The Villa Park faithful were treated to two goals in two minutes early in the first half, with Morgan Rogers and Donyell Malen putting them 2-0 up after 15 minutes. A much-improved second-half performance from Forest led to half-time substitute Jota Silva halving the deficit after he neatly turned Villa’s defence to pick out the far corner.

Aston Villa's Matty Cash attempts a shot on goal, during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Aston Villa, at the American Express Stadium, in Brighton, England, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP) AP

Forest now have a roughly 90% chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League. So when is the earliest they can do it?

A win over Brentford will see Maresca's Blues close the gap to Nottingham Forest to just two points due to their defeat to Aston Villa, who are now just a point behind Chelsea. No

LIVE!Chelsea can take another step towards Champions League qualification as they travel to face Brentford this afternoon. Victory here would move the Blues to within two points of Nottingham Forest in third,