The latest Aston Villa news as Unai Emery’s side make another statement in their bid for a return to the Champions League next season with a win over Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa have had the perfect preparation for their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain with a big win against fellow Champions League hopefuls Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on Saturday evening.
Maybe with his eyes on that upcoming game, Unai Emery made eight changes to his starting line-up for the clash at Villa Park. That didn’t seem to have too much of an impact, though.
Things started in the perfect way for Villa as they took the lead through Morgan Rogers in the 13th minute. Just two minutes later, Villa doubled their lead through Donyell Malen.
Forest halved the deficit through half time substitute Jota Silva in the 57th minute, but Villa were able to see off the second half pressure from Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.
The result leaves Villa in sixth place in the Premier League table, level on points with fifth placed Man City and just one behind Chelsea in fourth, although both do have a game in hand.
It is set to be a close battle in the race for all of the European places. With that in mind, here is a look at what’s ahead for those teams in the race.
Nottingham Forest
April 12 vs Everton (H) at 3pm – Premier League
April 21 vs Tottenham (A) at 8pm – Premier League
April 26 vs Man City (N) at 3pm – FA Cup SF
May 1 vs Brentford (H) at 7.30pm – Premier League
May 5 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 8pm – Premier League
Chelsea
April 6 vs Brentford (A) at 2pm – Premier League
April 10 vs Legia Warsaw (A) at 5.45pm – Conference League QF
April 13 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 2pm – Premier League
April 17 vs Legia Warsaw (H) at 8pm – Conference League QF
April 20 vs Fulham (A) at 2pm – Premier League
Man City
April 6 vs Manchester United (A) at 4.30pm – Premier League
April 12 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 12.30pm – Premier League
April 19 vs Everton (A) at 3pm – Premier League
April 22 vs Aston Villa (H) at 8pm – Premier League
April 26 vs Nott’m Forest (N) at 3pm – FA Cup SF
Aston Villa
April 9 vs Paris Saint-Germain (A) at 8pm – Champions League QF
April 12 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm – Premier League
April 15 vs Paris Saint-Germain (H) at 8pm – Champions League QF
April 19 vs Newcastle (H) at 5.30pm – Premier League
April 22 vs Man City (A) at 8pm – Premier League
Newcastle United
April 7 vs Leicester City (A) at 8pm – Premier League
April 13 vs Manchester United (H) at 4.30pm – Premier League
April 16 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 7.30pm – Premier League
April 19 vs Aston Villa (A) at 5.30pm – Premier League
April 26 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 3pm – Premier League
Brighton
April 12 vs Leicester City (H) at 3pm – Premier League
April 19 vs Brentford (A) at 3pm – Premier League
April 26 vs West Ham (H) at 3pm – Premier League
May 4 vs Newcastle (H) at 2pm – Premier League
May 10 vs Wolves (A) at 3pm – Premier League
Bournemouth
April 14 vs Fulham (H) at 8pm – Premier League
April 19 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 3pm – Premier League
April 27 vs Manchester United (H) at 2pm – Premier League
May 3 vs Arsenal (A) at 5.30pm – Premier League
May 10 vs Aston Villa (H) at 5.30pm – Premier League
Fulham
April 6 vs Liverpool (H) at 2pm – Premier League
April 14 vs Bournemouth (A) at 8pm – Premier League
April 20 vs Chelsea (H) at 2pm – Premier League
April 26 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm – Premier League
May 3 vs Aston Villa (A) at 12.30pm – Premier League
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