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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Betting Tips - Gibbs-White to Score in the Europa League

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Alex Waite
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Last updated: Tue 28 Apr 2026 10:43
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa are on steady courses, with neither team conceding many losses in recent matches. As these strong sides face each other, a draw is a likely outcome. Morgan Gibbs-White, notable for his recent goal-scoring form, stands out as a critical player to watch in this encounter.
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  • Nottingham Forest are on a strong unbeaten run
  • Morgan Gibbs-White has scored 4 goals in 2 home games
  • A Europa League draw and Gibbs-White goals have value
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Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has scored 5 goals in 3 matches (Getty)

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Nottingham Forest have had some big recent wins and Aston Villa are a strong Europa League side. In-form Morgan Gibbs-White is Forest’s top scorer and he can find the net in a likely draw. 

Key Stats - Gibbs-White in Top Form


  • Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in 8 consecutive games.
  • Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has scored 5 goals in 3 matches.
  • Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 9 UEL games. 

H2H 


Aston Villa have a 64-40 advantage against Nottingham Forest, alongside 32 draws. 

Nottingham Forest Building Form


Nottingham Forest have hit strong form under Vitor Pereira and are unbeaten in eight consecutive games. Morgan Gibbs-White has impressed during that streak, scoring six and assisting once.

The Tricky Trees advanced in the Europa League after a 2-1 aggregate win over Porto. Forest drew 1-1 in the first leg and won 1-0 at the City Ground, where Gibbs-White scored the winner.

That victory started a three-match winning streak. Pereira's side followed the Porto win with a 4-1 Premier League triumph against Burnley and Gibbs-White scored a hat-trick.

The Midlands side continued their winning run with a 5-0 victory at Sunderland. Chris Wood, Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus scored in the first half and Elliot Anderson added a late fifth. 

Aston Villa Rarely Lose in the Europa League


Unai Emery's Aston Villa are one of the most in-form Europa League sides. They have won 11 of their 12 European matches this season.

Villa are on a nine-match winning streak in the Europa League. Emery's side cruised into the semi-final after beating Bologna 3-1 away and 4-0 at home.

The Villans followed those European victories with a 4-3 home win over Sunderland. Villa led 3-0, conceded three late goals and Tamm Abraham scored an injury-time winner.

The Birmingham side lost their first competitive game since March on Saturday following a 1-0 defeat at Fulham. Villa had 61% possession, conceded just before half time and couldn't respond. 

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News


Nottingham Forest (4-4-2): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams; Omari Hutchinson, Ibrahima Sangare, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White; Igor Jesus, Chris Wood

Attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi has been ruled out for the season with a thigh issue.

Goalkeeper John Victor and defensive trio Nicolo Savona, Murillo and Willy Boly are also unavailable due to injury. 

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Lamare Bogarde, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendia; Ollie Watkins

Midfielder Boubacar Kamara is out with a long-term knee injury.

Amadou Onana is an injury doubt after missing the Fulham game. Unai Emery explained why the midfielder was left out on Saturday and said, "He was not feeling good yesterday. He had some small pain."

Verdict

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa haven’t lost many recent games and these sides can cancel each other out. Gibbs-White is finding the net frequently and he can score in a Europa League stalemate.

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