Aston Villa vs Nottingham ForestPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Aston Villa reach the fourth round on one point in seventeenth place: three matches, one draw and two defeats, no goals scored and five conceded. At Villa Park they have played once, losing 1-0 to Arsenal; their two away trips brought a 0-0 in Hull and a 4-0 defeat in Brighton, three games without finding the net. Nottingham Forest are one point better off in sixteenth: two draws and one defeat, two goals scored and three conceded. At home the record reads one draw and one defeat without scoring, while their only away game finished 2-2. Their most recent outings were the 0-0 with Tottenham, the 2-2 at Liverpool and two defeats to Leeds, 0-2 and 0-1. The recent head-to-head record is clear about the weight of the venue. At Villa Park, Aston Villa have won all three meetings: 4-0 in May 2026, 3-1 in January 2026 and 2-1 in April 2025. The two games staged at Nottingham Forest produced a 1-0 for the hosts on 30 April 2026 and a 1-1 on 12 April before that. The Premier League average in this opening spell is 2.79 goals per game. Aston Villa have yet to score in the league, while Nottingham Forest have managed two goals in three rounds. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.