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Wood Penalty Puts Forest on Brink of Europa League Final
Wood converted a second-half penalty after a VAR review, and Forest extended their unbeaten run to nine matches in all competitions.
- On Thursday, Chris Wood converted a 71st-minute penalty to give Nottingham Forest a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg at City Ground.
- The victory extended Forest's unbeaten run to nine matches under manager Victor Pereira, as the club battles relegation after cycling through four managers since September.
- Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega made crucial saves against Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins, including a decisive stop 10 minutes after the restart to preserve the clean sheet.
- Manager Pereira told TNT Sports, "We changed the players but kept the spirit," while Wood cautioned that Villa Park will present "a tough game" in next week's second leg.
- Both clubs face the May 7 second leg at Villa Park, where Unai Emery seeks a fifth Europa League title for Villa after their nine-game winning streak ended.
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Forest Secures Vital 1-0 Victory Over Aston Villa
NOTTINGHAM – In a high-stakes, all-English European affair that lived up to its billing, Nottingham Forest secured a vital 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final. A second-half penalty from veteran striker Chris Wood proved to be the difference on a night where tension draped over the […] The post Forest Secures Vital 1-0 Victory Over Aston Villa first appeared on Chiang Rai Times.
Chris Wood billed a penalty goal to give Nottingham Forest the 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Thursday in the one-way match of a fully English semifinal in the European League.
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