Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa team news: Starting lineups confirmed for Premier League clash

Steve Cooper and Unai Emery have named their respective starting lineups and substitutes ahead of this afternoon’s Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.

Kicking off at 2pm at The City Ground, both teams will be eager to end a three-game run of draws with one another in the English top flight.

Today’s visitors can soar into the top four with a victory today, whereas Forest can move up to 12th and eight points clear of the relegation zone.

Here are the teams.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa lineups

Forest XI: Vlachodimos (GK); Toffolo, Niakhaté, Murillo, Aina; Sangaré, Domínguez, Mangala; Gibbs-White, Elanga, Awoniyi.

Forest subs: Boly, Andrey Santos, Turner, Nuno Tavares, Yates, Kouyaté, Williams, Aurier, Danilo.

Villa XI: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Kamara, Luiz, McGinn, Zaniolo; Diaby, Watkins.

Villa subs: Olsen (GK), D. Carlos, Tielemans, B. Traore, Moreno, Chambers, Lenglet, Bailey, Dendoncker.