How to watch Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: kick-off time, TV channels and streams
Aston Villa return to action on Saturday for the first time since their long winning run came to an end against Arsenal in the final game of 2025.
Villa are looking for their eleventh consecutive home win in all competitions, a run that dates back all the way to a defeat in the Premier League the last day of August, when Crystal Palace inflicted their only home loss of the season.
Unai Emery will be well aware of the threat posed by Nottingham Forest, who will visit Villa Park with a clear plan devised by Sean Dyche, their first manager of the season but the first to face Villa in 2025/26.
What time does Villa v Nottingham Forest kick off?
With half the league having played on Tuesday and the rest on New Year’s Day, this weekend’s Premier League action is necessarily split too.
Villa will be the home team in the first game on Saturday, which is a lunchtime kick-off with a television coverage twist.
Villa v Nottingham Forest will kick off at 12.30pm on Saturday 3rd January but will not be shown where you might expect.
Where to watch Villa v Nottingham Forest in the UK
The 12.30pm Saturday kick-off is typically the domain of TNT Sports but their pick this weekend will actually be a Sunday game at the same time between Leeds United and Manchester United.
Not a bad selection, to be fair. Unusually, Villa’s Saturday lunchtime game will be live on Sky Sports.
Villa v Nottingham Forest will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Sky Sports subscribers can also steam the game via the Sky Sports+ app and Sky Go.
Watch and stream Villa v Nottingham Forest anywhere
| United States | NBC / Peacock |
| Canada | DAZN Canada |
| South America | Disney+ |
| Africa | Supersport (various) |
| Denmark | TV3 MAX |
| Sweden | Viaplay |
| Norway | V Sport Fotbool |
| Germany | Sky Sport 1 |
| Spain | DAZN Espana |
| France | CANAL+ Foot |
| Italy | Sky Sport Uno |
| India | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Australia | Stan Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport Premier League |
| Japan | U-NEXT |
| China | Migu / QQ Sports |
| Middle East | beIN Sports MENA 1 |
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