Updated 30 April 2026, after full time.
Forest 1-0 Villa in the Europa League at The City Ground, Nottingham on 30 April 2026. Scorers: Chris Wood for Forest. In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 2, Villa 3, with 1 draw.
Forest 1-0 Villa was the final score in the Europa League on Thursday 30 April 2026 at The City Ground. Scorers: Chris Wood for Forest. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Forest vs Villa was played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Thursday 30 April 2026, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. It finished Forest 1-0 Villa in the Europa League, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Forest have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 8, with results reading L L D L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Man City in the Premier League on 7 November.
Villa have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 12, with results reading W L D L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 4-4 draw away to Man Utd in the Premier League on 8 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 2, Villa have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Forest scoring 7 goals to Villa's 12. The most recent was Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 16 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.6 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Nicolas Jackson leads Villa with 8 goals across their last 10 games, 0.8 a game, the most of any Villa player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Villa player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
João Pedro Silva Pinheiro refereed Forest vs Villa, averaging 20.5 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 1-2 |
| 7 May 2026 | Europa League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 4-0 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa | 1-1 |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 3-1 |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 |
| 14 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa | 2-1 |
| Stat | Forest | Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 7 |
| Fouls | 7 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | 17 | 15 |
| Passes | 389 | 379 |
Forest: C. Wood (penalty) 71'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 10 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.3 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 15 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.8 | 3 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.6 | 2 of 20 |
| Passes | 377.7 | 17 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.5 | 11 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 7 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.3 | 18 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 12 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Passes | 402.3 | 13 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.4 | 18 of 20 |