Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest lead 1-0 on aggregate
About
Aston Villa are hosting Nottingham Forest
at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Aston Villa Leaders
| # | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ollie Watkins | Matches: 13, Goals: 4 |
| 7 | John McGinn | Matches: 10, Goals: 3 |
| 14 | Donyell Malen | Matches: 6, Goals: 3 |
Nottingham Forest Leaders
| # | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Igor Jesus | Matches: 12, Goals: 7 |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-W.. | Matches: 14, Goals: 3 |
| 22 | Ryan Yates | Matches: 11, Goals: 2 |
Head To Head Record
Statistics
 NFO |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Goal Difference | 16 |
| 24 | Total Goals | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Goals Against | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
UEFA Europa League News
Emery blasts 'crazy' VAR decisions after Nottingham Forest loss
Unai Emery criticises the referee and VAR after his side's Europa League semifinal defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa: Player ratings as Lucas Digne struggles and England duo dazzle
ESPN's Aiman Khalid rates every player after Nottingham Forest's 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in their Europa League semifinal first leg.
Nicol & Hislop slam VAR after Anderson avoided red card vs. Aston Villa
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop react to Elliot Anderson's tackle on Ollie Watkins in Nottingham Forest's win over Aston Villa.
Aston Villa's Emery slams 'huge mistake' by VAR vs. Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has launched a scathing attack on VAR, saying officials made a "huge mistake" in not showing a red card to Elliot Anderson.
Nottingham Forest can dream of UCL after frenetic win -- but vs. Emery's Aston Villa, this isn't over
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa may be at differing ends of the Premier League table but you couldn't tell in a frenetic first leg of their Europa League semifinal, writes ESPN's Tom Hamilton.