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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Live Score, UEFA Europa League 2025-26: Follow the play-by-play updates from the NFO vs AVL semi-final first leg match at the City Ground on April 30, 2026
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Welcome to our live coverage of the UEFA Europa League 2025-26 semi-final first leg between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at the City Ground on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Nottingham Forest are in good form of late, with a 5-0 win over Sunderland, which has taken them five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. The Tricky Trees beat Portuguese giants Porto 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to reach their first European semi-final since 1984. Aston Villa, meanwhile, are one of the favourites to lift the trophy and have thrashed Bologna 7-1 on aggregate. However, the Villans lost 1-0 to Fulham in their last league outing. Follow the play-by-play updates from the Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match right here.
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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Head-to-Head
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa (2026)
Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest (2026)
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest (2025)
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (2024)
Aston Villa 4-2 Nottingham Forest (2024)
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Tonight's Venue
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Aston Villa Playing XI
Starting XI: Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn (c), Emiliano Buendia, Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins.
Bench: Marco Bizot (gk), James Wright (gk), Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Andres Garcia, Ian Maatsen, Harvey Elliott, Jadon Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Bailey, Tammy Abraham.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Nottingham Forest Playing XI
Starting XI: Stefan Ortega; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Neco Williams; Omaro Hutchinson, Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White (c); Chris Wood, Igor Jesus.
Bench: Matz Sels (gk), Keehan Willows (gk), Zach Abbott, Justin Hanks, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa, Archie Whitehall, Jimmy Sinclair, Lorenzo Lucca, Zyan Blake.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Previous Semi-Finalists
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Live Streaming Details
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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Match Details
Fixture: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Series: UEFA Europa League 2025-26
Venue: The City Ground
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time: 12:30 AM IST (May 1)
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE Score: Welcome!
Hello, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Nottingham Forest’s semi-final first leg tie against Aston Villa. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.
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