Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Europa League semi-final score, commentary & updates
Aston Vila are unbeaten in every of their final 10 conferences with Nottingham Forest at Villa Park throughout all competitions (W7 D3), since a 2-0 loss within the Premier League in October 1994 underneath Ron Atkinson.
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in every of their three European video games towards fellow English opposition, retaining a clear sheet every time (W2 D1) – their solely earlier away match was at Anfield versus Liverpool within the 1978-79 European Cup first spherical, drawing 0-0.
Aston Villa have gained every of their final 9 residence video games in main European competitors, since a 0-0 draw with Juventus in final season’s UEFA Champions League; the Villans have additionally scored in 31 of their final 32 matches at Villa Park in such competitions, with that goalless drawing the only exception.
Nottingham Forest want to attain a 3rd main European closing after, the 1978-79 and 1979-80 European Cups – the Tricky Trees have solely been eradicated from considered one of their final 13 knockout stage ties when successful the primary leg, with that the 1983-84 UEFA Cup semi-final towards Anderlecht.
Aston Villa are aiming to achieve a second main European closing, after the 1981-82 European Cup; the final staff to overturn a primary leg deficit in a significant European tie towards an opponent from the identical nation as they have been Atlético de Madrid vs Barcelona within the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (1-2 away 1st leg, 2-0 residence 2nd leg).
No staff have recorded extra clear sheets within the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League than each Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest (7), each retaining a joint-high three within the knockout phases; the Tricky Trees restricted the Villans to an xG of 0.8 within the first leg, their second lowest tally in a knockout stage recreation this time period (0.5 away to Lille).
Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery has solely eleven earlier than dropping each legs of a knockout stage tie within the UEFA Cup/Europa League, with Valencia towards Atlético de Madrid within the 2011-12 semi-finals. In reality, that was the final two-legged tie the Spaniard was eradicated from on this competitors, progressing from 22 in a row since.
In the primary leg of this tie, Nottingham Forest’s Omari Hutchinson recorded probably the most dribbles (10), created probably the most probabilities (4) and had the joint-second most photographs (3) – he was the primary participant to put up every of these figures in a UEFA Europa League recreation since Athletic Club’s Nico Williams vs Roma in final season’s spherical of 16.
Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers has been immediately concerned in 5 objectives in six residence appearances on this season’s UEFA Europa League (2 objectives, 3 assists), whereas he has additionally scored (1) or assisted (1) in his final two outings at Villa Park towards Nottingham Forest in all competitions.
Nottingham Forest’s Igor Jesus has been immediately concerned in probably the most away objectives on this season’s UEFA Europa League (5 – 4 objectives, 1 help) – he has additionally had probably the most photographs (34), photographs on track (16) and posted the very best xG determine (6.7) within the competitors general this time period.