Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

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Nottingham Forest will play host to Aston Villa as east meets west in this upcoming midlands clash in the Premier League with the hosts looking to put an end to what has become an increasingly worrying six-match winless run in the English top flight while Aston Villa be going in search of a sixth league win in seven games at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.

Nottingham Forest have managed to claim just two wins within their opening 10 games of this new campaign and although Steve Cooper's men currently possess a useful five-point buffer above the relegation zone, the Tricky Trees have been decidedly un-tricky in recent times as they have drawn four and lost two of their last six matches in the top flight.

Victories earlier in the season against Sheffield United and most impressive of all, a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea now seem a long way off as Forest have managed to collect just four points from a subsequent possible total of 18 thanks to stalemates with the likes of Burnley, Brentford, Crystal Palace and Luton Town, but recent defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Liverpool have outweighed these minimal successes.

One glimmer of hope though for Forest is that they still remain unbeaten at their City Ground this term although this record is expected to come under pressure with the visit of Aston Villa this Sunday.

While Nottingham Forest can't seem to find a win for love nor money, Aston Villa have been racking up the victories in the Premier League in recent weeks as the west midlands club have recorded five wins from their last six matches overall, picking up vital victories against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Brighton, West Ham and Luton Town respectively.

In addition, Villa have picked up a point in a 1-1 draw away at Wolves while the bigger picture shows Unai Emery's side have slipped to just two defeats within their opening 10 games of this new domestic top flight campaign which came in the form of understandable losses away at Newcastle United and Liverpool.

Results away from home have been rather inconsistent and frankly, disappointing, as the visitors have collected just two wins from their previous nine outings on the road but they will know that this upcoming trip to the City Ground on Sunday afternoon represents a great chance for Villa to not only improve their away form but also pick up another important three points as well.

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Verdict

Despite holding home advantage for this Sunday's encounter with Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest look set for another disappointing afternoon at the office as they have failed to beat Aston Villa in each of their previous six meetings and Villa bring some impressive momentum into this fixture.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct score: Aston Villa 1-0 @ 9.50