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Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest: Key statspublished at 19:38 5 April
19:38 5 April
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Nottingham Forest have lost four of their last five Premier League away games (W1), having lost just two of their first 11 games on the road this season (W7 D2).
Having failed to score in any of his first 22 Premier League appearances, Jota Silva has since scored in three of his last four. All three of his goals have come as a substitute since the turn of the year, with no player netting more goals from the bench in 2025 (level with Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz).
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest - send us your thoughtspublished at 19:25 5 April
19:25 5 April
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Sutton's predictions: Aston Villa v Nottingham Forestpublished at 11:03 5 April
11:03 5 April
Nottingham Forest are flying, but so are Aston Villa - they have now won six on the spin.
Forest nicked the points late on at the City Ground when Villa went there in December, coming from 1-0 down after 87 minutes to win it in stoppage time.
This will be just as close, and I cannot really call a winner.
Even if they do drop points here, I am still confident Forest will finish in the Champions League places.
We saw again when they beat Manchester United on Tuesday that they are not bothered about possession because of their threat on the break and Anthony Elanga's winner in that game was one of my favourite goals of the season.
The way he took it was really intelligent, because he had the option to pop the ball out to the left but the United backline kept backing off, and he just kept on going. His finish was devastating too and, overall, it reminded me of me in my pomp with the way I used to drive up the pitch.
It's going to be harder for Aston Villa to make the top five, because they still have the Champions League and FA Cup to think about, but they are on a great run and, at the moment, they have the depth in the squad they need even if they make changes here before they face Paris St-Germain next week.
I don't think Villa boss Unai Emery will prioritise any of the three competitions. They are in them all, so he will go for it in all three - and so he should.
'Just not losing is enough' at Villa Parkpublished at 17:29 4 April
17:29 4 April
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I would like to think Nottingham Forest are safe now from dropping out of a Champions League spot.
I know they are taking it game by game, but they are very hard to beat.
They show a defensive resilience like no other team in the league and they have adopted a style that, again, no other team in the league has adapted to this year.
I really like the way that they have played. As a neutral, they have been a breath of fresh air.
We are so used to teams risking the ball at the back - but Forest don't. They know what their strengths are and they look like they enjoy defending.
To get their players to be so gritty is brilliant. Who would have thought that the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi - when he was at Chelsea, or even when he went to Germany - or Anthony Elanga when he was at Manchester United, had that side to their game?
They are exciting to watch in the transition and the speed they counter-attack at is phenomenal.
They play Aston Villa this weekend and I think that will be a difficult test. Villa are inconsistent but that is probably not helped by the amount of games they have played this season because juggling competitions is hard.
They had to strengthen in January and those players are really helping them as Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have found their form at a critical stage.
I think this game will be good, exciting contest. Villa Park is always a difficult place to go too, but just not losing is enough for Forest.
Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford
'Supporters have waited a long time at Forest' - Cloughpublished at 16:08 4 April
16:08 4 April
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Former Nottingham Forest striker Nigel Clough says the current side have "got every chance" of beating Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley later this month.
Clough was part of the Reds team that lost to Tottenham in the 1991 final and believes the group Nuno Espirito Santo has assembled can go one better this campaign.
"It just reinforces the season they're having," Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast.
"Going down to Brighton and getting a 0-0 after 120 minutes - you then fancied them on penalties. You talk about confidence having done so well in the penalty shootouts they've had so far, so I think once it goes to penalties, they think they're going to win.
"They get the chance now to have a go at Manchester City in the semis, which I think is a brilliant time for everybody connected with Forest.
"You're not playing the City that you were a couple of seasons ago. They just beat them at the City Ground a couple of weeks back so they've got every chance.
"What they've done so far is an incredible achievement. It's how far can they extend it now."
As the son of Forest's legendary manager Brian Clough, current Mansfield boss Nigel appreciates what success means to the people of Nottingham.
"Supporters have waited a long time at Forest from the glory days so I think it's great that they've got fresh memories for the new generation," he said.
"I bet all their parents and grandparents tell them: 'I remember the '70s and the '80s when Forest did that.'
"For them to get their own memories now is absolutely brilliant."
Nuno wins manager of the month for March published at 12:17 4 April
12:17 4 April
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Nuno Espirito Santo has been announced as the Premier League manager of the month for March.
This is the third time he has won the award this season after winning in October and December 2024 and he becomes the first Forest boss to win it three times in one season.
This is also the seventh time Nuno has won the award and ties with Mikel Arteta and Rafa Benitez in the all-time list.
Only seven managers have won more than the Forest boss.
In March, Forest, third in the Premier League, beat Manchester City and Ipswich to maintain their challenge for Champions League qualification.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Did you know?published at 09:17 4 April
09:17 4 April
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Aston Villa are unbeaten in their past eight home league games against Nottingham Forest. They have also scored at least twice in each of the past seven.
Following their 2-1 win at the City Ground in December, Nottingham Forest are looking to complete their first league double over Aston Villa since 1984-85.
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