§ Europa League · 2025-26 · Semi-finals

Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest

  • Watkins 36'
  • Buendía 58' (pen.)
  • McGinn 77'
  • McGinn 80'

7 May 2026

The match in data

A 4–0 win for Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest on 7 May 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Semi-finals).

Player of the match: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), rated 65, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 4 key passes. Buendía produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Nottingham Forest, the highest-rated player was James McAtee, with 61.

John McGinn scored twice.

65
Player of the match

Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa · 86'

Produced 1.35× and cost 0.38× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 4 key passes 3.3×
  • 2 completed dribbles 1.9×
Took away
  • 1 failed dribble 0.7×
  • 1 ball lost 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Emiliano Buendía ★ Forward 86 65
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 63
Ollie Watkins Forward 90 59
Pau Torres Defender 90 59
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 56
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper 90 55
Matty Cash Defender 90 54
Victor Lindelöf Defender 74 50
Youri Tielemans Midfielder 90 44
John McGinn Midfielder 90 36
Lucas Digne Defender 90 36
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder 16 no rating
Jadon Sancho Forward 4 no rating
Douglas Luiz Midfielder 1 no rating
Leon Bailey Forward 1 no rating
Tyrone Mings Defender 1 no rating
Nottingham Forest
PlayerPositionMinRating
James McAtee Midfielder 46 61
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder 90 59
Ryan Yates Midfielder 44 55
Elliot Anderson Midfielder 90 52
Igor Jesus Forward 90 47
Nikola Milenković Defender 90 46
Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper 90 45
Neco Williams Defender 90 44
Jair Cunha Defender 88 43
Chris Wood Forward 71 42
Morato Defender 71 28
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder 88 27
Dilane Bakwa Forward 19 no rating
Lorenzo Lucca Forward 19 no rating
Jimmy Sinclair Midfielder 2 no rating
Murillo Defender 2 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aston Villa player won the most duels?

Emiliano Buendía, with 8 duels won. Next: Youri Tielemans 6, Pau Torres 6.

Emiliano Buendía led Aston Villa in individual battles during their 4–0 win against Nottingham Forest with 8 duels won. Youri Tielemans and Pau Torres followed with 6 each.

Which Nottingham Forest player won the most aerial duels?

Chris Wood, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Igor Jesus 3, Neco Williams 1.

Despite Nottingham Forest's 4–0 defeat at Aston Villa, Chris Wood won 6 aerial duels to lead the team. Igor Jesus recorded 3 and Neco Williams managed 1.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Emiliano Buendía, 65
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.