Aston Villa VS Nottingham Forest - Prediction

Despite having a good start, Unai Emery's Aston Villa are now far behind the title race in the English Premier League. Aston Villa have been one of the most surprising teams this season under Unai Emery, and for a certain time, they were at the top of the table. Although the Villans are out of the title race, they remain in the top four as of now. Aston Villa will host Fulham FC tomorrow at the Villa Park, aiming to extend their lead in the top four. With 49 points, they stand in 4th place after 25 games in the league. Tottenham Hotspur are only two points behind the Villans. So, Aston Villa can not afford to lose a single point to stay in the top four. Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, have returned to the winning track following their three defeats in their last four league games. They defeated West Ham United to get back to the winning way.

Stats&Facts

• The Villa Park has been a fortress for Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest. The Villans have lost only one of their last 14 home games against the Forest. Meanwhile, they are unbeaten in their last seven home games since losing to Nottingham Forest in 1994.
• However, Nottingham Forest have already defeated Aston Villa this season. At City Ground, Nottingham Forest secured a 2-0 win over Aston Villa in November.
• A win would see Nottingham Forest completing the league double over Aston Villa for the first time since the 1984-1985 campaign.
• Aston Villa had an excellent home record this season, as they were unbeaten in their first 17 home games. They won 16 of those home games during the unbeaten run. But the Villans have lost their last two home games at Villa Park.
• Unai Emery's side has failed to score only three of their 25 league games this season - one of those was against Nottingham Forest.

Team News

Aston Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara got an ACL injury during the match against Fulham FC. He is likely to miss the rest of the season along with Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings. Aston Villa will also miss the service of Ezri Konsa due to his knee injury, while Diego Carlos and Jhon Duran are out of the squad due to their hamstring injury. As for Nottingham Forest, Ibrahim Sangare, Willy Boly, and Ola Aina have returned from their international duty in the AFCON Cup. But Chris Wood and Gonzalo Montiel are out of the team due to their thigh injury. Possible Lineup for Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Torres, Lenglet, Moreno; Bailey, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey; Tielemans; Watkins Possible Lineup for Nottingham: Sels; Williams, Felipe, Murillo, Tavares; Danilo, Dominguez; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Origi

Prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 Forest

Considering Aston Villa's strong home record and Nottingham Forest's recent struggles on the road, it's likely that Aston Villa will have the upper hand in this match. Therefore, we expect Aston Villa to emerge as the victors in this match, potentially securing a narrow win or even a more comfortable victory if they can convert their chances efficiently.

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