A trip to Villa Park is arguably as tough as any assignment in the Premier League right now. Aston Villa are a team reborn under Unai Emery, the Spaniard who has flipped them from relegation candidates to European football hopefuls in just a few short months.
But go there Forest must, and after defeat at Leeds United in midweek, the need for a positive result is even greater for Steve Cooper and Co.
Only goal difference is keeping the Reds out of the relegation places after a run of no wins in eight. Points have been ripped cruelly from their grasp in recent weeks by the likes of Newcastle, Wolves and then Leeds on Tuesday, late goals turning draws into defeats or victories into stalemates.
