Nottingham Forest next five fixtures compared to Champions League rivals after Aston Villa defeat

It was a disappointing evening for Nottingham Forest as they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Forest went into the game without an out-and-out forward due to Taiwo Awoniyi picking up an injury in the build-up to the match. He joined Chris Wood on the sidelines.

Things didn't start well for Forest as Villa took the lead in the 13th minute through Morgan Rogers. Just a couple of minutes later it was two as Donyell Malan doubled Villa's lead.

Despite Forest regaining some composure for the rest of the half, that was how the scoreline stayed until the half-time whistle.

Forest halved the deficit through half time substitute Jota Silva in the 57th minute. But the Reds couldn't find an equaliser before the full-time whistle.

Despite the defeat, Forest still sit in third place in the Premier League table, five points ahead of fourth placed Chelsea and in prime position to play Champions League football next season. There could, however, still be some twists and turns.

With that in mind, here is a look at how the next couple of weeks look for both Forest and their rivals.

Nottingham Forest

April 12 vs Everton (H) at 3pm - Premier League

April 21 vs Tottenham (A) at 8pm - Premier League

April 26 vs Man City (N) at 3pm - FA Cup SF

May 1 vs Brentford (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League

May 5 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 8pm - Premier League

Chelsea

April 6 vs Brentford (A) at 2pm - Premier League

April 10 vs Legia Warsaw (A) at 5.45pm - Conference League QF

April 13 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 2pm - Premier League

April 17 vs Legia Warsaw (H) at 8pm - Conference League QF

April 20 vs Fulham (A) at 2pm - Premier League

Man City

April 6 vs Manchester United (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League

April 12 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 12.30pm - Premier League

April 19 vs Everton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 22 vs Aston Villa (H) at 8pm - Premier League

April 26 vs Nott’m Forest (N) at 3pm - FA Cup SF

Aston Villa

April 9 vs Paris Saint-Germain (A) at 8pm - Champions League QF

April 12 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 15 vs Paris Saint-Germain (H) at 8pm - Champions League QF

April 19 vs Newcastle (H) at 5.30pm - Premier League

April 22 vs Man City (A) at 8pm - Premier League

Newcastle United

April 7 vs Leicester City (A) at 8pm - Premier League

April 13 vs Manchester United (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League

April 16 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League

April 19 vs Aston Villa (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

April 26 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 3pm - Premier League

Brighton

April 12 vs Leicester City (H) at 3pm - Premier League

April 19 vs Brentford (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 26 vs West Ham (H) at 3pm - Premier League

May 4 vs Newcastle (H) at 2pm - Premier League

May 10 vs Wolves (A) at 3pm - Premier League

Bournemouth

April 14 vs Fulham (H) at 8pm - Premier League

April 19 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 27 vs Manchester United (H) at 2pm - Premier League

May 3 vs Arsenal (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

May 10 vs Aston Villa (H) at 5.30pm - Premier League

Fulham

April 6 vs Liverpool (H) at 2pm - Premier League

April 14 vs Bournemouth (A) at 8pm - Premier League

April 20 vs Chelsea (H) at 2pm - Premier League

April 26 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

May 3 vs Aston Villa (A) at 12.30pm - Premier League

What are your predictions for the upcoming fixtures? Tell us in the comments section

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