{"id":41351,"date":"2026-09-12T10:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=41351"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T05:20:46","slug":"match-preview-aston-villa-vs-nottingham-forest-12-09-26-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/premier-league\/match-preview-aston-villa-vs-nottingham-forest-12-09-26-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Starting Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aston Villa<\/a> host Nottingham Forest<\/a> at Villa Park on Saturday, September 12 (10:00 AM ET \/ 9:00 AM CT \/ 7:00 AM PT).<\/p>\n

Villa will again be without the injured Amadou Onana (knee), the suspended Joao Gomes da Silva and the sidelined Brian Madjo (ankle\/foot), with the doubtful Leon Goretzka and Johan Manzambi both touch-and-go. Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buend\u00eda have carried the bulk of the creative and shooting work in Villa’s front line so far, with John McGinn also involved. Forest’s only defined absence is the injured Nicolo Savona (knee), leaving Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye and James McAtee to lead the visitors’ attack.<\/p>\n

Both sides arrive still searching for a league win this season. Neither has offered much going forward: Villa’s -5 goal difference is the joint-worst in this fixture, while Forest’s is -1 despite a similarly winless record. Expect a scrappy, low-event contest at Villa Park where clean sheets matter more than end-to-end football, with home advantage the difference in a game unlikely to produce goals at both ends.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n