne.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 80': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 83': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 84': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 89': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers following a fast break.
- 90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Igor Jesus.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 90'+4': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+5': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
| 379 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 15 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,790
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,790
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans  |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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