Unai Emery’s Villa are flying high, in great form, and looking to maintain their push for Champions League football. Meanwhile, Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest are scrapping at the other end, currently sitting 17th and desperate to end their three-match losing streak.
League leaders Arsenal head to the South Coast with a five-point cushion at the top. They face a Bournemouth side that is winless in ten matches but remains dangerous at home, where they’ve picked up the vast majority of their points this season.