PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 30/04) | OneFootball

PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 30/04) | OneFootball

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·28 April 2026

PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: team news, lineups, predictions (Europa League 30/04)

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Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa clash this Thursday at the City Ground for a match of the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports 1.

In their last game, Nottingham Forest won 0-5 against Sunderland (Premier League 2025/26). In their last encounter, Aston Villa were beaten 1-0 by Fulham (Premier League 2025/26).


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The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Nottingham Forest

  • Willy Boly - Knee Injury
  • Callum Hudson-Odoi - Injury
  • Murillo - Injury
  • John Victor - Knee Surgery
  • Nicolò Savona - Knee Injury

Aston Villa

  1. Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury

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MANAGERS

  • Vítor Pereira has faced Unai Emery on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
  • Unai Emery has faced Nottingham Forest on eight occasions, recording five wins, one draw and two defeats
  • Vítor Pereira has faced Aston Villa on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

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HEAD TO HEAD

  1. Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have already faced each other 136 times, with Aston Villa holding the advantage: 64 wins, compared with Nottingham Forest?s 40 wins.
  2. At the City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the advantage in head-to-heads against Aston Villa: 28 wins in 69 matches. Aston Villa have 22 wins.
  3. In the Europa League, the two teams meet for the first time
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