Nottingham Forest vs Man City: Lineups, Team News and Prediction

Nottingham Forest, who are struggling in 17th place, will host second-placed Man City in a Premier League clash on December 27th at 7:30 am ET at the City Ground. The home side will be looking to cause an upset after beating City on home soil earlier this year.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Form

The Tricky Trees are currently enduring an inconsistent run of form, having lost their most recent game 1-0 away to Fulham. Prior to that, they secured a 3-0 victory at home against Tottenham Hotspur.

Meanwhile, Man City are in imperious form, having won their last five Premier League matches, including a 3-0 victory over West Ham. The Citizens have been particularly dominant in attack, scoring at least three goals in each of those five games.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Head to Head

Recent history favours Man City, who have won four of the last six meetings between these two sides in all competitions. However, Nottingham Forest did manage a 1-0 win in their most recent Premier League encounter at the City Ground back in March.

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Nottingham Forest vs Man City Probable Lineups

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Victor; Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Savona; Anderson, Luiz; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson; Jesus

Man City (4-3-2-1): Donnarumma; O'Reilly, Gvardiol, Dias, Nunes; González, Reijnders, Silva; Foden, Cherki; Haaland

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Team News

Nottingham Forest have several absentees for this match. Aina and Yates are both unavailable through injury, while Sels and Wood remain doubtful. Sangaré and Boly are away on international duty.

Man City also have some key players missing. Rodri and Kovacic are injured, while Doku is set to be sidelined until 2026 with a leg injury. Stones is doubtful, and Bobb is also likely to miss out. Ait-Nouri and Marmoush are on international duty.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Match Facts

• Nottingham Forest have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 home matches against Man City in the Premier League.
• Man City have scored at least 3 goals in their last 5 matches in the Premier League.
• Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 5 matches in Premier League.
• Man City have won their last 5 matches in the Premier League.
• Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 7 matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions.
• Man City have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions.
• Man City have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches in Premier League.

Prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Man City

Nottingham Forest are on a bizarre win-loss run, and having lost their last match, they will be hoping that continues here.

Their only victory over City since they returned to the Premier League in 2022 came here back in March.

Guardiola's troops are hitting all the right notes, with the routine win over West Ham making it seven on the bounce in all competitions.

City are starting to look like potential champions, but the last four games they've dropped points have come on their travels.

Best Bet: Man City to Win and Over 2.5 Goals (+100) Click here to get the best odds at Caesars Sportsbook

With City in such strong form and averaging over 3 goals a game in their last five Premier League matches, backing them to win a high-scoring game looks a solid bet. The forecast indicates that City will score as a result of an opposition error, further supporting their likelihood of scoring multiple goals.