On a busy Matchday 14 of the EPL 2024–25 season, Man City vs Nottingham Forest will be the first midweek clash after the international break on December 5. The league champions are getting ready to face a formidable Nottingham Forest squad. On our football betting app and website, you can find details about this match, including lineups, predictions, and betting tips for Man City vs Nottingham.
Team News/ Man City vs Nottingham lineups
Manchester City FC
Predicted Lineup:
Simpson-Pusey, Gundogan, Kovacic, Foden, Nunes, Haaland, Savinho, Walker, Gvardiol, Lewis, and Ederson (GK)
Team Preview:
As the traditional “sacked in the morning” cries echoed from the Anfield stands, a defiant Guardiola found the strength to give the Liverpool supporters six fingers to remind the joyous Merseyside contingent of how many times he had won the title.
However, after Sunday’s fruitless stopover at Anfield, where goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah either side of halftime powered Arne Slot’s machine to a well-earned victory, Man City has also lost six of their past seven games.
The return of Jeremy Doku from a thigh injury was the only slight improvement for City from Sunday’s game; nevertheless, Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (unspecified), and John Stones (foot) are still sidelined for the home team.
Guardiola, who delayed bringing on Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish off the bench at Liverpool until the 79th minute, should consider Doku, as he gave some vitality to a lacklustre Citizens assault at Anfield.
While Ederson will undoubtedly anticipate replacing Stefan Ortega in goal following a surprising swap at the weekend, the City manager has alluded to the possibility of using Grealish in a central role in an attempt to address his team’s lack of creativity.
Nottingham Forest FC
Predicted Lineup:
Sels; Jota Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Dominguez
Team Preview:
Forest stemmed the rot with two consecutive losses, making up for losses to Arsenal and Newcastle United when Ipswich Town visited, while City faced the possibility of losing the Premier League for the sixth time in a row in the midweek match.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s team put on a far-from-historic display, but Chris Wood’s early second-half penalty was all that was needed to defeat the Tractor Boys. The New Zealand sensation tied Bryan Roy for a record 24 Premier League goals for Forest.
The only fitness issues for Forest are longtime absentees Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring), while both Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga bounced back to make the matchday squad against Ipswich.
After suffering a shoulder injury during the Arsenal loss, Elanga was only used as a substitute for a short while, and Jota Silva, who replaced him, made a significant contribution by winning the penalty that Wood converted early in the second half.
Has Nottingham Forest ever beaten Man City?
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City have played 7 games against each other in EPL and English football history. Out of the 7 games, City have won 3 games. And Forest have won 2. They drew the remaining 2 matches between them. So, yes Nottingham Forest has beaten City twice.
Man City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Manchester City lacks that traditional magical spark, attacking flow, defensive cohesiveness, and—above all—confidence. The basics that made things so nice for so long seem to be a long way off, and everything feels worn. There may be significant value in supporting the visitors at the Etihad Stadium since Nottingham Forest will be well-organized defensively and have those key players on the counterattack to try and hurt a vulnerable City defence.
Key Players to watch out for
Man City
Erling Haaland:
Erling Haaland netted his 12th Premier League goal of the season against Brighton last time out, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Manchester City from suffering their fourth straight loss across all competitions. Haaland needs more help in the final third because The Citizens is not a one-man show. We’re picking Haaland to be the star of this match after a dismal four away games in all competitions. This information can be useful as u can place important wagers on our Football Betting app with the help of this information.
Nottingham Forest
Chris Wood:
Chris Wood has been his side’s top-scorer this season. He has been a fox-in-the-box kind of striker for the Forest side. City’s defence will have to be careful of Wood’s aerial presence as he often looks to convert from set-pieces or crosses.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Scoreline Prediction
Manchester City 2-1 Nottingham
Both teams to score: There are high chances of both teams scoring in this game as City and Forest both have exceptional attackers.
Man City to score more than 3 goals: City have been in poor form lately and will look to bounce back. With the likes of Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne in their team, there is a high chance of this taking place.
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