Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran
Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has named his starting XI to take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground this evening.
He has made two changes from the side which beat RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday. In come Tyrone Mings and Jhon Duran as Pau Torres and Ollie Watkins are named on the bench.
From back to front, Emi Martinez starts in goal behind a defence made up of Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Mings and Lucas Digne. Boubacar Kamara partners Youri Tielemans in midfield, while Matty Cash plays from the right as John McGinn and Morgan Rogers support Duran in attack.
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After securing back-to-back league wins against Brentford and Southampton last week, Villa will climb into the top four if they secure another three points today.
Opponents Nottingham Forest are currently sitting one place ahead of Villa in the league table in fifth after an excellent start to the campaign. Like Villa, Nuno Espirito Santo's side have also won seven, drawn four and lost four of their opening 15 matches.
Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez, Konsa, Carlos, Mings, Digne, Cash, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Duran.
Subs: Olsen, Nedeljkovic, Torres, Bogarde, Maatsen, Barkley, Buendia, Onana, Watkins.
Nottingham Forest starting XI: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Aina, Yates, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Subs: Miguel, Morata, Awoniyi, Toffolo, Ward-Prowse, Jota, Elanga, Sosa, Boly.
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