Nottingham Forest @ Aston Villa on May 7, 2026

Final

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Semi-Finals

AST win on aggregate 4-1

Aston Villa

7-0-1, 2nd UEL

4

Nottingham Forest

4-2-2, 13th UEL

0

Timeline

AST

NF

18'

Morato

O. Watkins

E. Buendía

36'

AST 1 - 0 NF

45' + 4'

Jair Cunha

Halftime

46'

R. Yates

J. McAtee

E. Buendía

58'

AST 2 - 0 NF

71'

D. Bakwa

Morato

71'

L. Lucca

C. Wood

L. Bogarde

V. Nilsson-Lindelöf

74'

J. McGinn

O. Watkins

77'

AST 3 - 0 NF

J. McGinn

M. Rogers

80'

AST 4 - 0 NF

J. Sancho

E. Buendía

86'

88'

Murillo

Jair Cunha

88'

J. Sinclair

O. Hutchinson

T. Mings

M. Rogers

90' + 1'

L. Bailey

J. McGinn

90' + 1'

D. Luiz

P. Torres

90' + 1'

Lineup - Aston Villa

DL. Digne

MY. Tielemans

FO. Watkins

GE. Martinez

DV. Nilsson-Lindelöf

74'

ME. Buendía

86'

DE. Konsa

DM. Cash

MJ. McGinn

90'

DP. Torres

90'

FM. Rogers

90'

Substitutions

DT. Mings

90'

FT. Abraham

GM. Bizot

FL. Bailey

90'

FJ. Sancho

86'

MD. Luiz

90'

MH. Elliott

DI. Maatsen

ML. Bogarde

74'

DA. García

GJ. Wright

Lineup - Nottingham Forest

FC. Wood

71'

GS. Ortega

DN. Milenkovic

MN. Domínguez

DMorato

71'

DN. Williams

ME. Anderson

FO. Hutchinson

88'

MJ. McAtee

46'

FIgor Jesus

DJair Cunha

88'

Substitutions

GM. Sels

MI. Sangaré

MR. Yates

46'

MM. Gibbs-White

FL. Lucca

71'

FD. Ndoye

FD. Bakwa

71'

GK. Willows

DMurillo

88'

MA. Whitehall

MJ. Sinclair

88'

DJ. Hanks

Team Comparison

AST

NF

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-4-1-1

51

Possession

49

10

Shots (on goal)

2

6

Corner Kicks

3

7

Crosses

12

13

Fouls

12

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

1

Offsides

2

3

Assists

0

Game Details

Villa Park

Stadium

Location

Birmingham

Closing Odds

AST 1.71

Attendance

43,028

Referee

Glenn Nyberg

VAR

Jérôme Brisard

Top Performers

Emiliano Martinez

(Goalkeeper)

-

G

-

A

-

SH

-

SOG

0

PKG

Ollie Watkins

(Forward)

1

G

1

A

4

SH

3

SOG

0

PKG

Emiliano Buendía

(Midfielder)

1

G

1

A

4

KEY

1

CRS

0

COR

Table

		GP	W-D-L	P	GD
2	Aston Villa	8	7-0-1	21	8
13	Nottingham Forest	8	4-2-2	14	8

Final

Paramount+

Semi-Finals

AST win on aggregate 4-1

Aston Villa

7-0-1, 2nd UEL

4

Nottingham Forest

4-2-2, 13th UEL

0

Table

		GP	W-D-L	P	GD
2	Aston Villa	8	7-0-1	21	8
13	Nottingham Forest	8	4-2-2	14	8

Timeline

AST

NF

18'

Morato

O. Watkins

E. Buendía

36'

AST 1 - 0 NF

45' + 4'

Jair Cunha

Halftime

46'

R. Yates

J. McAtee

E. Buendía

58'

AST 2 - 0 NF

71'

D. Bakwa

Morato

71'

L. Lucca

C. Wood

L. Bogarde

V. Nilsson-Lindelöf

74'

J. McGinn

O. Watkins

77'

AST 3 - 0 NF

J. McGinn

M. Rogers

80'

AST 4 - 0 NF

J. Sancho

E. Buendía

86'

88'

Murillo

Jair Cunha

88'

J. Sinclair

O. Hutchinson

T. Mings

M. Rogers

90' + 1'

L. Bailey

J. McGinn

90' + 1'

D. Luiz

P. Torres

90' + 1'

Top Performers

Emiliano Martinez

(Goalkeeper)

-

G

-

A

-

SH

-

SOG

0

PKG

Ollie Watkins

(Forward)

1

G

1

A

4

SH

3

SOG

0

PKG

Emiliano Buendía

(Midfielder)

1

G

1

A

4

KEY

1

CRS

0

COR

Team Comparison

AST

NF

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-4-1-1

51

Possession

49

10

Shots (on goal)

2

6

Corner Kicks

3

7

Crosses

12

13

Fouls

12

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

1

Offsides

2

3

Assists

0

Lineup - Aston Villa

DL. Digne

MY. Tielemans

FO. Watkins

GE. Martinez

DV. Nilsson-Lindelöf

74'

ME. Buendía

86'

DE. Konsa

DM. Cash

MJ. McGinn

90'

DP. Torres

90'

FM. Rogers

90'

Substitutions

DT. Mings

90'

FT. Abraham

GM. Bizot

FL. Bailey

90'

FJ. Sancho

86'

MD. Luiz

90'

MH. Elliott

DI. Maatsen

ML. Bogarde

74'

DA. García

GJ. Wright

Lineup - Nottingham Forest

FC. Wood

71'

GS. Ortega

DN. Milenkovic

MN. Domínguez

DMorato

71'

DN. Williams

ME. Anderson

FO. Hutchinson

88'

MJ. McAtee

46'

FIgor Jesus

DJair Cunha

88'

Substitutions

GM. Sels

MI. Sangaré

MR. Yates

46'

MM. Gibbs-White

FL. Lucca

71'

FD. Ndoye

FD. Bakwa

71'

GK. Willows

DMurillo

88'

MA. Whitehall

MJ. Sinclair

88'

DJ. Hanks

Game Details

Villa Park

Stadium

Location

Birmingham

Closing Odds

AST 1.71

Attendance

43,028

Referee

Glenn Nyberg

VAR

Jérôme Brisard

Nottingham Forest

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Big performance, @elljanderson 🌟

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Nottingham Forest

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Geordie Maradona! 🪄 Your Player of the Match against Newc...

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Nottingham Forest

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Thank you for your support this afternoon, Reds! ❤️

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Nottingham Forest

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Ends level at the City Ground. ⏹️

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Nottingham Forest

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A goal that means so much to Elliot. ❤️

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Nottingham Forest

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Double switch. 🔁

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Nottingham Forest

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Looking for a leveller in the last 10. 🔍

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Nottingham Forest

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Woody comes on to make a century of appearances in the Garib...

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Nottingham Forest

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A switch up top. 🔁

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Nottingham Forest

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A change on the right-hand side. 🔁

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Nottingham Forest

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Captain captured. 📸

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Nottingham Forest

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Yatesy on at HT. 🔁

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Nottingham Forest

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Goalless at the break. ⏸️

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Nottingham Forest

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Closing in on the interval. ⏱️

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Before the game, the City Ground held a minute’s applause in...

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