Man City vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview and team news | OneFootball

Manchester City welcome Nottingham Forest to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night with the hosts in desperate need of a victory.

City find themselves in a perilous predicament having not triumphed for seven matches in all competitions.

Meanwhile, Forest continue to exceed expectations as they currently sit in sixth position, one of the coveted European spots.

Both managers have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Wednesday night’s clash.

Pep Guardiola will continue to be without John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Rodri. The City boss alsoi has a decision to make in net after dropping regular starter Ederson for Stefan Ortega on the weekend.

Nuno Espirito Santo will have to operate without Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo in the Nottingham Forest midfield.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – Match Preview and team news

Form

Manchester City: LLLDL

Man City find themselves eleven points adrift of league leaders Liverpool after another defeat on Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool comfortably swept aside the reigning champions at Anfield courtesy of goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.

That was their fourth consecutive league defeat, following losses to Brighton, Bournemouth and Spurs before the weekend.

Guardiola has insisted that his team must “start from zero” as they look to get their season back on track.

Nottingham Forest: WWLLW

Nottingham Forest’s pragmatism has them residing in a very healthy sixth place ahead of the busy festive schedule.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side did enough to edge out Ipswich Town at the weekend with a 1-0 win.

Chris Wood’s second-half penalty was the difference at the City Ground and ensured Forest returned to winning ways after two losses on the spin to Newcastle and Arsenal. Only Chelsea and Liverpool have collected more points away from home their Forest’s 11, a positive omen ahead of their trip to Manchester.

Last Meeting: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City, Premier League, 28th April 2024.

The last time the two sides met, Manchester City prevailed on their way to a fourth successive Premier League title.

A purposeful City took the lead moments after the half-hour mark through Croatian international Josko Gvardiol.

The defender made a darting run to the near post before heading Kevin De Bruyne’s corner past Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels.

Chris Wood had a golden opportunity to equalise shortly after, but the forward completely miscued his shot inside the six-yard box.

The hosts continued to bombard Ederson’s net and Wood was denied once again, this time from the outstretched boot of Gvardiol.

Their opponents capitalised on Forest’s lack of cutting edge when Erling Haaland doubled the visitor’s lead. The devastating duo of De Bruyne and the Norwegian combined and Haaland stroked the ball into the bottom corner to confirm the three points.

That win at the City Ground was part of a ten-game winning streak for City, which culminated in them lifting the title.

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake Gvardiol; Gundogan, Silva; Doku, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland

Nottingham Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Ward-Prowse, Yates; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.

Who is the referee?

Michael Oliver will be the match official. He will be assisted by Stuart Burt and Scott Ledger while Tom Bramall will be the fourth official. The VAR will be Peter Bankes and he will be assisted by Dan Cook.

What channel will Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest be on?

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest will be available to watch on Amazon Prime.

What time is kick-off?

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium will be at 19:30 GMT on Wednesday 4th December 2024.

Odds

Manchester City – 2/5

Draw – 7/2

Nottingham Forest – 15/2

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