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Fresh from their Champions League win over Club Brugge in midweek, Aston Villa welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park for a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams were held to goalless stalemates in the top flight last weekend, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all the latest team news for the two clubs.
ASTON VILLA vs. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
ASTON VILLA
Out: Joao Gomes (suspended), Leon Goretzka (knee), Johan Manzambi (knee), Amadou Onana (ACL), Brian Madjo (ankle)
Doubtful: Matty Cash (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Barkley; McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings; Jackson
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Out: Nicolo Savona (knee)
Doubtful: Ibrahim Sangare (calf)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sels; Milenkovic, Cunha, Murillo; Munoz, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus; Delap
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Joao Gomes
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Leon Goretzka
Johan Manzambi
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Matty Cash
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Ibrahim Sangare
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Aston Villa
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Nottingham Forest
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