Overview
- Kick-off is 12:30pm on Saturday, January 3 at Villa Park, with live coverage on Sky Sports Premier League.
- A victory would give Aston Villa a chance to move up to second after their midweek defeat at Arsenal.
- Nottingham Forest travel on a three-match league losing run and are only four points above the relegation zone.
- Unai Emery confirmed Amadou Onana is out for a number of weeks; Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara return from suspension, Evann Guessand is at AFCON, Ross Barkley is injured, and Pau Torres plus Tyrone Mings are doubts.
- Betfair prices Villa at 3-4, Forest at 7-2 and the draw at 14-5, with outlets publishing provisional predicted line-ups.