
"The Villains" Aston Villa crushed Nottingham Forest at home, overturning the situation to successfully advance to the Europa League final.
In the 2025-26 Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday night, 7 May 2026 GMT+7, "The Villains" Aston Villa hosted "The Tricky Trees" Nottingham Forest at Villa Park. In the first leg, Villa had lost 0-1.
The result was Aston Villa thrashing Nottingham Forest 4-0. On aggregate, Villa won 4-1, advancing to the final to face Freiburg.
Goalscorers
1-0 Ollie Watkins, 36th minute
2-0 Emiliano Buendía (penalty), 57th minute
3-0 John McGinn, 77th minute
4-0 John McGinn, 80th minute