Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4–0 in the UEFA Europa League.

DimaScore · published 7 May 2026

Aston Villa cruised past Nottingham Forest 4–0 in the UEFA Europa League. Aston Villa: O. Watkins (36'), E. Buendía (58' pen), J. McGinn (77'), J. McGinn (80'). Aston Villa kept a clean sheet.

UEFA Europa League · Semi-finals

O. Watkins 36'E. Buendía 58' (P)J. McGinn 77'J. McGinn 80'

4 – 0

FT

(HT 1-0)

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

Vitor Pereira·4-4-1-1

Substitutes

40M. BizotGK
64J. WrightGK
5T. MingsDEF
31L. BaileyFWD
21Douglas LuizMID
22I. MaatsenDEF
9H. ElliottMID
26L. BogardeMID
18T. AbrahamFWD
19J. SanchoFWD
16A. GarciaDEF

26M. SelsGK
67K. WillowsGK
6I. SangareMID
22R. YatesMID
10M. Gibbs-WhiteMID
29D. BakwaFWD
5MurilloDEF
20L. LuccaFWD
14D. NdoyeFWD
65J. HanksDEF
51A. WhitehallMID
61J. SinclairMID

Events

18'

Morato

O. Watkins (E. Buendía)

36'

HT

45+3'

Jair

46'

J. McAtee Out: R. Yates

VAR — Penalty confirmed

56'

E. Buendía (pen.) (—)

58'

71'

Morato Out: D. Bakwa

71'

C. Wood Out: L. Lucca

V. Lindelöf Out: L. Bogarde

74'

J. McGinn (O. Watkins)

77'

J. McGinn (M. Rogers)

80'

E. Buendía Out: J. Sancho

86'

88'

Jair Out: Murillo

88'

O. Hutchinson Out: J. Sinclair

M. Rogers Out: T. Mings

90'

J. McGinn Out: L. Bailey

90'

Pau Torres Out: Douglas Luiz

90'

Statistics

13Fouls12

1Offsides2

83%Passes %83%

18Total Shots7

6Corner Kicks3

381Total passes362

0Yellow Cards2

5Blocked Shots1

10Shots on Goal2

3Shots off Goal4

2.74expected_goals0.79

51%Ball Possession49%

317Passes accurate299

12Shots insidebox4

0.48goals_prevented0.48

2Goalkeeper Saves6

6Shots outsidebox3

Ratings

Aston Villa

E. Buendía

MID86'

9.5

J. McGinn(C)

MID89'

8.6

Pau Torres

DEF89'

7.3

M. Cash

DEF90'

7.3

M. Rogers

MID89'

7.3

E. Konsa

DEF90'

7.2

O. Watkins

FWD90'

7.2

E. Martínez

GK90'

7.2

Y. Tielemans

MID90'

6.9

L. Digne

DEF90'

6.6

Nottingham Forest

D. Bakwa

FWD19'

6.9

E. Anderson

MID90'

6.9

L. Lucca

FWD19'

6.7

J. McAtee

MID45'

6.7

C. Wood(C)

FWD71'

6.6

S. Ortega

GK90'

6.5

R. Yates

MID45'

6.5

Igor Jesus

FWD90'

6.3

N. Milenković

DEF90'

6.2

N. Williams

DEF90'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 6 meetings, Aston Villa lead 2–3 (1 draws) against Nottingham Forest.

12 Sept 2026Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest

30 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 0–1 Aston Villa

12 Apr 2026Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa

3 Jan 2026Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest

5 Apr 2025Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?: Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : O. Watkins (36'), E. Buendía (58' pen), J. McGinn (77'), J. McGinn (80')

Match Info

Competition

UEFA Europa League

Date

Kick-off

Referee

Glenn Nyberg, Sweden

Round

Semi-finals

Standings — top 5

1Aston Villa39

2SC Freiburg29

3SC Braga27

4Nottingham Forest27

5Bologna25

Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest: recap, goals & stats