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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 1st Leg

Premier League
Nottm Forest
NFO
1-0
Final
Aston Villa
AVL
1st Leg
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'AVL
50%Possession50%
11Shots10
5On target4
5Corners7
4Saves4
7Fouls11
78'Youri TielemansAVL
Team1H2HT
NFO011
AVL000

Who won: Nottm Forest 1-0

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 in 1st Leg on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at The City Ground. Goals for Nottm Forest: Chris Wood (71' pen).

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Aston Villa 0.
  3. 90'+5'

    Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).

  4. 90'+5'

    Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+5'

    Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

  6. 90'+4'

    Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+4'

    Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).

  8. 90'+2'

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zach Abbott.

  9. 90'+2'

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Neco Williams.

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'
    Sub

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Igor Jesus.

  12. 90'

    Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers following a fast break.

  13. 89'

    Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a cross.

  14. 84'

    Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).

  15. 84'

    Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  16. 83'

    Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

  17. 80'

    Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).

  18. 80'

    Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  19. 79'
    Sub

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía.

  20. 79'
    Sub

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.

  21. 78'
    Sub

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Lucas Digne.

  22. 78'

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  23. 78'

    Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 78'

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

  25. 77'

    Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

Leaders

NFOAVL
Total Shots
Omari Hutchinson
3
Morgan Rogers
4
Accurate Passes
Elliot Anderson
63
Ezri Konsa
53
Saves
Stefan Ortega
4
Emiliano Martínez
4

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