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Aston Villa crush Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League final
- Villa overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit with a dominant home display, winning 4-1 on aggregate — John McGinn scored twice, Buendía and Watkins also got on the scoresheet.
- Villa generated 18 shots and put 10 on target; Forest managed just 7 total shots and 2 on target across the entire 90 minutes.
- Pre-match odds had Villa as modest favourites at around 1.7–1.8, but the final margin was far more emphatic than the market anticipated.
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Match ID `46411aa8` (7 May 2026). Aston Villa: 18 shots, 10 on target, 51% possession, 6 corners. Nottingham Forest: 7 shots, 2 on target, 3 corners. McGinn: 2 goals, 3 shots, 3 on target. Buendía: 1 goal, 1 assist. Watkins: 1 goal, 1 assist. Pre-match odds (10Bet/1xBet): Villa home win 1.68–1.87, Forest away win 4.2–4.84. First leg: Forest 1-0 Villa (30 Apr). EL standings (7 May snapshot): Villa 2nd, 21 pts, 8 played (7W 0D 1L).