Despite the adversity Aston Villa faced in their recent league game against Arsenal, the Villains should bounce back with a victory against Nottingham Forest in the lunchtime fixture on Saturday.
Aston Villa have one of the best home records in the Premier League this season, having won seven of their nine matches at Villa Park and picked up 22 points from a possible 27 on home soil. The strength of their home form has been built on a monstrous defence, which has seen Unai Emery's side concede only seven goals at home this season, averaging 0.78 goals per game. Compare that to their away record, which has seen them concede 1.21 goals per game.
Aston Villa's incredible run of home form has seen the hosts go unbeaten at Villa Park in all competitions since their Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of August.
Nottingham Forest missed an opportunity to secure a win against Everton in midweek, as Sean Dyche's men fell to a 2-0 home defeat against the Toffees. The Reds have now gone three games without a win, having only scored once in those three matches. Away from home, Nottingham Forest has averaged 0.9 points per game from winning only two of their nine games on the road this season, so they will be expected to struggle here.
Aston Villa will be looking for an immediate response following their defeat to Arsenal, and their home form suggests they will do so. Goals are to be expected as neither side has kept a clean sheet in the last three meetings between the two sides, so we are sticking with a 3-1 win for the hosts here.
Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
