Aston Villa Host Nottingham Forest on Jan. 3: How to Watch and What to Know

Analysts favor Villa at home due to Forest absences.

Overview

Kickoff is 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Villa Park, with U.S. coverage on USA Network and NBC streaming and live UK broadcast on Sky Sports.
Unai Emery’s side enter after a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal that left them six points off the leaders.
Villa expect to be without Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings and Amadou Onana, with Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara available again after suspension.
Forest travel short-handed, with Chris Wood, Dan Ndoye, Ola Aina and Ryan Yates injured and Willy Boly plus Ibrahim Sangare away at AFCON.
Previews spotlight Ollie Watkins and a possible Donyell Malen start for the hosts and cite Forest’s counter threats in Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus and Callum Hudson-Odoi, with predictions commonly pointing to a Villa win at 3-1.