Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest injury and suspension latest as eight could miss out
Aston Villa are set to play host to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
Villa Park is set to be packed out for a long-awaited 3pm kick-off in B6.
Oliver Glasner's side are the opponent in a repeat of the Europa League semi-final of last season.
The Villans will be hopeful of a similar result as they look to build on their 3-2 midweek win against Club Brugge.
John McGinn, Emi Buendia and Nicolas Jackson all scored as confidence looks to be on the up in claret and blue.
Nottingham Forest lie in wait for Villa as we assess the injury latest for both sides.
Aston Villa waiting on Johan Manzambi latest
Unai Emery has already had plenty of issues to deal with this season in the treatment room.
Amadou Onana is likely to be out until the late stages of the season after suffering an ACL rupture.
Leon Goretzka is also absent after revealing that he is struggling with fitness and won't feature until after the international break.
Brian Madjo will also miss the Forest clash as he continues to deal with a problem sustained after the Super Cup outing.
Joao Gomes is out with suspension, while a question mark surrounds Matty Cash after his midweek absence.
The biggest question surrounds Johan Manzambi as he has been seen in training over the past week.
Emery has hope that he could feature against Forest, but he will face late assessment to be included.
Nottingham Forest could welcome back Ibrahim Sangare
Glasner hasn't won yet in charge of the Reds and will be keen to change that at Villa Park.
He has been given a boost in the chances of doing exactly that with a lack of injury worries.
Ibrahim Sangare has been dealing with what is suspected to be a calf, shin or heel injury, but could be set to return to the fold.
If the Ivorian comes back in, Nicolo Savona will represent the only Forest absence in B6.
He is dealing with a knee injury and is set to be out until October.
That could give the away side a slight leg up, but Villa will continue to back themselves at Villa Park.