Villa are now preparing to play host to a team in Nottingham Forest who sit in third place, albeit with Emery's side having the chance to cut the gap to Nuno Espirito Santo 's team to six points.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker might be given the green light to make his comeback from a head injury in Sunday's Premier League showdown with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Fulham manager Marco Silva should revert to a familiar 4-2-3-1 shape for Sunday's Premier League battle with Liverpool at Craven Cottage. The London outfit lined up in a 3-4-3 for Tuesday's trip to ...