Igor Jesus plays today? Nottingham Forest x Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-final

Igor Jesus arrives motivated for this Thursday’s duel at City Ground. Nottingham Forest’s Brazilian striker leads Liga Europa’s artillery with seven goals. Ele faces Aston Villa in the first semi-final of the competition.

The match starts at 4pm (Brasília time). Vitor Pereira assembles the team at home. Unai Emery commands Aston Villa. The winner takes advantage for the return game at Villa Park.

Igor Jesus, the decisive goalscorer of Forest

The 25-year-old center forward is going through a great phase at Europa. Ele scored in several rounds of Liga Europa and helped Forest get here. Igor Jesus arrived at the club in 2025 from Botafogo.

Sua speed and presence in the box make him the main threat. Contra o Sunderland, last weekend, he rocked the networks and showed confidence.

• Igor Jesus (19)
• Morgan Gibbs-White (10)
• Omari Hutchinson
• Elliot Anderson
• Ibrahim Sangaré

Coach Vitor Pereira should use Ortega in goal, with Aina, Milenkovic, Morato and Neco Williams in defense. In between, Sangaré and Anderson provide support. Igor Jesus acts as a reference in the attack.

Escalação likely from Aston Villa

Unai Emery must repeat the base used in the previous phases. Emiliano Martínez remains in goal. The defensive line has Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne.

Youri Tielemans and John McGinn command the midfield. Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía and Ollie Watkins form the offensive trio.

• Emiliano Martínez
• Matty Cash
• Ezri Konsa
• Pau Torres
• Lucas Digne
• Youri Tielemans
• John McGinn
• Morgan Rogers
• Emiliano Buendía
• Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa is coming off a 1-0 defeat to Fulham by Campeonato Inglês. Mesmo thus, the team maintains good performance in European competitions.

Onde watch live

The transmission is carried out by CazéTV. UEFA-rights streaming Plataformas shows the game. Torcedores also follows through the official Liga Europa applications.

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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-final

Desfalques and doubts

Nottingham Forest does not count on Callum Hudson-Odoi, Murillo, John Victor, Nicolò Savona and Willy Boly. Jair continues to recover from a shoulder injury.

No Aston Villa, Boubacar Kamara still out. Amadou Onana undergoes final evaluation.

Teams recent Forma

Forest thrashed Sunderland 5-0 at Premier League. Antes, tied with Burnley and advanced on Europa with consistency. Igor Jesus appears as a key player in these victories.

Aston Villa beat Sunderland 4-3 in an open game. Depois lost to Fulham. Na Liga Europa, the team showed offensive strength against Bologna.

Histórico clashes

The teams drew 1-1 in the last duel for Premier League. Aston Villa has the advantage in overall track record, but Forest tends to thrive at home.

• Últimos five Forest games: win, win, draw, win, win
• Últimos five Aston Villa games: loss, win, win, draw, win
• Último head-to-head: 1-1 draw

Detalhes from the match on City Ground

The stadium should receive good attendance. The Forest fans support in search of a positive result. The referee is Portuguese João Pinheiro.

The weather in Nottingham this Thursday is cloudy, with a low chance of rain. The temperature remains mild during the game.

Forest dreams of the Liga Europa final. Igor Jesus, with his eye for goal, emerges as the name to decide the first match.