PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest - team news, lineups, predictions

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·1. Januar 2026

PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest - team news, lineups, predictions

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest clash this Saturday at the Villa Park for matchweek 20 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Aston Villa currently have 39 points and lie in 3rd position. Last time out, Unai Emery's team slipped to a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal (Premier League 2025/26).

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Nottingham Forest have won 18 points to date and are placed in 17th position. In their last encounter, Sean Dyche's team were beaten 0-2 by Everton (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 2-1.

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Aston Villa

Tyrone Mings - Injury
Ross Barkley - Knee Injury
Pau Torres - Injury
Evann Guessand - Injury

Nottingham Forest

Willy Boly - Called Up To National Team
Chris Wood - Injury
Ryan Yates - Injury
Dan Ndoye - Knock

Last starting XIs

Aston Villa ( vs Arsenal 2025-12-30): Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Victor Lindelöf, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

Nottingham Forest ( vs Everton 2025-12-30): John Victor, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nicolás Domínguez, Elliot Anderson, Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus

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MANAGERS

Unai Emery has faced Sean Dyche on eight occasions, registering six wins, one draw, and one loss
Sean Dyche has faced Aston Villa on 11 occasions, registering three wins, four draws, and four losses
Unai Emery has faced Nottingham Forest on six occasions, registering four wins and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Nottingham Forest has been conceding goals in three consecutive games.
Nottingham Forest currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Nottingham Forest has been conceding goals in three consecutive games.
Nottingham Forest has three consecutive games without a win.
Nottingham Forest has three consecutive losses.
At home, Aston Villa currently has one loss in the last 12 games.
At home, Aston Villa currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
At home, Aston Villa has ten consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Aston Villa has ten consecutive games without losing.
At home, Aston Villa has ten consecutive victories.
Aston Villa currently has one loss in the last 12 games.
Aston Villa currently has one draw in the last 21 games.
Aston Villa has been scoring in 12 consecutive games.
Aston Villa has been conceding goals in seven consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have faced each other 134 times, with Aston Villa having the advantage: 63 wins, against 40 victories for Nottingham Forest.
At Villa Park, Aston Villa has an advantage in clashes against Nottingham Forest: 41 wins in 65 games. Nottingham Forest has 11 victories.
In the English League, 104 matches have been played between the two teams, with Aston Villa winning 48, 24 draws, and 32 victories for Nottingham Forest.