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Player confirms season-ending surgery in major blow before Nottingham Forest Europa League tie

Nottingham Forest have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of facing Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-finals. Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a thigh injury. Hudson-Odoi took to social media to post some pictures of himself in a hospital bed. In a post on Instagram, he said: “Surgery was successful but definitely not the way I wanted to end the season but with God’s timing and plan hopefully I’ll be back stronger and better than before. Thank you for your continued support always and the messages, I appreciate all the love and let’s get this recovery started so I can get back out there doing what I love!! No Pain No Gain.” Forest had earlier provided an update on Hudson-Odoi. In a statement, they said: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that Callum Hudson-Odoi suffered an injury to his right quadriceps muscle in our Europa League Quarter Final fixture against FC Porto last Thursday. “Following further specialist consultation, the winger has undergone surgery today and will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff immediately. Callum is expected to return to full training during the pre-season period and everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery.” Forest are also sweating over the fitness of key defender Murillo, who was forced off with an injury against Burnley on Sunday. Asked about Murillo, Forest boss Vitor Pereira said post-match: “I don’t know. I spoke to him and he said he thinks it is not serious. I hope.” Every day, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content. Our dedicated reporter John Townley - who you can follow on X by clicking here - follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur - that's why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you'll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Villa newsletter here . You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive's Villa team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Villa stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Villa as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here . Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here , while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here .

2026-04-22