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UEFA Europa League · Thu 30 Apr 2026 · The City Ground

Nottingham Forest
1–0 Full time
Aston Villa
  • Chris Wood 71' (pen)

    The story

    Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0 at The City Ground in the UEFA Europa League, matchday 1.

    The goal came from Chris Wood (71', pen).

    It was 0-0 at half-time.

    Nottingham Forest had 50% of the ball and 11 shots to Aston Villa's 10.

    Written from the match data (Statorium).

    Match stats

    Nottingham Forest Aston Villa

    50%Possession50%
    11Shots10
    5On target4
    5Corners7
    7Fouls11
    2Offsides0
    0Yellow cards1
    0Red cards0

    Statorium.

    Key moments

    1. 71' Chris Wood Penalty · Nottingham Forest 1-0

    Line-ups

    Nottingham Forest

    1. Stefan OrtegaGoalkeeper
    2. Nikola MilenkovicDefender
    3. Ola Ainaoff 75'Defender
    4. Neco WilliamsDefender
    5. MoratoDefender
    6. Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMidfielder
    7. Nicolás DomínguezMidfielder
    8. Elliot AndersonMidfielder
    9. Omari HutchinsonMidfielder
    10. Igor Jesusoff 90'Forward
    11. Chris WoodForward

    Subs used: Zach Abbott (75'), Ryan Yates (90')

    Aston Villa

    1. Emiliano MartínezGoalkeeper
    2. Pau TorresDefender
    3. Matty CashDefender
    4. Ezri KonsaDefender
    5. Lucas Digneoff 78'Defender
    6. Youri TielemansMidfielder
    7. John McGinnoff 79'Midfielder
    8. Amadou Onanaoff 55'Midfielder
    9. Emiliano Buendíaoff 79'Forward
    10. Morgan RogersForward
    11. Ollie WatkinsForward

    Subs used: Lamare Bogarde (55'), Douglas Luiz (78'), Ian Maatsen (79'), Jadon Sancho (79')

    Full timeline

    Every goal and card (2)
    1. 71' ⚽ Chris Wood (pen)
    2. 78' 🟨 Youri Tielemans

    Head to head

    2Nottingham Forest wins1Draws3Aston Villa wins

    Last 6 meetings

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