{"id":317,"date":"2026-05-08T08:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/?p=317"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:15:31","slug":"aston-villa-legend-gabby-agbonlahor-storms-talksport-studio-to-twist-knife-into-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/aston-villa-legend-gabby-agbonlahor-storms-talksport-studio-to-twist-knife-into-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor storms talkSPORT studio to twist knife into Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gabby Agbonlahor made a jubilant appearance on The Sports Bar to celebrate Aston Villa reaching the Europa League final.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 4-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest<\/a> sealed their 4-1 aggregate win on Thursday night and booked their trip to Istanbul on May 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Aston<\/a>
Villa will meet Freiburg in the Europa League final later this monthCredit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Villa<\/a> will battle German outfit Freiburg for the trophy, which could be their first since winning the 1995\/96 League Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia and John McGinn were their heroes on the night as they overcame their first leg defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club legend Agbonlahor celebrated all of their goals while featuring on the talkSPORT Goals Europa League Special alongside talkSPORT’s Max Scott, who is of the Forest faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Agbonlahor returned to the studio just minutes later to gatecrash the opening exchanges of The Sports Bar<\/a> with Jamie O’Hara<\/a> and Jason Cundy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stormed in singing and shouting ‘Up the Villa!’, before he gleefully added: “Nottingham Forest, do me a favour!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agbonlahor then wore Cundy’s infamous Ange Postecoglou mask, which has gone viral in recent weeks<\/a> as he pokes fun at Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Istanbul, let’s go, let’s go baby!” he cried, before taking aim at Nottingham exports Robin Hood, Stuart Broad and even HP sauce in his own ‘Has anyone seen?!’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agbonlahor: McGinn was unbelievable<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ex-Villa striker also reflected on the match itself, with his beloved club potentially set to lift their first continental trophy since 1982 when they won the European Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nottingham Forest had stage fright, they did,” he gloated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Concentrate on (fighting against) relegation, it’s all Forest had to do this season. Leave the big competitions to the big boys.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Gabby<\/a>
Agbonlahor carried his celebrations back into the talkSPORT studioCredit: talkSPORT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Gabby<\/a>
The resident Villa fan also wore the famous Ange maskCredit: talkSPORT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He added: “I have to say, John McGinn tonight, oh Lord! 11\/10, he was unbelievable. Watkins bullied the centre-halves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villa will shift their focus back to the Premier League on Sunday when they travel to Burnley, before they face Liverpool at home on May 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should they finish fifth and win the Europa League<\/a>, then the sixth-place team in the Premier League will also qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villa’s clash against Freiburg will come four days before the final day of the Premier League season when they go to Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champions League football could already be secured by this point, but victory in Istanbul would be the icing on the Villa cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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