The two sides are heading into the match on the back of contrasting results in the mid-week, with the hosts defeating Leicester City 2-1, while Nottingham were beaten 2-1 by Leeds United.
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Aston Villa will be bidding to extend their unbeaten run to seven games in the Premier League when they host Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on Saturday. The two sides are heading into the match on the back of contrasting results in the mid-week, with the hosts defeating Leicester City 2-1, while Nottingham were beaten 2-1 by Leeds United. Villa are currently occupying seventh spot in the English top flight standings, having collected 44 points from 29 games, six adrift of the top five. The visitors, meanwhile, are languishing at the 17th position, with just 27 points to their name, out of the relegation zone on goal-difference.
Unai Emery talks Watkins, BuendĂa, TraorĂ© and more as he previews our return to Villa Park this weekend. đź’Ş
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Aston Villa are in stunning form having won five of their last six games, while scoring 11 goals and conceding only two during that period. . On Tuesday night, Villa secured all three points against Leicester at the King Power Stadium thanks to Ollie Watkins’s opener mid-way through the first-half and Bertrant Traore’s 87th-minute winner. Watkins has now scored eight goals in his last 10 league-matches. It was Emre Can’s side’s third consecutive win and 13th top flight victory of the season. Meanwhile, Villa’s home-form in the league hasn’t been very great this term, having collected just 23 points from a possible 42 at Villa Park. After languishing at the bottom half of the table for much of the campaign, the Claret and Blue find themselves nine points shy of the top four with nine games remaining, meaning that a European finish is a genuine possibility.
Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, are winless in their last eight outings. Their last and sixth league-win of the season came against Leeds at the start of February thanks to Brennan Johnson’s lone goal in the first half. To make matters worse, the Tricky Trees have the worst away-record in the Premier League, having claimed a solitary win on the road this season, with 10 defeats coming in their 14 away top flight games, while scoring only five goals and conceding 34 in the process.
Aston Villa probable starting lineup: Martinez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno, Ramsey, McGinn, Luiz, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins
Nottingham Forest probable starting lineup: Navas, Williams, Felipe, Niakhate, Lodi, Mangala, Freuler, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Gibbs-White, Johnson
Aston Villa
| Opponents | Score |
| Leicester City | 1-2 (W) |
| Chelsea | 0-2 (W) |
| Bournemouth | 3-0 (W) |
| West Ham | 1-1 (D) |
| Crystal Palace | 1-0 (W) |
Nottingham Forest
| Opponents | Score |
| Leeds United | 2-1 (L) |
| Wolves | 1-1 (D) |
| Newcastle | 1-2 (L) |
| Tottenham | 3-1 (L) |
| Everton | 2-2 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Nottingham draw Aston Villa | 1-1 |
| Aston Villa beat Nottingham | 1-3 |
| Aston Villa draw Nottingham | 5-5 |
| Aston Villa beat Nottingham | 0-1 |
| Aston Villa beat Nottingham | 2-1 |
The Premier League match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will take place at Villa Park on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | Key Details |
| Date | April 8 |
| Venue | villa Park |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available in Star Sports network. Besides, the fans in India can also live stream through Hotstar VIP and Jio TV.
