Team news for Forest first leg

Amadou Onana will be assessed ahead of Aston Villa’s UEFA Europa League trip to Nottingham Forest on Thursday.

The Villans travel to The City Ground for the first leg of their semi-final clash with Vítor Pereira’s side, action kicking off at 8pm.

And, having missed Saturday’s defeat at Fulham with a knock, Unai Emery revealed Belgian Onana faces a late fitness test in training on Wednesday afternoon, to determine whether or not he will be fit to feature.

Speaking at Wednesday’s pre-match press conference at Bodymoor Heath, Emery said: “We train this afternoon, and we will see how he is responding, if he’s feeling good to play tomorrow.

“He was testing yesterday and today we must test again how he is feeling, and how we can get the players with some pain to play tomorrow.”

Boubacar Kamara remains a long-term injury absentee for the Villans, with Ross Barkley and Alysson ineligible having not been named in Emery’s Europa League squad.