Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest pre match thingies

[Allan C]

3-0 to us, I’m starting to feel confident about games where previously I would have had doubts about. Don’t care who scores.

[Villafirst]

Bouba, Matty Cash and Coutinho not involved tomorrow, but UE suggested that they'll be back in 10 to 14 days. So, not longterm thankfully.

[Legion]

I have a ticket for this now. My first match of Emery's tenure. Sorry, folks.

[Sexual Ealing]

FFS!

[Risso]

Fuck off Lee.

[adrenachrome]

Even the Infernal Hex of Legion will not stop us this afternoon. 

[olaftab]

I have a ticket for this now. My first match of Emery's tenure. Sorry, folks.

OMG, there goes Unai’s record of scoring in every match so far.

[rob_bridge]

I have a ticket for this now. My first match of Emery's tenure. Sorry, folks.

OMG, there goes Unai’s record of scoring in every match so far.

Don't worry I have one too. The last game I went to was apparently very good for the neutral. As opined to my friend - I am not fuppin neutral. It was the Leicester defeat.

[Richard E]

FFS!

Just means we’ll only win 8-0 rather than 10-0. It’s no biggie.

[coreyfeldman]

First home game in years, just setting off from London. Sun is out, full house, gonna be a good day

[supertom]

I really don't like this feeling. You know...looking forward to match days. I have hazy memories of it, usually followed by a trip post-match to rent a Shannon Tweed VHS or terrible martial arts movies on VHS from Blockbusters. Maybe rent a Sega Megadrive game or two as well.

I bet we'll win again today. It's a bloody nightmare.

[Goldenballs]

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

This is the 100th top-flight meeting. Aston Villa lead by 45 wins to Nottingham Forest's 30, with 24 draws.

Forest's only win in the past 15 league and cup meetings was 2-1 at home in the Championship in February 2017 (D7, L7).

Villa host Nottingham Forest for the first time since a 5-5 draw in the Championship in November 2018.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa are unbeaten in six league matches. A fourth straight win would equal their best run since returning to the top flight in 2019.

They are vying to register three consecutive Premier League home victories in a season for the first time since a streak of four from August to October 2007.

Their tally of 44 points after 29 matches is only one short of last season's final total.

Villa have earned 32 points since Unai Emery's first game in charge on 6 November - only Arsenal and Manchester City have fared better during that period.

The Villans have scored in all 16 league fixtures under the Spaniard, the longest current run of any team.

Ollie Watkins has scored in eight of his past 10 league appearances.

Nottingham Forest

Forest's eight-match winless league streak is currently the longest in the division (D3, L5).

They have lost four consecutive Premier League away games.

Steve Cooper's side have failed to win a league-high eight matches in which they opened the scoring, dropping 20 points (D4, L4).

Nottingham Forest have gone nine Premier League away fixtures without a win against sides from the Midlands since beating Coventry City 3-0 in August 1996, losing their last six in a row.

They have only scored five goals in 14 away league matches this season.

Emmanuel Dennis can equal the record for most defeats in a player's first 50 Premier League appearances: 37 by George McCartney of Sunderland and West Ham.

Dennis has scored in all three of his top-flight appearances against Aston Villa.

Renan Lodi celebrates his 25th birthday on Saturday.

[WarszaVillan]

Picked up two tickets in the North Stand yesterday. First match of the Emery era, the sun is shining and Villa will win by 3 or 4 with Ollie getting 2 of them.

[Risso]

First home game in years, just setting off from London. Sun is out, full house, gonna be a good day

Safe trip and enjoy the day!

[Goldenballs]

Sun's out, on the back of 2 away wins, Saturday 3pm kick off, bank holiday weekend, playing a team with dismal away form.

Can only mean one thing...