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Nottingham Forest travel to Birmingham this weekend as the Reds take on Aston Villa in the Premier League at Villa Park.
Nuno Espírito Santo’s team go into the match unbeaten in six in all competitions following Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Manchester United at The City Ground.
Forest picked up three points on the road in our last Premier League away match with a 4-2 win over Ipswich Town at Portman Road before the recent international break.
Villa meanwhile, have won their last five games in all competitions following the Villans’ 3-0 win on their travels against Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday evening.
Forest claimed victory when the sides clashed at The City Ground in December following two late goals from Nikola Milenković and Anthony Elanga deep into stoppage time.
This weekend’s opponents picked up three points in this fixture last season, recording a 4-2 win at Villa Park.
Previous meeting
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LAST FIVE
Forest
Ipswich Town, FA Cup | The City Ground – 1-1 draw (Forest won 5-4 on penalties)
Manchester City | The City Ground – 1-0 win
Ipswich Town | Portman Road – 4-2 win
Brighton & Hove Albion, FA Cup | AMEX Stadium – 0-0 draw (Forest won 4-3 on penalties)
Manchester United | The City Ground – 1-0 win
Aston Villa
Club Brugge, Champions League | Jan Breydel Stadium – 3-1 win
Brentford | Gtech Community Stadium – 1-0 win
Club Brugge, Champions League | Villa Park – 3-0 win
Preston North End, FA Cup | Deepdale – 3-0 win
Brighton & Hove Albion | AMEX Stadium – 3-0 win
Man in the middle
Simon Hooper will officiate Forest’s trip to Aston Villa in the Premier League this weekend.
The match will be Hooper’s fourth in charge of a Forest fixture this season, while being his first involvement in a Villa match.
Hooper was the referee for Forest’s 1-1 draw with Wolves in August, trip to Arsenal in November and the Reds’ 7-0 win against Brighton at the beginning of February.
He most recently took charge of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brighton on March 15.
In total across 19 games in the top flight, Hooper has awarded 91 yellow cards, showing a second yellow once. He has given one red card and has pointed to the penalty spot on four occasions.
Assisting Hooper at Villa Park will be Adrian Holmes and Simon Long, with Andrew Kitchen named as the fourth official. Michael Oliver is the VAR for this fixture.
Tickets
Tickets for this fixture have sold out. Away travel is still available and can be purchased online here.
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