Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final (Getty)

Nottingham Forest thrash Sunderland to power closer to Premier League safety

Nottingham Forest are riding high after a huge win in their last outing. A quick recap:

The 26-year-old, who scored a hat-trick in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Burnley, starred in a first-half rout as the Europa League semi-finalists established an eight-point gap to 18th-placed Tottenham, who only have five games left to play.

Flo Clifford 30 April 2026 18:35

Brilliant Aston Villa run rampant against Bologna to secure Europa League semi-final spot

And their opponents...

Aston Villa blew Bologna away with a trio of first-half goals as they roared into the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 4-0 victory, winning 7-1 on aggregate.

Unai Emery ’s side cruised into a second European semi-final in three years to set up an all-Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest for a place in the final in Istanbul.

The Villa boss is an expert…