Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday evening and you can find our preview, prediction, the team news and predicted lineups down below.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Preview
Nottingham Forest are flying high in the Premier League so far, defying all expectations as they sit fifth in the Premier League.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side picked up a huge win in their last league clash, beating Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Chris Wood scored his 10th league goal and became the clubs’ highest scorer in Premier League history with 25 goals.
As for the visitors, they earned another huge European victory during the week as the Villains beat RB Leipzig 3-2 away from home.
Jhon Duran scored yet another goal from the bench and the Colombian is set to feature from the start on Saturday after Ollie Watkins’ first-half injury.
The Villains have won their last three matches in all competitions which has ended a run of eight matches without a win.
However, their record away from Villa Park has been far from impressive in the Premier League, losing their last three matches on the road.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Team News
Ollie Watkins was forced off at half-time during Aston Villa’s Champions League win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday evening – meaning Jhon Duran may start for the Villains.
Leon Bailey is battling a hamstring injury and will take a late fitness test, while Jacob Ramsey remains on the sideline until 2025.
Nottingham Forest will not be able to use Alex Moreno, as the Spaniard is on loan from Aston Villa – so Neco Williams is set to feature.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side was unscathed from their win at Old Trafford, leaving Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare as the only sidelined options.
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Predicted Lineups
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Jota, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Carlos, Torres, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Philogene, Rogers, McGinn; Duran
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction
These two sides are fairly even going into Saturday evening, which is mirrored on UK betting sites – with Forest being slight favourites.
Given Villa’s midweek action against Leipzig, we believe Forest will have the edge over Unai Emery’s side and win by a narrow margin.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
