Has Aston Villa ever beaten Nottingham Forest?

Yes — Aston Villa won 3 of the last 5 meetings. Nottingham Forest won 1 and 1 ended level.

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Football› Europa League› 2025/2026› Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa — result, stats & head-to-head, 30 Apr 2026

Nottingham Forest vs Aston VillaEuropa League · 2025/2026 · The City Ground1–0

Matches

Nottingham Forest 1–0 Full time

Aston Villa

Starting XI

Nottingham Forest4-4-2

19↓da Cruz6.5↓ 90'
11Wood7.0
21Hutchinson7.8
16Domínguez6.8
8Anderson7.8
10CGibbs-White7.1
34↓Aina7.1↓ 75'
31Milenković6.9
4Rodrigues6.8
3Williams6.7
27Moreno7.5

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

11Watkins6.5
10↓Buendía6.2↓ 79'
27Rogers7.2
7↓CMcGinn7.0↓ 79'
8Tielemans6.9
24↓Mvom Onana6.8↓ 55'
12↓Digne6.1↓ 78'
14Torres6.7
4Konsa Ngoyo6.7
2Cash6.8
23Martínez7.5

Timeline

55'
Amadou Onana ↑ Lamare Bogarde ↓substitution
69'
Omari Hutchinson VAR check
71'
Chris Wood · 1–0Right foot shot
75'
Ola Aina ↑ Zach Abbott ↓substitution
78'
Youri Tielemansyellow card
78'
Lucas Digne ↑ Douglas Luiz ↓substitution
79'
Emiliano Buendía ↑ Ian Maatsen ↓substitution
79'
John McGinn ↑ Jadon Sancho ↓substitution
90'
Igor Jesus ↑ Ryan Yates ↓substitution

Nottingham Forest left · Aston Villa right

Periods

Nottingham Forest

1st half0

2nd half1

Extra time0

Aston Villa

1st half0

2nd half0

Extra time0

Match statistics

11Shots10

5Shots on target4

5Corners7

7Fouls11

17Tackles15

0Yellow cards1

Match information

Europa LeagueCompetition

2025/2026Season

Thu 30 Apr · 19:00 UTCKickoff

The City GroundVenue

30,445Capacity

29,790 (98% full)Attendance

João Pedro Silva PinheiroReferee

17°C · scattered cloudsWeather

Possession

50% · 50%

Duels won

53% · 47%

Pass accuracy

85% · 87%

Breakdown

Shooting

9Shots inside box7

2Shots outside box3

3Shots blocked3

2Big chances created1

1Big chances missed1

Passing

389Passes379

19Crosses24

4Accurate crosses3

43Long passes36

22Accurate long passes25

Defence

7Interceptions7

4Keeper saves4

Duels & dribbles

44Duels won39

18Dribble attempts14

9Successful dribbles5

Goalscorers

Igor Jesus 7Nottingham Forest

John McGinn 5Aston Villa

Ollie Watkins 5Aston Villa

Emiliano Buendía 4Aston Villa

Bench

Nottingham Forest · bench

LuccaFW

Yates↑ 90'

McateeMF

SelsGK

BakwaFW

Abbott6.5↑ 75'

51WhitehallMF

61SinclairMF

HanksDF

67WillowsGK

77BlakeFW

Aston Villa · bench

LindelöfDF

MingsDF

ElliotMF

RobledoDF

AbrahamFW

Sancho6.7↑ 79'

Paulo6.6↑ 78'

Maatsen6.6↑ 79'

Bogarde6.5↑ 55'

ButlerFW

BizotGK

WrightGK

Managers

Vítor de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Nottingham Forest · Manager

Unai Emery

Aston Villa · Manager

Previous meetings

In 5 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Aston Villa 3 — 1 ended level.

2026 · Europa League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 4–0 2026 · Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1–1 2026 · Premier League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 3–1 2025 · Premier League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 2–1 2024 · Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 2–1 All 5 meetings →

Recent form

Nottingham Forest DDWWW

Aston Villa WDWWL

Europa League

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	7	0	1	18	5	+13	21
2	Aston Villa	8	7	0	1	14	6	+8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	6	1	1	18	8	+10	19
4	Real Betis	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17
5	Porto	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17
6	Sporting Braga	8	5	2	1	11	5	+6	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	5	2	1	10	4	+6	17
8	Roma	8	5	1	2	13	6	+7	16
9	Genk	8	5	1	2	11	7	+4	16
10	Bologna	8	4	3	1	14	7	+7	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	5	0	3	15	9	+6	15
12	Ferencvárosi	8	4	3	1	12	11	+1	15
13	Nottingham Forest	8	4	2	2	15	7	+8	14
14	Viktoria Plzeň	8	3	5	0	8	3	+5	14
15	Crvena Zvezda	8	4	2	2	7	6	+1	14
16	Celta de Vigo	8	4	1	3	15	11	+4	13
17	PAOK	8	3	3	2	17	14	+3	12
18	LOSC Lille	8	4	0	4	12	9	+3	12
19	Fenerbahçe	8	3	3	2	10	7	+3	12
20	Panathinaikos	8	3	3	2	11	9	+2	12
21	Celtic	8	3	2	3	13	15	-2	11
22	Ludogorets	8	3	1	4	12	15	-3	10
23	Dinamo Zagreb	8	3	1	4	12	16	-4	10
24	Brann	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2	9
25	Young Boys	8	3	0	5	10	16	-6	9
26	Sturm Graz	8	2	1	5	5	11	-6	7
27	FCSB	8	2	1	5	9	16	-7	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	2	1	5	6	14	-8	7
29	Feyenoord	8	2	0	6	11	15	-4	6
30	Basel	8	2	0	6	9	13	-4	6
31	Salzburg	8	2	0	6	10	15	-5	6
32	Rangers	8	1	1	6	5	14	-9	4
33	Nice	8	1	0	7	7	15	-8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	0	1	7	5	15	-10	1
35	Malmö FF	8	0	1	7	4	15	-11	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv	8	0	1	7	2	22	-20	1

Form and ranking

#	Team	Last 5	Rating	Pts
13	Nottingham Forest	DDWWW	7.04	14
2	Aston Villa	WDWWL	6.71	21