Aston Villa have secured a place in the UEFA Europa League final after crushing fellow English side Nottingham Forest 4–0 at Villa Park on Thursday, winning the semi-final tie 4–1 on aggregate. Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Buendía (via penalty), and a brace from captain John McGinn — scored in front of a 43,000-strong crowd that included supporter Prince William — overturned a 1–0 first-leg deficit. Villa will face German side Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May, chasing their first major trophy since lifting the League Cup in 1996, with manager Unai Emery — a four-time Europa League winner — seeking to claim the title with an English club for the first time.