'We've got to forget about the last three games' - Konsa

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Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa says he and his team-mates "just have to stay calm" and "execute" their gameplan for the second leg of the Europa Leg semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

Unai Emery's men trail Forest 1-0 going into Thursday's game and suffered a third consecutive loss when beaten by Tottenham at the weekend, a match Emery made eight changes for.

"We've got to put it behind us and the good thing about football is that the games come thick and fast," said Konsa. "We've got to forget about the past three games and focus on this one.

"We feel good and we know we are playing at home in front of our fans and it will be a special night.

"The season has been a rollercoaster with a lot of ups and downs in terms of dips in form and then weeks of crazy form.

"We just need to go back to basics and what we know. We know how good we are and how good we can be if we all stick together.

"It isn't going well for us right now, but we are feeling good and are ready to go."

As Aston Villa try to end a 30-year trophy drought, Konsa hopes he and captain John McGinn can use their experience to calm the nerves.

"Playing at home is a big advantage for us," Konsa added. "We know when the crowd gets going they are with us from minute one to the end.

"Reaching a European final is something we want to do as players and it will be special for the fans also.

"We know how nerve-wracking these games can be, especially when you are playing at home in the second leg, but we just have to stay calm.

"We have a gameplan so we just have to go out there and execute it. It is as simple as that."

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