Overview
- Kickoff is 12:30pm UK (7:30am ET) on Saturday, 3 January at Villa Park in Birmingham.
- UK coverage is on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event with streaming via Sky Go and Sky Sports+; US viewers can watch on NBC/Peacock via NBC.com.
- Aston Villa remain without Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings and Amadou Onana, with Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara available after suspension.
- Nottingham Forest are missing Chris Wood, Dan Ndoye, Ola Aina and Ryan Yates through injury, while Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangare are at the Africa Cup of Nations.
- Villa sit six points off the leaders after a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal and chase an eleventh straight home win, with previews generally forecasting a home victory.