Emery confirmed Tyrone Mings, Pau Torres, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley, Harvey Elliott, Evann Guessand and new signing Alysson are all unavailable for the visit of Forest. On timelines for returns, he added: "When they are expected to come back with the team, I don't know. Emery said Villa decided "two months ago" not to permanently sign on-loan Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott: "I am respecting him all we can because he's a very good professional, very respectful. On 19-year-old Brazilian winger Alysson, who has joined from Gremio: "As a winger, he has good dribbling [skills]. He plays usually on the right side and physically and defensively does good work.

Source: BBC January 02, 2026 16:02 UTC