Home / Football / Premier League News Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa live: Confirmed teams and full lineups in Premier League Confirmed teams from Forest vs Villa in the Premier League Written by Ben Miller Last Update: April 12, 2026 02:01:47 pm BST 4 min read Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have named their starting teams for their Premier League meeting at the City Ground on Sunday. The hosts are three points above the drop zone with a significant goal superiority following a 3-0 win at rivals Tottenham who visit Sunderland on Sunday (14:00 BST) in their last top-flight outing on March 22.Villa are fourth and on course for Champions League qualification via their league position, starting two points above fifth-placed Liverpool with a match in hand.101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Forest vs Villa in the 2025/26 Premier League, as well as details on how to watch.Table of Contents1 Nottingham Forest confirmed starting team vs Villa2 Aston Villa full line up vs Forest3 Where to watch Forest v Villa: TV channel, live online streams4 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa statsNottingham Forest confirmed starting team vs VillaForest make nine changes from their 1-1 draw at Porto in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final three days ago, Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo retaining their places.Forests Chris Wood scored 20 goals in last seasons Premier League and the New Zealand striker started at Porto after six months out with a knee injury.Wood is on the bench this time and Elliot Anderson returns from suspension in midfield.Goalkeeper John Victor and defenders Willy Boly and Nicolo Savona remain out with knee problems. Centre-back Jair Cunha has an ankle issue.Nottingham Forest starting XI: Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Omari Hutchinson, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola AinaForest substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Morato, Chris Wood, Cherif Ndoye, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Luca Netz, Dilane BakwaAston Villa full line up vs ForestRoss Barkley is a newcomer in Villas midfield in place of Emi Buendia. Ezri Konsa headed the opener in the 3-1 win at Bologna in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday but makes way for Victor Lindelof this time.Winger Jadon Sancho (shoulder) and midfielder Boubacar Kamara (knee) are sidelined.Influential midfielder Youri Tielemans made his first start since returning from an ankle injury at Bologna, providing assists from corners for Konsa and the second of Ollie Watkins goals.Villa won four of the 11 games the Belgium international missed.Aston Villa starting XI: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Ollie WatkinsVilla substitutes: Marco Bizot, Ezri Konsa, Emiliano Buendia, Andres Garcia, Tammy Abraham, Douglas Luiz, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Leon BaileyWhere to watch Forest v Villa: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 14:00 BST (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �28 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa statsForest could achieve three straight home league wins against Villa for the first time since a run between 1977 and 1979They are winless in seven home league games (D4 L3), failing to score in their last three and last going longer without a home league goal in February 2018 in the Championship (5 games)The only occasion on which they have waited longer for a home goal in the top flight was in April 1911 (4)Only Brentfords Igor Thiago (1,608) has applied more high-intensity pressures in the Premier League this season than Anderson (1,527), with 74.1% of Andersons pressures during the campaign high-intensityAnderson has the second-highest high intensity rate of any player to record 1,500+ pressures in the division, behind only Brighton & Hove Albions Diego Gomez (77.3%)Villa could complete a league double over Forest for the first time since 2017/18 and for the first time in the Premier League since 1992/93They have lost three of their 17 Premier League games against Forest (W9 D5). Among sides theyve faced at least 15 times in the competition, only against Coventry (16.7%) do they have a lower loss rate than against Forest (17.6%)The Villans have lost their last two away games in the Premier League, last losing more in a row between November and December 2024 (5), a run including a 2-1 defeat to ForestOf Villas 23 Premier League games in which John McGinn has started this season, 14 have been wins (61%), representing the highest ratio of any player to start at least 20 league games for the club this seasonWhen McGinn hasnt started, their win rate drops to 25% (2/8) in 2025/26 Topics: Aston Villa F.C. Chris Wood Jadon Sancho John McGinn Nottingham Forest F.C. Ollie Watkins Premier League Unai Emery Vitor Pereira Follow us: Ben Miller Reporter Ben has more than 10 years' experience in sports journalism, covering two EURO tournaments, European club competitions, the Premier League, EFL and WSL and a variety of other major sporting events. Read more from Ben Miller
