The lines confirmed because Emery executes major changes

Aston Villa hosted Nottingham Forest in Saturday’s late beginning in a key conflict in the fight for the Champions League football.

Forest went into the game of the third in the Premier League, nine points in front of the villa as both were chasing the place in the top five, and the fifth would probably seal a place at the top European table.

Villa remains this season of the Champions League and is facing a scary trip to Paris this week.

Their participation in the last eight seems to have had a significant impact on the Villa selection because they sought to narrow the gap on the forest and skip Newcastle United in the table.

Check out the confirmed news of the team to start at 5:30 pm.

News Aston Villa Team

Clearly, with one eye on their quarterfinal first leg with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, Unai Emery has made eight changes in the XI, which beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 in the middle of the week.

The only players who kept their place are Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Martinez, a goalkeeper who is a captain aside.

Tyrone Mings, Andrés García, Axel Disi, Ian Matsen, Amadu they, Donyelll Malena, Ollie Watkins and Marco Asseno enter the XI.

John McGinn, Matty Cash, Kons and Lucas Ezra and Lucas fall on the bench, as well as Pau Torres, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara and Marcus Rashford.

Aston Villa: Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, measures; Tielemans, onana; Small, Rogers, Asensio; Watkins.

SUBS: Olsen, Count, McGinn, Rashford, Diws, Tourres, Ramse, Home.

Our beginning XI to face Nottingham Forest 👊 #Avlnfo pic.twitter.com/z1zfesocgt

– Aston Villa (@Avfcofficial) 5 April 2025

News Nottingham Forest Team

Forest, meanwhile, has made three changes from the side that have prevailed by Manchester United 1-0.

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morato and Nicolas Dominguez come to the team. The right back Ola Ain comes out with the calf problem, while the absence of Taiwo Awoniyi leaves the forest without a recognized striker with Chris Wood still unavailable. Danilo descends to the bench.

Your Forest XI download Aston Villa! 🗞️ pic.twitter.com/dowtxsjrbg

– Nottingham Forest (@nffc) 5 April 2025

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi.

SUBS: Miguel, Bangra, Toffolo, Silva, Silva, Danilo, Sosa, Boly, Abbott.