Nottm Forest vs Aston Villa, förklarat

Nottm Forest beat Aston Villa in Europa League semi-final first leg. Nottm Forest vs Aston Villa växer denna lördag fram som ett av de ämnen som drar till sig uppmärksamheten i Sweden.

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• Nottm Forest beat Aston Villa in Europa League semi-final first leg.
• Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League.
• Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest goalscorer Chris Wood speaking to TNT Sports after his side's 1-0 win over Aston Villa: "It's one leg of the tie.
• Nottingham Forest goalscorer Chris Wood speaking to TNT Sports after his side's 1-0 win over Aston Villa: "It's one leg of the tie.
• Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on Elliot Anderson avoiding a red card for a challenge on Ollie Watkins: "Fantastic the referee, fantastic.

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I detalj, Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League.

Konkret, Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest goalscorer Chris Wood speaking to TNT Sports after his side's 1-0 win over Aston Villa: "It's one leg of the tie.

Dessutom Nottingham Forest goalscorer Chris Wood speaking to TNT Sports after his side's 1-0 win over Aston Villa: "It's one leg of the tie.

Värt att notera är att Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on Elliot Anderson avoiding a red card for a challenge on Ollie Watkins: "Fantastic the referee, fantastic.

I detta läge Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on Elliot Anderson avoiding a red card for a challenge on Ollie Watkins: "Fantastic the referee, fantastic.

Siffrorna

I detalj, 1-0 deficit isn't ideal but 90 minutes is a long time to hold out at Villa Park.

Konkret, Unai Emery lost a leg of a Europa League semi-final for the first time since his Sevilla side lost 3-1 at Valencia in May 2014, having gone unbeaten in eight straight semi-final matches in the competition before today (W6 D2).

Dessutom Nottingham Forest are the first team to have seven penalties awarded in a Europa League campaign since the tournament was rebranded in 2009.They have scored five of them.

Värt att notera är att Winner will face Braga or Freiburg in final on 20 May.

Bakgrunden

Värt att notera är att Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking to TNT Sports: "We couldn't score, we conceded, but we controlled.

I detta läge Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking to TNT Sports: "We couldn't score, we conceded, but we controlled.

I detalj, I've enjoyed playing out there and we'll see how it goes."On wanting Villa to win on Sunday - against Forest's relegation rivals Tottenham: "That's the situation we're in right now.

Konkret, On wanting Villa to win on Sunday - against Forest's relegation rivals Tottenham: "That's the situation we're in right now.

Dessutom Wood thumps penalty into top corner to give Forest win after Digne handball.

Sammanfattning

• This is not the same Villa team full of energy we saw mid season, we are lacking pace, energy, consistency, and losing Kamara has made somewhat of an impact.
• Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White speaking to TNT Sports about how Vitor Pereira has helped him: "He's given me the belief and the confidence that I needed to step up.
• Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White speaking to TNT Sports about how Vitor Pereira has helped him: "He's given me the belief and the confidence that I needed to step up.