Villa's first chance of the game falls for Pau Torres after a cross from Matty Cash as it falls for the Spanish defender who's header is tipped over the bar by Stefan Ortega.
Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, Europa League: Action Underway In Midlands Derby
Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-final 2nd Leg: Follow the play-by-play updates from the AVFC vs NCFC semi-final second leg match at Villa Park, right here
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Aston Villa will host Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on Thursday 7 May in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final, with kick-off at 12:30am IST. In the first-leg, a moment of madness from Lucas Digne which saw him flinging his arm up as he duelled with Omari Hutchinson for a ball at the byline, proved crucial as Forest were awarded a penalty for handball. After a long VAR check, the penalty stood and Chris Wood kept his cool to smash home a glorious spot-kick, and Forest maintained their 1-0 advantage despite a late Villa barrage. Follow the play-by-play updates from the AVFC vs NCFC semi-final second leg match at Villa Park, right here
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Midlands Derby as Villa get underway at Villa Park.
Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest 1'
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We are minutes away from kick-off at the boisterous Villa Park with the home fans in full voice, supporting and backing their team.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-Final: Aston Villa Boss Unai Emery Comments
"I am excited, 100%. I am so motivated. When I arrived here three and a half years ago, it was a dream to be playing a semi-final in the Europa League.
"I'm going to enjoy it. In fact, I'm enjoying it now. I would prefer to be here right now [talking to the media] than at home.
"To reach a semi-final is a huge achievement. To win a trophy is very difficult. It's not a defeat if we don't win a trophy. The objective is to always keep improving and make sure we have these opportunities in the present and in the future. We have the opportunity right now, but only one team is going to win. This is football."
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-Final: Visitors' Starting XI
Nottingham Forest XI: Ortega, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, McAtee, Jesus, Wood.
Substitutes: Sels, Willows, Murillo, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Lucca, Yates, Bakwa, Whitehall, Sinclair, Hanks
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-Final: Emery Names His Starting XI
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Tielemans, Lindelof, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Watkins
Substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Garcia, Luiz, Bailey, Elliott, Sancho, Abraham
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Forest are looking to reach their third major European final after, the 1978-79 and 1979-80 European Cups. The Premier League side have been knocked out from one of their last 13 knockout stage ties.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-Final: Villa's Fortress
Aston Villa have won each of their last nine home games in major European competition, since a 0-0 draw with Juventus in last season’s Champions League.
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Semi-Final: Match Details
Location: Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Date: Friday, May 8
Kick-off Time: 12:30 AM IST.
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