"Aston Villa manager Unai Emery will provide a squad fitness update later on Friday. Boubacar Kamara and Matty Cash are available after serving one-match bans. Ola Aina is available for Nottingham Forest for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Nigeria in early September. Winger Dan Ndoye has a minor calf injury, with head coach Sean Dyche saying: "It will be touch and go for him this weekend but hopefully he will return after that.""
"Key FPL notes: Morgan Rogers' (7.5m) 35 shots and 19 chances created are both among Aston Villa's top two player this season. Villa's Ollie Watkins (8.5m) has blanked just once in his last six matches, a period which has seen him produce five goals, two assists and 42 points. Igor Jesus (5.8m) of Nottingham Forest has registered 36 shots in the box in 2025-26, a total that only Erling Haaland (15.1m) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.6m) can better."
"Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh is expected to be available despite limping off with a dead leg against West Ham in midweek. Mats Wieffer remains absent because of a toe issue. Burnley team news will appear here later on Friday. Captain Josh Cullen will miss the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Players out: Brighton - Baleba, March, Tzimas"
Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest Saturday at 12:30 GMT with Unai Emery set to give a squad fitness update. Boubacar Kamara and Matty Cash are available after one-match bans. Ola Aina returns for Nottingham Forest following a September hamstring injury. Dan Ndoye is touch-and-go with a minor calf problem. Absent players include Barkley, Guessand, Mings and Torres for Aston Villa, and Boly, Sangare, Wood and Yates for Nottingham Forest. Key Fantasy Premier League notes highlight Morgan Rogers' 35 shots and 19 chances created, Ollie Watkins' five goals and two assists in six matches, and Igor Jesus' 36 shots in the box. Brighton expect Yankuba Minteh to be available while Mats Wieffer remains sidelined with a toe issue. Burnley will provide team news later; captain Josh Cullen will miss the season with an ACL injury. Brighton list Baleba, March and Tzimas as out.
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