Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Picks and Prediction – 2/24/2024

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The Aston Villa Villans host the Nottingham Forest Reds for a Premier League match at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, Feb. 24. See our preview and prediction for the match below. Stay up to date on all the action with our Soccer Picks.

Aston Villa has won six of the 13 Premier League matches between these two clubs. Nottingham Forest has two victories over the Villans all time, and the remaining five matches were draws. The Reds earned a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at The City Ground in November. The Villans won the second match last season, 2-0, at home in April after a 1-1 draw at Forest in October 2023.

The Villans last played Feb. 17, earning a 2-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Ollie Watkins scored in the 23^rd and 56^th minutes for Aston Villa. That win coupled with Tottenham’s, 2-1, loss to Wolverhampton lifted the Villans to fourth in the league table at 49 points. Liverpool is in first with 60 points followed by Manchester City (56) and Arsenal (55).

Nottingham Forest also won the last time out, claiming a 2-0 victory at home over West Ham United. Taiwo Awoniyi scored five minutes into extra time before the break, and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored in the fourth minute of extra time at the end of the match. The Reds are 16^th in the league table, four points ahead of No. 17 Everton and No. 18 Luton Town.