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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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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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