In a weekend match on Saturday Apr 8th, in week 30, Aston Villa hosts Nottingham Forest at Villa Park in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Aston Villa sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Leicester City. Ollie Watkins scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 24th minute, but Harvey Barnes got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 35th minute. Aston Villa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nottingham Forest recorded a 1-2 loss against Leeds United. Orel Mangala struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 12th minute on a feed from Emmanuel Dennis, but Jack Harrison got the equalizer for Leeds United in the 20th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Luis Sinisterra. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest last played eachother at the The City Ground on the 10th of October. Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa battled to a 1-1 draw. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 15th minute on a feed from Morgan Gibbs-White, but Ashley Young got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 22nd minute earning Aston Villa at least a draw.
Brennan Johnson has been the most prolific scorer on Nottingham Forest in his last five matches with three goals. Ollie Watkins has been the most prolific scorer on Aston Villa in the last five matches with three goals
Aston Villa will be without John McGinn, Philippe Coutinho, Leander Dendoncker and Jed Steer, while Matty Cash, Scott Mckenna, Chris Wood, Giulian Biancone, Willy Boly, Ryan Yates, Dean Henderson and Omar Richards are unavailable to play for Steve Cooper’s team.