Comments, predictions Nottingham vs Aston Villa: Pressure mounts

Aston Villa are back in top form as Christmas approaches, aiming for a fourth straight win in all competitions when they face Nottingham Forest on Saturday night in the Premier League.

Unai Emery's side beat RB Leipzig 3-2 in their Champions League clash on Tuesday, while Nuno Espirito Santo's men also had a surprise 3-2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend.

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Aston Villa's midweek win over Leipzig was far from easy, with Ollie Watkins forced off in the first half to be replaced by Jhon Duran, who scored. Manager Unai Emery confirmed the England striker had a "minor injury".

Whether Watkins' injury is serious enough to rule him out of Saturday's game remains to be seen, but Emery is unlikely to take any risks, especially given Duran, who recently became only the third player to score 10 Premier League goals for Villa before the age of 21, is in excellent form.

Leon Bailey is also on the injury list and could be a last-minute doubt for the trip to the City Ground with a hamstring problem, while Jacob Ramsey (thigh) is not expected to return before the new year.

For the home side, Nuno Espirito Santo will be without Alex Moreno – on loan from Aston Villa – who missed the win over Manchester United, so Neco Williams will continue to take the left-back position.

Nottingham Forest's squad is largely unchanged, with Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) still recovering, so Santo can continue the winning formula from last week's win over Man United.

Tai Wood, the first Forest player to score 10 goals in a Premier League season before Christmas, will continue to lead the line, with support from team-mates Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Jota Silva. Silva, who has been impressive, is likely to start again in place of Anthony Elanga.

Latest predicted lineup Nottingham vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Jota, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Aston Villa:

Martinez; Cash, Carlos, Torres, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Philogene, Rogers, McGinn; Duran

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Aston Villa have enjoyed a resurgence in recent games, winning as many games as they had in their previous 12. Villa took the lead twice against RB Leipzig on Tuesday, only to be equalised each time, with Lois Openda and Christoph Baumgartner scoring for Leipzig. However, the third time proved to be the winner for Unai Emery's side, with Ross Barkley curling a long-range effort into the bottom corner in the 85th minute to give Villa a 3-2 win and boost their hopes of progressing to the Champions League group stages.

Villa are also on a winning streak in the Premier League, with back-to-back wins over Southampton and Brentford. The 3-1 win over Southampton ended their eight-game winless run in all competitions, moving them up to sixth in the Premier League. Villa are now only behind the likes of Nottingham Forest on goal difference, and are in with a good chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

However, Villa face a huge test when they travel to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Following defeats to Tottenham Hotspur (4-1), Chelsea (3-0) and Liverpool (2-0), they could suffer a run of four consecutive away defeats by two or more goals, something they have never done in their Premier League history.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest are also enjoying impressive form following a thumping 5-0 win over Manchester United last weekend. Chris Wood, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season, had a fine day as Forest won a tense encounter between Portuguese managers Nuno Espirito Santo and Ruben Amorim.

The win keeps Forest in the Premier League top 10, while they remain fifth on goal difference over Villa. They are also looking for a fourth win in their last five home games, with impressive defensive form having kept clean sheets in each of their last three wins, all against teams in the bottom half of the table.

Forest also won 2-0 against Villa at the City Ground last season, although Villa got revenge with a 4-2 win at Villa Park in February, thanks to Douglas Luiz.

Score prediction Nottingham vs Aston Villa

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Nottingham vs Aston Villa match:

• Sportsmole: Nottingham 1-1 Aston Villa

• WhoScore: Nottingham 1-2 Aston Villa
• Our prediction: Nottingham 2-2 Aston Villa

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