Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa↑

Coach: Unai Emery

07/05/2026 19:00 UTC Villa Park

HT: 1–0

Nottingham Forest

Coach: Vitor Pereira

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

1 0

First Leg Apr 30

Aggregate 4 - 1

4 0

Second Leg May 7

Stadium

Villa Park

Birmingham, England

Capacity: 42824 Surface: grass Address: Trinity Road

Score Summary

Aston Villa

4 0

FT HT 1–0

Nottingham Forest

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

Elo & xPi Evolution

Top Performers

Top Rated

Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa

9.5

9.5 rating · 86 min

Most Clinical

John McGinn

Aston Villa

8.6

2 goals

Best Creator

Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa

9.5

4 key passes · 1 assists

Defensive Leader

Nikola Milenković

Nottingham Forest

6.2

3 tackles · 4 interceptions

Match Momentum

83% Momentum 17%

Key Stats Snapshot

51 Possession 49

18 Shots 7

10 On Target 2

Form Context

Smart Insight

Aston Villa controlled momentum for most phases of play.
Aston Villa generated the clearer shot volume edge.

Prediction (catboost)

Home Win 34.2%

Draw 23.0%

Away Win 42.8%

Qualification %

Aston Villa 100.0%

Nottingham Forest 0.0%

Based on 5000 simulations