Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Team news and updates as English clubs clash in Europa League semi-final

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1777566919}SportFootballNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Team news and updates as English clubs clash in Europa League semi-finalFormer European champions Forest and Villa meet in the semi-finals with an opportunity to win silverware on the lineFlo Clifford Thursday 30 April 2026 17:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967972","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/nottingham-forest-aston-villa-live-stream-score-result-europa-league-b2967972.html","title":"Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Team news and updates from Europa League"}}Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final (Getty)RecommendedWhy romance of Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest’s European tie is an antidote to modern footballNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa liveNottingham Forest host Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-final | Live on TNT Sports, kick off at 8pmNott'm Forest defeated Porto in the last round but have struggled in the Premier League this seasonAston Villa are favourites to win the competition under four-time winner Unai EmeryWhy romance of Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest’s European tie is an antidote to modern footballNottingham Forest v Aston Villa Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa face off in the first leg of an all-English Europa League semi-final on Thursday night. The first leg hosts are high on confidence after swatting aside Sunderland in a 5-0 rout in their last outing in the Premier League, sending them five points clear of the relegation zone in a fine end-of-season push.Vitor Pereira’s men saw off Porto 2-1 on aggregate to set up this all-Midlands clash, while Unai Emery’s side are the hot favourites to win the compe...