Aston Villa return to Villa Park still absorbing a chastening defeat at Arsenal, with Nottingham Forest providing the immediate test of how they respond to a rare setback.The 4-1 loss at the Emirates

Sean Dyche makes made one change to the Nottingham Forest side which lost 2-1 to Manchester City on Saturday. Arsenal loanee Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Nicolo Savona, who drops to the bench. Nottingham Forest XI: John Victor,

Unai Emery previously cited similar concerns over his side’s hectic schedule during the festive period. Aston Villa secured a 2–1 victory over Manchester United on Dec. 21, then made the trip to west London and defeated Chelsea by the same scoreline on Dec. 27.

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