Aston Villa v Forest Pre-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Ben Fisher has done his hopes of a Pulitzer no harm at all in today's Guardian preview of the game. A beautifully crafted vignette that interrogates, teases and provokes shafts of light into the transgressive, liminal promise of the January transfer window. Read it, then read it again. You won't find a better, more urgent, more visceral piece of writing this year. A tour de force.

Is it a patch on Jonathan Liew's puff-pastry Preston piece?

[brontebilly]

Yep - would bring back Mings because Forest are such a physical side.

Agree, they simply over-powered us in the reverse fixture.  We didn't have Kamara or Mings then, it should be different this time.

Maybe they did but only late on - it was an awful game in truth. From memory the only moment of quality came from Duran with his goal. To be honest we just collapsed defensively that night when in a great position.

Mings was picked to start that night so I'd say it's a cert he will come back in for Torres. Disasi and Onana for Cash and Tielemans possibly. Maybe Watkins back in for Rashford again. That's if Emery sees the need to match them physically all over the pitch. But we know they will drop off and try to get us on the counter. Might be a mistake to drop Tielemans in the circumstances.

Very difficult team selection for Emery. No to Rogers on the right though, that's just a fudge. Put McGinn there.

[VillaTim]

we had some bad VAR calls that night too. the Rogers pen springs to mind

[ChicagoLion]

we had some bad VAR calls that night too. the Rogers pen springs to mind

Penalty not given decision was atrocious.

[The Edge]

we had some bad VAR calls that night too. the Rogers pen springs to mind

Penalty not given decision was atrocious.

Ah yes the one where their player grabbed Rogers arm and just kept pulling him back until Rogers finally went to ground to highlight it. No pen given and the explanation given by PGMOL was "not enough contact over a sustained period" More absolute bollocks from the plonkers at Stockley Park.

[Villafirst]

Yep - would bring back Mings because Forest are such a physical side.

And Amadou Onana for his height and strength.

[charlatan]

Forest forum seems to think that Aina is screwed for Saturday and obviously Moreno can't play. Hudson-Odoi missed their game the other day with a "personal matter" but should be back. Wood seems to be improving, but they don't seem confident that he's going to be back.

Yeah, Nuno just confirmed Aina is out and Woods is getting back but I doubt he'll risk him for Saturday.

[cdbearsfan]

Remember opposition "doubtful" = will play and probably score.

[VillaTim]

We have an array of options now on and off the bench along with the best manager in Europe . Great time to be a fan .

[Nev]

On the Rowley Regus express to Town. Full of Sangwell fans, the yam-o-meter is off the scale.

[Footy-Vill]

Played for Villa and Forest I’ll go first : Peter Withe right ?!
Surely he should be a guest today .

[Drummond]

Lives the other side of the world.

[cdbearsfan]

Steve Stone
Carl Tiler
Garry Parker
Franz Carr
Stan Collymore
Matty Cash
Eric Lichaj
Dean Saunders

[AlexAlexCropley]

Trevor Hockey

[cdbearsfan]

Marlon Harewood