Nottingham Forest @ Aston Villa on May 7, 2026
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Semi-Finals
AST win on aggregate 4-1
Timeline
AST
NF
18'
Morato
O. Watkins
E. Buendía
AST 1 - 0 NF
45' + 4'
Jair Cunha
Halftime
46'
J. McAtee
R. Yates
J. McAtee
E. Buendía
AST 2 - 0 NF
71'
Morato
D. Bakwa
Morato
71'
C. Wood
L. Lucca
C. Wood
L. Bogarde
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
J. McGinn
O. Watkins
AST 3 - 0 NF
J. McGinn
M. Rogers
AST 4 - 0 NF
J. Sancho
E. Buendía
88'
Jair Cunha
Murillo
Jair Cunha
88'
O. Hutchinson
J. Sinclair
O. Hutchinson
T. Mings
M. Rogers
L. Bailey
J. McGinn
D. Luiz
P. Torres
Lineup - Aston Villa
DL. Digne
MY. Tielemans
FO. Watkins
GE. Martinez
DV. Nilsson-Lindelöf
ME. Buendía
DE. Konsa
DM. Cash
MJ. McGinn
DP. Torres
FM. Rogers
Substitutions
DT. Mings
FT. Abraham
GM. Bizot
FL. Bailey
FJ. Sancho
MD. Luiz
MH. Elliott
DI. Maatsen
ML. Bogarde
DA. García
GJ. Wright
Lineup - Nottingham Forest
FC. Wood
GS. Ortega
DN. Milenkovic
MN. Domínguez
DMorato
DN. Williams
ME. Anderson
FO. Hutchinson
MJ. McAtee
FIgor Jesus
DJair Cunha
Substitutions
GM. Sels
MI. Sangaré
MR. Yates
MM. Gibbs-White
FL. Lucca
FD. Ndoye
FD. Bakwa
GK. Willows
DMurillo
MA. Whitehall
MJ. Sinclair
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 8 | 7-0-1 | 21 | 8 | |
 Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4-2-2 | 14 | 8 |
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Semi-Finals
AST win on aggregate 4-1
Table
| GP | W-D-L | P | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 8 | 7-0-1 | 21 | 8 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4-2-2 | 14 | 8 |
Timeline
AST
NF
18'
Morato
O. Watkins
E. Buendía
AST 1 - 0 NF
45' + 4'
Jair Cunha
Halftime
46'
J. McAtee
R. Yates
J. McAtee
E. Buendía
AST 2 - 0 NF
71'
Morato
D. Bakwa
Morato
71'
C. Wood
L. Lucca
C. Wood
L. Bogarde
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
J. McGinn
O. Watkins
AST 3 - 0 NF
J. McGinn
M. Rogers
AST 4 - 0 NF
J. Sancho
E. Buendía
88'
Jair Cunha
Murillo
Jair Cunha
88'
O. Hutchinson
J. Sinclair
O. Hutchinson
T. Mings
M. Rogers
L. Bailey
J. McGinn
D. Luiz
P. Torres
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
ME. Buendía
DE. Konsa
DM. Cash
MJ. McGinn
DP. Torres
FM. Rogers
Substitutions
DT. Mings
FT. Abraham
GM. Bizot
FL. Bailey
FJ. Sancho
MD. Luiz
MH. Elliott
DI. Maatsen
ML. Bogarde
DA. García
GJ. Wright
Lineup - Nottingham Forest
FC. Wood
GS. Ortega
DN. Milenkovic
MN. Domínguez
DMorato
DN. Williams
ME. Anderson
FO. Hutchinson
MJ. McAtee
FIgor Jesus
DJair Cunha
Substitutions
GM. Sels
MI. Sangaré
MR. Yates
MM. Gibbs-White
FL. Lucca
FD. Ndoye
FD. Bakwa
GK. Willows
DMurillo
MA. Whitehall
MJ. Sinclair
DJ. Hanks
Game Details
- Villa Park
- Stadium
- Location
- Birmingham
- Closing Odds
- AST 1.71
- Attendance
- 43,028
- Referee
- Glenn Nyberg
- VAR
- Jérôme Brisard
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