Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest
Definition
A reference to a competitive football (soccer) match between Aston Villa Football Club, based in Birmingham, and Nottingham Forest Football Club, based in Nottingham, both historic teams in the English Premier League.
In sports schedules or betting contexts, 'Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest' denotes an upcoming or recent fixture in England's top-tier football league, often evoking intense rivalry from their shared history in the 1970s and 80s when both clubs dominated European football.
Examples
The Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest derby always turns my living room into a war zone of flying crisps and shattered remote controls.
Predicting Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest is like guessing the weather in England: you'll be wrong, but you'll have a hilariously soggy story to tell.
My dad still hasn't forgiven me for celebrating too hard during that Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest thriller back in '92.
Bookies love Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest games because fans bet with their hearts, not their heads, and wallets weep accordingly.