Nottingham Forest player ratings vs Aston Villa – Nikola Milenkovic taught lesson, Omari Hutchinson only bright spark
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(Credit: Imago) Thu 7 May 2026 21:56, UK Nottingham Forest saw their Europa League hopes come to a crushing end on Thursday night as they were beaten 4-0 away at Aston Villa to exit at the semi-final stage. Vitor Pereira’s side had made the trip to Birmingham with hopes of reaching a first European final in a generation, but they endured a nightmare evening under the lights, with John McGinn piling on the misery with a late double.Forest crumbled under the pressure against Villa in the all-important second leg, and with that in mind, Football Insider rates the performances of every single Reds player. ⚽ Nottingham Forest Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Nottingham Forest fixture.
VISIT THE FOREST MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Nikola Milenkovic schooled by Ollie Watkins at Villa ParkNikola Milenkovic has been a hugely reliable figure for Forest since his arrival from Fiorentina in the summer of 2024, but he failed them when they needed him most on Thursday night. It was a hugely disappointing display from the defender, who was given a lesson in one vs one play by Watkins all night, before he capped off his awful night with a needless pull for the penalty.He made the first and now he's scored the second 🔥Emi Buendia gives Aston Villa the lead from the spot 🎯📺 TNT Sports and HBO Max pic.twitter.com/HLMGoQTkL6— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 7, 2026 View Tweet He let Pereira down when it mattered most, and with that in mind, he was worthy of little more than a 2/10 match rating.
Omari Hutchinson needlessly isolated Omari Hutchinson has started to come out of his shell at Forest of late, as they finally look like they may get some return for the £37million that they paid to sign him. Hutchinson looked capable of providing energy and a driving force to help Forest alleviate the pressure that they were put under, and he threatened to create something out of nothing.