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

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·10 aprile 2026

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

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa go head-to-head at The City Ground this Sunday in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest have won 32 points to date and are placed in 16th position. In their last fixture, Vítor Pereira's team shared the spoils 1-1 with FC Porto (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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Aston Villa currently have 54 points and lie in 4th position. In their last fixture, Unai Emery's team won 1-3 against Bologna (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 3-1.

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Nottingham Forest

Willy Boly - Knee Injury
Jair Cunha - Injury
John Victor - Knee Surgery
Nicolò Savona - Knee Injury

Aston Villa

Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury

Last starting XIs

Nottingham Forest ( vs FC Porto 2026-04-09): Stefan Ortega, Nicolás Domínguez, Zach Abbott, Murillo, Morato, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Chris Wood

Aston Villa ( vs Bologna 2026-04-09): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

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MANAGERS

Vítor Pereira has faced Unai Emery on one occasion, recording one win.
Unai Emery has faced Nottingham Forest on seven occasions, recording five wins and two defeats
Vítor Pereira has faced Aston Villa on one occasion, recording one win.

TEAMS

Away from home, Aston Villa currently have three defeats in their last 15 matches.
Away from home, Aston Villa have scored in their last three consecutive matches.
Aston Villa currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
Aston Villa currently have three draws in their last 39 matches.
Aston Villa have scored in their last six consecutive matches.
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three consecutive matches.
Aston Villa are on a run of three consecutive wins.
At home, Nottingham Forest currently have one win in their last ten matches.
At home, Nottingham Forest are on a run of six consecutive matches without a win.
Nottingham Forest currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
Nottingham Forest have scored in their last three consecutive matches.
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last four consecutive matches.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have already met 135 times, with Aston Villa holding the advantage: 64 wins, compared with 40 for Nottingham Forest.
At The City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the advantage in their matches against Aston Villa: 28 wins in 68 games. Aston Villa have 22 wins.
In the English league, the two teams have played 105 matches, with Nottingham Forest winning 32, 24 draws and Aston Villa winning 49.