Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is hoping his former goalkeeper Fraser Forster has a "nightmare" when Southampton travel to Villa Park on Monday night.

The Saints keeper played under Lambert when he was manager of Norwich City and was one of the key players in their League One promotion season.

"At Norwich he made saves that I thought a goalkeeper couldn't make at certain times," Lambert is quoted as saying by the Birmingham Mail.

"He's a great big guy, top class and he was one of the main players for Norwich getting up.

"On top of that he's a top guy. He's not an arrogant, egotistical guy, he's a really good pro. I'm delighted for him that he's gone on to do as well as he's done, though I hope he has an absolute nightmare on Monday."

Southampton picked up five successive wins before the international break.