Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — UEFA Europa League, Semi-finals (7 May 2026)
UEFA Europa League Semi-finals 
Villa Park
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
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Aston Villa Prince William celebration caps Forest semi-final win
Prince William joined Aston Villa's dressing-room celebrations after John McGinn's double sealed a 4-0 semi-final win and final place.
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Aston Villa dismantle Nottingham Forest as Buendía and McGinn send them through
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest ended 4-0 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate, with Emiliano Buendía and John McGinn driving Villa into the final.
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: second leg preview
Nottingham Forest lead Aston Villa 1-0 into the Europa League semi-final second leg, with Villa on three straight defeats and Forest unbeaten in five.
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Morgan Gibbs-White fitness watch grows before Villa Park
Morgan Gibbs-White has a deep cut after a head collision, and Nottingham Forest hope he can face Aston Villa in Thursday's semi-final second leg.
Lineups & ratings
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1 Coach Unai Emery
3 ↓74'
12
10 ↓86'
27 ↓90'
7 ↓90'
2
4
11
23
14 ↓90'
- 26 Lamare Bogarde for V. Lindelof
- 19 Jadon Sancho for E. Buendia
- 5 Tyrone Mings for P. Torres
- 21 Douglas Luiz for M. Rogers
- 31 Leon Bailey for J. McGinn
- 9
- 16
- 18
- 22
- 40
- 64
Nottingham Forest
4-4-1-1 Coach Vitor Pereira
31
16
19
11 ↓71'
27
4 ↓71'
3
8
24 ↓46'
21 ↓88'
23 ↓88'
- 22 Ryan Yates for J. McAtee
- 20 Lorenzo Lucca for C. Wood
- 29 Dilane Bakwa for Morato
- 5 Murillo for Cunha
- 61 Jimmy Sinclair for O. Hutchinson
- 6
- 10
- 14
- 26
- 51
- 65
- 67
Bench · Aston Villa
- 26 Lamare Bogarde for V. Lindelof
- 19 Jadon Sancho for E. Buendia
- 5 Tyrone Mings for P. Torres
- 21 Douglas Luiz for M. Rogers
- 31 Leon Bailey for J. McGinn
- 9
- 16
- 18
- 22
- 40
- 64
Bench · Nottingham Forest
- 22 Ryan Yates for J. McAtee
- 20 Lorenzo Lucca for C. Wood
- 29 Dilane Bakwa for Morato
- 5 Murillo for Cunha
- 61 Jimmy Sinclair for O. Hutchinson
- 6
- 10
- 14
- 26
- 51
- 65
- 67