Nottingham Forest welcome Aston Villa to the City Ground for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final on Thursday, April 30. The match kicks off at 8pm UK time, with both sides aiming to secure an advantage ahead of the return fixture.
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa on TV and live stream
UK viewers can watch the game exclusively on TNT Sports 1, with pre-match coverage starting at 7pm. The match is also available to stream via the HBO Max app for subscribers, or through Prime Video's TNT Sports channel. In the United States, fans can tune in on Paramount+ or CBS Sports Network, with Spanish-language coverage on ViX.
For those unable to watch, full audio commentary is provided by talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.
Team news and head-to-head
Nottingham Forest are without Murillo, Willy Boly, Callum Hudson-Odoi, John Victor, and Nicolo Savona due to injury. Aston Villa miss Boubacar Kamara and Alysson Edward. The sides recently drew 1-1 in the Premier League, and Forest are unbeaten in their last four home games against Villa.
This semi-final is a historic occasion for Forest, their first major European semi-final in over four decades. Villa, managed by Unai Emery, arrive on a nine-match winning streak in the competition.
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