On Saturday, Aston Villa will play Nottingham Forest in an attempt to win the Premier League back-to-back.
Unai Emery’s team overcame Fulham 2-1 thanks to two goals from Ollie Watkins, as they recovered from their defeat to Manchester United.
Following Tottenham’s loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa has re-entered the top four.
With Tottenham off this weekend, Forest’s visit offers them a great chance to tighten their hold on fourth place.
Prior to their most recent victory over a struggling West Ham United, Nuno Espírito Santo’s team had a dismal run of results.
Regarding this weekend’s match, the visiting team is concerned about multiple injuries.
Nottingham Forest injury concern ahead of Aston Villa clash
Nuno is primarily worried about striker Taiwo Awoniyi. The £17 million signing was forced off in the second half after scoring against the Hammers.
Following his groyne surgery, the 26-year-old has been handled cautiously by the Forest manager, according to Nottinghamshire Live.
About the striker, Nuno stated: “We need to evaluate him right now. See how he is, please. We are all aware of his difficulties because he hasn’t had any competition in a while. We press him, giving him more time than he ought to have. He’s putting in a lot of effort at work. Hopefully, it’s nothing major,” he said to Nottinghamshire Live.
Gonzalo Montiel, an Argentinean, will also be absent for Forest due to a hamstring ailment. The second player missing is Chris Wood, a striker who sustained a hamstring injury in the 2-1 loss to Arsenal and might be out for up to two months.
“He’s not in. He will be absent for a while. Let’s see, perhaps it won’t be too lengthy,” the Forest manager remarked. It’s a hamstring. We performed a scan after he complained of discomfort, and we found a small damage there.
It would be extremely devastating to lose given Forest’s league standing and Villa’s home record.
Villa has an opportunity to separate themselves from Ange Postecoglou’s team while Tottenham is off.
The home team’s injury problems are well-known. They still have a lot of talented players in their ranks, though, and definitely enough to hurt Forest.
