Fixtures
- Aston Villa Vs. Nottingham Forest – Sat, Feb 24th 2024, 15:00
John McGinn says Aston Villa must put their recent home form behind them when Nottingham Forest visit Villa Park on Saturday.
After compiling a club record run of 17 home league matches without defeat, including 16 wins, Villa have lost three consecutive games in B6.
And McGinn is targeting three points against The Reds to follow up an away day win at Fulham last weekend.
“They’re a very good team full of talented players, with a coach who’s well-respected in the league,” he said.
“They’ve got a battle of their own going on. They’ll be coming to make it difficult for us to get the three points, which they badly need too.
“We need to get back on the horse at home and get that run going again. We need to make Villa Park a fortress again.
“Consecutive defeats at home is strange for us and something we need to eradicate quickly.”
The club captain and his teammates were superb at Villa Park in the first half of the season and still own the fourth-best home record in the top flight.
McGinn is determined to build on that moving forward, starting on Saturday.
He said: “There’s been a lot of questions about our away form this season and we’ve now managed to find a solution to that.
“The run we went on at Villa Park was tremendous and it was a great place to be for everyone.
“If we can perform on the pitch, there’s no reason we can’t go on a run like before and win 15 or 16 in a row.”
