UEFA Europa League 25/26, Semifinals · 7 May 2026

Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Aston Villa favourites at 49%.

Aston Villa won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Emiliano Buendía, 84.7 in 86′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Emiliano Buendía Midfielder	86	1	1	0.99	84.7
Ollie Watkins Forward	90	1	1	0.95	60.4
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.0
Morgan Rogers Midfielder	89	0	1	0.04	52.7
John McGinn Midfielder	89	2	0	0.29	52.5
Ezri Konsa Defender	90	0	0	–	51.3
Pau Torres Defender	89	0	0	0.30	50.1
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder	16	0	0	–	49.8
Youri Tielemans Midfielder	90	0	0	0.14	49.4
Matty Cash Defender	90	0	0	0.02	48.7
Victor Lindelöf Defender	74	0	0	–	44.3
Jadon Sancho Midfielder	9	0	0	–	43.0
Tyrone Mings Defender	1	0	0	–	42.1
Lucas Digne Defender	90	0	0	–	39.6
Douglas Luiz Midfielder	1	0	0	–	36.0
Leon Bailey Forward	1	0	0	–	6.6

Player	Min	xG	Score
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder	90	0.02	62.0
Nikola Milenković Defender	90	–	55.2
Elliot Anderson Midfielder	90	–	54.2
Neco Williams Defender	90	–	53.7
Jimmy Sinclair Midfielder	2	–	52.9
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder	19	–	52.3
Ryan Yates Midfielder	45	0.16	51.1
Chris Wood Forward	71	0.49	50.2
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder	88	0.05	47.9
Lorenzo Lucca Forward	19	0.05	47.1
James McAtee Midfielder	45	–	47.0
Igor Jesus Forward	90	0.02	44.8
Morato Defender	71	–	44.3
Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper	90	–	43.9
Jair Defender	88	–	38.6
Murillo Defender	2	–	26.4