Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa this Sunday at the City Ground for matchday 11 of the Premier League . Currently, Steve Cooper's team are 16th in the table with 10 points, while Unai Emery's team are 5th with 22 points.
After losing 3x0 in the last match against Liverpool (Premier League 2023/2024), Nottingham Forest receive Aston Villa, who won 3x1 against Luton Town (Premier League 2023/2024). Going into the encounter, Steve Cooper's team is on a sequence of 6 games without a win in the Premier League 2023/24. On the other hand, Unai Emery's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past six, in the Premier League 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have faced each other one hundred thirty times, with Unai Emery's team holding the advantage: 61 victories, against 38 victories of Steve Cooper's team. Specifically in the City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the advantage in the duels against Aston Villa: 27 wins in 67 games. Unai Emery's team has 22 wins.
Considering only the Premier League, there have been one hundred games played between the two teams, with 46 wins for Aston Villa, 24 draws and 30 wins for Nottingham Forest.
Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Nottingham Forest's most influential players, Anthony Elanga has entered the field 10 times, and Matt Turner has played the most minutes (900). Chris Wood is their current best scorer with 3 goals. As for Aston Villa, Youri Tielemans has entered the pitch 10 times, and Ezri Konsa is the one with more minutes played (900). Ollie Watkins has scored 5 goals, the most across Aston Villa's squad.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 2x0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.
