Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/03/26

Aston Villa have done brilliantly to even have their name mentioned as potential Premier League champions this season, but they now have to show their battling qualities as they look to recover from a humbling at Arsenal. That 4-1 loss was a body blow after Unai Emery’s side had come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory at Chelsea and a visit to the Emirates proved to be a bridge too far, but that does not mean they should crawl back into their hole and it could be bad news for Nottingham Forest, who head to Villa park on Saturday. Villa have been full of goals this season and a 1-0 home win against bottom side Wolves has been the only other occasion in their last 12 games that they have failed to score at least twice, and the team who have won their last 7 league matches on their own ground are capable of bouncing back in style.

While Villa are licking their wounds after their defeat to the Gunners, the problems at Forest are more pressing and the honeymoon period for manager Sean Dyche is definitely over. The Tricky Trees have lost 4 of their last 5 league games following a limp showing in a 2-0 defeat at home to Everton, and their only victory during that period came against Tottenham, who put in their worst away performance of the season.

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