{"id":1508,"date":"2026-04-10T12:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:46:48","slug":"nottingham-forest-vs-aston-villa-predicted-xi-for-vitor-pereiras-side-ahead-of-key-premier-league-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1508","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa: Predicted XI for Vitor Pereira’s side ahead of key Premier League showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vitor Pereira will revert to his strongest Nottingham Forest XI for Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

After the 1-1 draw with Porto<\/strong> in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday night, the Portuguese hinted that Premier League matters were his priority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That revelation came after he managed the minutes of several first-team stars at Estadio do Dragao, including Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo who played 45 minutes each in the centre of defence.<\/p>\n

Igor Jesus was also limited to one half of football, while Morgan Gibbs-White was substituted on the 61st-minute mark.<\/p>\n

With Elliot Anderson also available after serving a one-match Europa League ban, Forest’s XI could be unchanged from the 3-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur before the international break.<\/p>\n

As a result, goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, despite his performance versus Porto, would drop to the substitutes’ bench to accommodate the return of Matz Sels.<\/p>\n

Chris Wood will also be kept in reserve after coming through 45 minutes on his return from a knee injury in midweek.<\/p>\n

Full-back Nicolo Savona remains one of four players who remain sidelined through injury.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus<\/p>\n

> Click here to read Aston Villa’s predicted lineup for the game at the City Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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