Confirmed teams and full squads in the Premier League, TV channel, live broadcasts

Nottingham Forest have confirmed their starting line-up against Villa

forest made nine changes from the 1-1 draw against Porto in the Europa League quarter-final first leg three days ago, with Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo keeping their places.

Forest’s Chris Wood scored 20 goals in the Premier League last season and the New Zealand striker started at Porto after six months out with a knee injury.

This time Wood is on the bench and Elliott Anderson returns from suspension in midfield.

Goalkeeper John Victor and defenders Willy Bolli and Nicolo Savona remain out with knee problems. Center back Jair Cunha has an ankle problem.

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 Aina

Forest substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Morato, Chris Wood, Sheriff Ndoye, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Luca Netz, Delaine Bakwa

The full line-up for Aston Villa vs Forest

Ross Barkley is a newcomer to the At the villa midfielder in place of Emi Buendia. Ezri Konsa opened the first leg in the 3-1 win against Bologna in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, but this time he makes way for Victor Lindelof.

Winger Jaden Sancho (shoulder) and midfielder Boubacar Kamara (knee) are out.

Influential midfielder Youri Tielemans made his first start since returning from an ankle injury in Bologna, providing the assists from Konsa’s corners and the second of Ollie Watkins’ goals.

Villa have won four of the 11 games the Belgium international has missed.

Aston Villa starting XI: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Morgan Rodgers, Ollie Watkins

Villa Substitutes: Marco Bizo, Ezri Konza, Emiliano Buendia, Andres Garcia, Tammy Abraham, Douglas Louise, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogard, Leon Bailey

Where to watch Forest vs Villa: TV channel, online live streams

Kick-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.

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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Stats

• Forest can make it three league wins in a row at home to Villa for the first time since a run between 1977 and 1979.
• They are winless in seven league games at home (D4 L3), have failed to score in their last three and last kept more clean sheets in the league at home in February 2018 in the Championship (5 games)
• The only time they have waited longer for a home goal in the top flight was in April 1911 (4)
• Only Brentford’s Igor Thiago (1,608) has applied more high-intensity pressures in the Premier League this season than Anderson (1,527), with 74.1% of Anderson’s pressures during the campaign being high-intensity
• Anderson has the second highest intensity rate of any player to record 1,500+ tackles in the division, behind only Brighton and Hove Albion’s Diego Gomez (77.3%)
• Villa can do a league double over Forest for the first time since 2017/18 and first in the Premier League since 1992/93
• They have lost three of their 17 Premier League games against forest (W9 D5). Among the sides they have faced at least 15 times in the competition, only Coventry (16.7%) have a lower defeat rate than Forest (17.6%)
• Villani have lost their last two away games in Premier Leaguelast lost more in a row between November and December 2024 (5), a run which included a 2-1 defeat at Forest
• From 23 of Villa Premier League of games John McGinn has started this season, 14 have been wins (61%), which is the highest rate of any player who has started at least 20 league games for the club this season
• When McGinn hasn’t started, their win rate drops to 25% (2/8) in 2025/26