Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

By Oliver Thomas | 11 Sep 2026 15:00, Last updated: 11 Sep 2026 15:00

Fresh from their Champions League win over Club Brugge in midweek, Aston Villa welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park for a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.

Both teams were held to goalless stalemates in the top flight last weekend, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all the latest team news for the two clubs.

Out: Joao Gomes (suspended), Leon Goretzka (knee), Johan Manzambi (knee), Amadou Onana (ACL), Brian Madjo (ankle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Barkley; McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings; Jackson

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sels; Milenkovic, Cunha, Murillo; Munoz, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus; Delap

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