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Europa League · UEFA EL Match Centre

AVL vs NFO

07 May · 21:00
Aston Villa

4

⚽ Ollie Watkins 36'

⚽ John McGinn 77'

⚽ John McGinn 80'

FT
Nottingham Forest

0

📍 Villa Park

Match Events

18' 🟨 Yellow Card

Morato · NFO

36' ⚽ Goal! 1-0

Ollie Watkins · Assist: Emiliano Buendía · AVL

45+3' 🟨 Yellow Card

Jair Cunha  · NFO

46' 🔄

Ryan Yates  · ↑ James McAtee · NFO

56' 📺

· AVL

56' 📺

Pau Torres · AVL

58' 2-0

Emiliano Buendía · AVL

71' 🔄

Dilane Bakwa · ↑ Morato · NFO

71' 🔄

Lorenzo Lucca · ↑ Chris Wood  · NFO

74' 🔄

Lamare Bogarde · ↑ Victor Lindelöf · AVL

77' ⚽ Goal! 3-0

John McGinn · Assist: Ollie Watkins · AVL

80' ⚽ Goal! 4-0

John McGinn · Assist: Morgan Rogers · AVL

86' 🔄

Jadon Sancho · ↑ Emiliano Buendía · AVL

88' 🔄

Murillo · ↑ Jair Cunha  · NFO

88' 🔄

Jimmy Sinclair · ↑ Omari Hutchinson  · NFO

90' 🔄

Leon Bailey · ↑ John McGinn · AVL

90' 🔄

Douglas Luiz · ↑ Pau Torres · AVL

90' 🔄

Tyrone Mings · ↑ Morgan Rogers · AVL

Cards

AVL

0
0

NFO

2
0

Venue

Stadium Villa Park
Capacity 42,640

Live Commentary

90+1'

Ryan Yates takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.

90'

Tyrone Mings is on, and Pau Torres is off.

90'

Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo is substituted for Morgan Rogers.

90'

Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.

88'

On comes Jimmy Sinclair, off goes Omari Hutchinson.

88'

Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos is on, and Jair Paula da Cunha Filho is off.

86'

Jadon Sancho comes on for Emiliano Buendia.

80' ⚡ Key moment

John McGinn scores with a left-footed shot.

77' ⚡ Key moment

John McGinn takes a shot with his left foot and scores.

77' ⚽ Goal!

Goal! John McGinn scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Ollie Watkins.

74'

Lamare Bogarde comes on for Victor Nilsson-Lindelof.

72'

Emiliano Buendia takes a left-footed shot but misses.

71'

Lorenzo Lucca replaces Chris Wood.

71'

Dilane Bakwa comes on for Felipe Rodrigues Da Silva, and Morato is also substituted.

70'

Chris Wood takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.

66'

Morgan Rogers takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.

64'

Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz attempts a header but misses the shot.

62'

John McGinn takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.

56' ⚡ Key moment

VAR decision confirms a penalty awarded for Pau Torres.

58' ⚡ Key moment

John McGinn takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.

55'

Pau Torres takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.

46'

Ryan Yates replaces James Mcatee.

The first half ends with a score of 1-0.

45+3'

Jair Paula da Cunha Filho receives a yellow card.

38'

Ollie Watkins takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.

36' ⚡ Key moment

Ollie Watkins scores with a left-footed shot.

36' ⚽ Goal!

Goal! Ollie Watkins scores, making it 1-0.

34'

Youri Tielemans takes a right-footed shot but misses.

34'

Matthew Cash takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.

32'

Nicolas Dominguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.

26'

Ollie Watkins takes a header, but it's saved.

22'

Youri Tielemans takes a header shot, but it misses the target.

21'

Emiliano Buendia takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.

18'

Yellow card for Felipe Rodrigues Da Silva of Morato.

15'

Emiliano Buendia takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.

13'

Ollie Watkins takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.

13'

Emiliano Buendia's header is blocked.

12'

Pau Torres takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.

9'

Omari Hutchinson takes a left-footed shot but misses.

Line-ups

Aston Villa

Starting XI
23 goalkeeper Damián Emiliano Martínez
2 defender Matty Cash
4 defender Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
14 defender Pau Francisco Torres
12 defender Lucas Digne
3 midfielder Victor Nilsson Lindelöf
8 midfielder Youri Tielemans
7 midfielder John McGinn
27 midfielder Morgan Rogers
10 midfielder Emiliano Buendía
11 attacker Ollie Watkins
Substitutes
Tyrone Mings, Harvey Elliot, Andrés García Robledo, Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham, Jadon Sancho, Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo, Ian Maatsen, Lamar Bogarde, Leon Bailey Butler, Marco Bizot, James Wright

Nottingham Forest

Starting XI
27 goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno
23 defender Jair Paula da Cunha Filho
31 defender Nikola Milenković
4 defender Felipe Rodrigues
3 defender Neco Williams
21 midfielder Omari Giraud-Hutchinson
16 midfielder Nicolás Martín Domínguez
8 midfielder Elliott Anderson
24 midfielder James Mcatee
19 attacker Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz
11 attacker Chris Wood
Substitutes
Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos, Ibrahim Sangaré, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Lorenzo Lucca, Ryan Yates, Matz Sels, Dilane Bakwa, Archie Whitehall, Jimmy Sinclair, Justin Hanks, Keehan Willows

Statistics

AVL Stat NFO
34 Long Passes 52
83 Successful Passes Percentage 82
7 Interceptions 17
50 Successful Dribbles Percentage 40
4 Goal Kicks 12
51% Ball Possession % 49%
86 Attacks 101
39 Dangerous Attacks 30
16 Dribble Attempts 5
13 Throwins 12
12 Successful Long Passes 23
0 Yellowcards 2
12 Ball Safe 22
6 Corners 2
2 Saves 6
2 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Fouls 12
47 Duels Won 42
372 Passes 353
310 Successful Passes 291
13 Free Kicks 14
12 Total Crosses 14
35 Successful Long Passes Percentage 44
8 Tackles 14
8 Successful Dribbles 2
19 Successful Headers 13
3 Shots Off Target 3
18 Shots Total 5
10 Shots On Target 2
12 Shots Insidebox 2
6 Shots Outsidebox 3
13 Key Passes 4
5 Shots Blocked 0
1 Injuries 1
4 Goal Attempts 1
2 Big Chances Created 1
4 Goals 0
3 Assists 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Substitutions 5
1 Penalties 0
0 Big Chances Missed 1

Head to Head

2

AVL Wins

1

Draws

2

NFO Wins

30 Apr 2026
UEFA EL
NFO 1 – 0 AVL
12 Apr 2026
UK PL
NFO 1 – 1 AVL
03 Jan 2026
UK PL
AVL 3 – 1 NFO
05 Apr 2025
UK PL
AVL 2 – 1 NFO
14 Dec 2024
UK PL
NFO 2 – 1 AVL