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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, 2nd Leg Aston Villa advance 4-1 on aggregate

FA Cup
Aston Villa
AVL
4-0
Final
Nottm Forest
NFO
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 4-1 on aggregate
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNFO
51%Possession49%
18Shots7
10On target2
6Corners3
2Saves6
13Fouls12
18'MoratoNFO45'+3'Jair CunhaNFO
Team1H2HT
AVL134
NFO000

Who won: Aston Villa 4-0

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 in 2nd Leg Aston Villa advance 4-1 on aggregate on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (36'), Emiliano Buendía (58' pen) and John McGinn (77', 80').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Ollie WatkinsF
  2. 28.3John McGinnAM-R
  3. 38.2Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  4. 47.7Emiliano MartínezG
  5. 57.1Pau TorresCD-L
  6. 67.0Morgan RogersAM
  7. 76.8Ezri KonsaCD-R
  8. 86.7Matty CashRB
  9. 96.6Lucas DigneLB
  10. 106.3Victor LindelöfRM
  11. 116.2Youri TielemansLM
  12. 126.1Dilane BakwaSUB

Team stats

AVLNFO
13Fouls12
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
6Corner Kicks3
2Saves6
50.9Possession49.1
18SHOTS7
10ON GOAL2
0.6On Target %0.3
2Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
317Accurate Passes299
381Passes362
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses2
12Crosses15
0.2Cross %0.1
36Long Balls52
14Accurate Long Balls23
0.4Long Balls %0.4
5Blocked Shots1
5Effective Tackles8
7Tackles14
0.7Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions17
13Effective Clearances15
13Clearances15

Player of the game

Ollie Watkins

AVL · 1 G, 1 A

8.3

Deserved to win

76%
AVL · 0.93 xG
23%
Draw
1%
NFO · 0.07 xG

Aston Villa created better chances: they win this game 76% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Nottingham Forest 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Nottingham Forest 0.
  3. 90'+4'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner.

    L. Lucca

  4. 90'+4'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

  5. 90'+4'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Jesus.

    R. Yates

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

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

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

  8. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.

    R. Yates

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Torres

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Pau Torres.

    D. Luiz

  11. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McGinn

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.

    L. Bailey

  12. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Rogers

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Morgan Rogers.

    T. Mings

  13. 89'

    Offside

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Lorenzo Lucca is caught offside.

  14. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Hutchinson

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jimmy Sinclair replaces Omari Hutchinson.

    J. Sinclair

  15. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Cunha

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Murillo replaces Jair Cunha.

    Murillo

  16. 87'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  17. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

  18. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  19. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Buendía

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Emiliano Buendía.

    J. Sancho

  20. 85'

    Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

  21. 84'

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.

  22. 83'

    Free kick won

    Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  23. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

  24. GOAL80'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    J. McGinn · ast M. Rogers

    Goal! Aston Villa 4, Nottingham Forest 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

    AVL 4 - 0 NFO
  25. 79'

    Free kick won

    Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Leaders

AVLNFO
Total Shots
Emiliano Buendía
5
Ryan Yates
2
Accurate Passes
Ezri Konsa
58
Elliot Anderson
51
Saves
Emiliano Martínez
2
Stefan Ortega
6

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1