Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa meet in the first leg of an all-English Europa League semi-final on Thursday night. The hosts are buoyant after a dominant 5-0 Premier League win over Sunderland, which moved them five points clear of the relegation zone.
Match Details
The first leg takes place at the City Ground on Thursday 30 April, with kick-off at 8pm BST.
How to Watch
UK viewers can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1 and stream via HBO Max.
Team News
Nottingham Forest are expected to be without Jair Cunha due to a shoulder injury sustained against Sunderland. Callum Hudson-Odoi, Murillo, and Willy Boly also remain sidelined. For Aston Villa, Amadou Onana is a doubt after missing their 1-0 loss to Fulham with a knee problem. Boubacar Kamara and Alysson are out.
Predicted Line-ups
Nottingham Forest XI: Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Hutchinson, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White; Wood, Jesus
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Bogarde, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins
Vitor Pereira's side overcame Porto 2-1 on aggregate to reach this stage, while Unai Emery's team thrashed Bologna 7-1 in the quarter-finals. The winner will face either Braga or Freiburg in the final on 20 May.
