Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa opposition verdict | Pressure on?

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa opposition verdict | Pressure on?

From Forest Focus by Forest Focus

April 30, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

Matt Davies and Aston Villa fan Steve Farmer discuss the upcoming Europa League semi-final against Nottingham Forest, focusing on team pressure and key player selections.

Matt Davies is joined by Aston Villa fan regular Steve Farmer to give us the opposition view ahead of their Europa League semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest. We discuss recent form, who the pressure is on and two crucial selection decisions around who plays in central midfield and central defence #nffc #nottinghamforest 🙏 Do like and subscribe to our channel. You can also become a member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8cKKOXuEiopR3A11TDtgQ/join 🙏 Or consider joining our Patreon for audio version membership: patreon.com/ForestFocus 🍻 We're grateful for the support of our main sponsors, the Trent Navigation Inn. For more on their menu, events and to book a table go to: https://www.trentnavigation.com/ 👕 To get discounted Forest merch at Art of Football using discount code FF10 go to: https://tidd.ly/3OeLXJ6 👕 To get your podcast merchandise go to: https://www.forest-focus.co.uk/category/all-products Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Davies

Guest: Steve Farmer

Topics covered

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Aston Villa
  • Europa League
  • soccer analysis
  • pressure in sports
  • midfield selection
  • defensive strategies

Keywords

  • Nottingham Forest
  • Aston Villa
  • Europa League
  • soccer
  • midfield
  • defence
  • pressure

Sponsors

Trent Navigation Inn, Art of Football, Forest Focus

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Organizations: Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Art of Football, Forest Focus, Patreon

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