Both Villa and Forest are flying at the moment, with Villa very much enjoying the new manager bounce.
The last six in the league:
Aston Villa: WWWLLW
GF: 11 GA: 5
Villa have scored nine in the last three
Forest: WDWDWL
GF: 8 GF: 3
Forest have only let in one goal in the last five.
Forest are wide odds at 4.33 to win and having not won there in five the bookies are thinking we have next to no chance. This is a real test for Forest, anything there will be a cracking result.
We have to think we are in with a shout though. Especially with our clean sheets and what would have been a win at Leeds, without the Roofe handball. We have an extra days rest as well.
Forest team:
Pants
Darikwa Figuerido Dawson Robinson
Colback Yacob
Cash Carvalho Lolley
Grabban
I wouldn't rest anyone and make changes only for the easier on paper home game against Ipswich, on Saturday.
Prediction: 1-1
Villa v Forest - Match Thread
posted on 29/11/18
Abraham was always ahead of the play for the second disallowed goal. He was too eager and was yards ahead. I thought it was pretty clear.
posted on 29/11/18
Karanka hasn’t decided yet whether to appeal Figueiredo’s red card yet. Says on second viewing he doesn’t feel it was as bad as it first appeared. We know that the panels generally don’t really give a stuff about anyone outside the top clubs so it could be frivolous to appeal but I suppose you never know...
posted on 29/11/18
Will it was a red mate
posted on 29/11/18
comment by Andy Grays cc... Deano and Dalian remember ut... (U4819)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Will it was a red mate
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Looked a yellow to me. Late challenge but no studs but guess these days laws are stricter
posted on 29/11/18
comment by Andy Grays cc... Deano and Dalian remember utv (U4819)
posted 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Will it was a red mate
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We know it was a red, but the question is whether it should have just been a yellow. Late tackle, not two-footed, foot not off the ground - yellow looked the correct decision but it's academic now.
posted on 30/11/18
I’ll be surpised if we appealed. The only times I’ve ever seen these overturned is when no foul was commited. It’s was definitely a foul, but a harsh red. Late tackle, but not an overly dangerous tackle or in a goal scoring situation
posted on 30/11/18
I thought it was a red at the time. Lower end of the scale. Kept in from quite a distance. Think that swayed the ref to decide it was too reckless. No studs or anything but I don’t think they would rescind it.
Massive shame for the lad as he had won his place back well recently. Hopefully learn the lesson from it.
posted on 30/11/18
comment by Will Scarlet (U17891)
posted about 19 hours ago
Abraham was always ahead of the play for the second disallowed goal. He was too eager and was yards ahead. I thought it was pretty clear.
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Perhaps if you were watching on Sky it was clear, but IFollow showed only the one camera angle from the halfway line.
posted on 30/11/18
Red. Not about studs; he really caught McGinn. Reckless.
posted on 30/11/18
comment by McParlandTheGreat (U6150)
posted 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
Red. Not about studs; he really caught McGinn. Reckless.
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Come on! Went to put the ball in touch, was late, caught the player. Not reckless.
Plenty of worse tackles have gone in on Forest players this season, and I've called for red cards at the time but mostly it's no big deal if we don't get them.
Didn't see any malice to make this challenge any different.