UEFA Europa League· Semi-finals
📅 Thursday, 7 May 2026, 19:00🏟 Villa Park👤 Glenn Nyberg, Sweden
O. Watkins 36'E. Buendia 58' (P)J. McGinn 77'J. McGinn 80'⚽
Match Events
- 18'🟨Morato
- 36'⚽O. Watkins1 - 0assist E. Buendia
- 45+3'🟨Jair
- 46'🔁J. McAtee↔ R. Yates
- 56'📺Pau Torres
- 58'⚽E. Buendia2 - 0Penalty
- 71'🔁Morato↔ D. Bakwa
- 71'🔁C. Wood↔ L. Lucca
- 74'🔁V. Lindelof↔ L. Bogarde
- 77'⚽J. McGinn3 - 0assist O. Watkins
- 80'⚽J. McGinn4 - 0assist M. Rogers
- 86'🔁E. Buendia↔ J. Sancho
- 88'🔁Cunha↔ Murillo
- 88'🔁O. Hutchinson↔ J. Sinclair
- 90'🔁M. Rogers↔ T. Mings
- 90'🔁J. McGinn↔ L. Bailey
- 90'🔁P. Torres↔ Douglas Luiz
Top stats
51%Ball possession49%
10Shots on Goal2
3Shots off Goal4
18Total Shots7
5Blocked Shots1
12Shots inside box4
6Shots outside box3
13Fouls12
6Corner Kicks3
1Offsides2
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves6
381Total passes362
317Passes accurate299
83%Pass accuracy83%
2.74Expected goals (xG)0.79
0.48Goals prevented0.48
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1SportPremi
7.223 E. Martinez
6.612 L. Digne
←907.314 P. Torres
7.24 E. Konsa
7.32 M. Cash
6.98 Y. Tielemans
←746.33 V. Lindelof
⚽👟←869.5★10 E. Buendia
👟←907.327 M. Rogers
⚽2←908.67 J. McGinn (C)
⚽👟7.211 O. Watkins
6.527 S. Ortega
6.23 N. Williams
←715.74 Morato
6.231 N. Milenkovic
←885.723 Cunha
←466.724 J. McAtee
6.98 E. Anderson
6.216 N. Dominguez
←886.021 O. Hutchinson
6.319 I. Jesus
←716.611 C. Wood (C)
7.223 E. Martinez6.612 L. Digne←907.314 P. Torres7.24 E. Konsa7.32 M. Cash6.98 Y. Tielemans←746.33 V. Lindelof⚽👟←869.5★10 E. Buendia👟←907.327 M. Rogers⚽2←908.67 J. McGinn (C)⚽👟7.211 O. Watkins6.527 S. Ortega6.23 N. Williams←715.74 Morato6.231 N. Milenkovic←885.723 Cunha←466.724 J. McAtee6.98 E. Anderson6.216 N. Dominguez←886.021 O. Hutchinson6.319 I. Jesus←716.611 C. Wood (C)
Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1Nottingham Forest4-4-1-1Aston Villa4-2-3-1SportPremi7.223 E. Martinez6.612 L. Digne←907.314 P. Torres7.24 E. Konsa7.32 M. Cash6.98 Y. Tielemans←746.33 V. Lindelof⚽👟←869.5★10 E. Buendia👟←907.327 M. Rogers⚽2←908.67 J. McGinn (C)⚽👟7.211 O. Watkins6.527 S. Ortega6.23 N. Williams←715.74 Morato6.231 N. Milenkovic←885.723 Cunha←466.724 J. McAtee6.98 E. Anderson6.216 N. Dominguez←886.021 O. Hutchinson6.319 I. Jesus←716.611 C. Wood (C)
7.223 E. Martinez6.612 L. Digne←907.314 P. Torres7.24 E. Konsa7.32 M. Cash6.98 Y. Tielemans←746.33 V. Lindelof⚽👟←869.5★10 E. Buendia👟←907.327 M. Rogers⚽2←908.67 J. McGinn (C)⚽👟7.211 O. Watkins6.527 S. Ortega6.23 N. Williams←715.74 Morato6.231 N. Milenkovic←885.723 Cunha←466.724 J. McAtee6.98 E. Anderson6.216 N. Dominguez←886.021 O. Hutchinson6.319 I. Jesus←716.611 C. Wood (C)Coaches
Unai Emery
Coach
Vitor Pereira
Coach
Bench
- Aston Villa
40 M. Bizot
64 J. Wright
5 T. Mings→ 90’
31 L. Bailey→ 90’
21 D. Luiz→ 90’
22 I. Maatsen
9 H. Elliott
26 L. Bogarde→ 74’6.6
18 T. Abraham
19 J. Sancho→ 86’6.3
16 A. Garcia
- Nottingham Forest
26 M. Sels
67 K. Willows
6 I. Sangare
22 R. Yates→ 46’6.5
10 M. Gibbs-White
29 D. Bakwa→ 71’6.9
5 Murillo→ 88’
20 L. Lucca→ 71’6.7
14 D. Ndoye
65 J. Hanks
51 A. Whitehall
61 J. Sinclair→ 88’
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18-5 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14-6 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |  FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18-8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13-7 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 |  FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13-7 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 |  SC Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11-5 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10-4 | +6 | 17 |
| 8 |  AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13-6 | +7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11-7 | +4 | 16 |
| 10 |  Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14-7 | +7 | 15 |
| 11 |  VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15-9 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12-11 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15-7 | +8 | 14 |
| 14 |  Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8-3 | +5 | 14 |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7-6 | +1 | 14 |
| 16 |  Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15-11 | +4 | 13 |
| 17 |  PAOK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17-14 | +3 | 12 |
| 18 |  Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12-9 | +3 | 12 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10-7 | +3 | 12 |
| 20 |  Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11-9 | +2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13-15 | -2 | 11 |
| 22 |  Ludogorets | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12-15 | -3 | 10 |
| 23 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12-16 | -4 | 10 |
| 24 |  Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9-11 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  BSC Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10-16 | -6 | 9 |
| 26 |  Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-11 | -6 | 7 |
| 27 |  FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9-16 | -7 | 7 |
| 28 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6-14 | -8 | 7 |
| 29 |  Feyenoord | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11-15 | -4 | 6 |
| 30 |  FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9-13 | -4 | 6 |
| 31 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10-15 | -5 | 6 |
| 32 |  Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5-14 | -9 | 4 |
| 33 |  Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7-15 | -8 | 3 |
| 34 |  Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5-15 | -10 | 1 |
| 35 |  Malmo FF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4-15 | -11 | 1 |
| 36 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2-22 | -20 | 1 |
