Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Match Preview & Prediction
Lineups
Starting XI
- 13John Victor
- 37Nicolò Savona
- 31Nikola Milenković
- 5Murillo
- 3Neco Williams
- 8Elliot Anderson
- 16Nicolás Domínguez
- 21Omari Hutchinson
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White
- 7Callum Hudson-Odoi
- 19Igor Jesus
Subs
- 9Taiwo Awoniyi
- 29Dilane Bakwa
- 26Matz Sels
- 4Morato
- 35Oleksandr Zinchenko
- 44Zach Abbott
- 12Douglas Luiz
- 24James McAtee
- 15Arnaud Kalimuendo
Coach
- Sean Dyche
Starting XI
- 25Gianluigi Donnarumma
- 27Matheus Nunes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 24Joško Gvardiol
- 33Nico O'Reilly
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 14Nico González
- 4Tijjani Reijnders
- 10Rayan Cherki
- 47Phil Foden
- 9Erling Haaland
Subs
- 26Savinho
- 6Nathan Aké
- 1James Trafford
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
- 82Rico Lewis
- 16Rodri
- 63Divine Mukasa
- 56Ryan McAidoo
- 92Reigan Heskey
Coach
- Pep Guardiola
Match Events
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O. Hutchinson
assist:
Igor Jesus
54 '
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90' (+6' added time)
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T. Reijnders
assist:
R. Cherki
48 '
R. Cherki
assist:
J. Gvardiol
83 '
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36'R. Dias
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43'E. Anderson
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59'N. O'Reilly
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73'out: T. Reijndersin: Savinho
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75'P. Guardiola
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87'out: N. Dominguezin: T. Awoniyi
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89'out: R. Cherkiin: N. Ake
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90' + 2'out: C. Hudson-Odoiin: D. Bakwa
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Strength
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Attacking Potential
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Defensive Potential
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Strength head-to-head
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Goals head-to-head
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Wins head-to-head
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Poisson Distribution
Last 5 Head-to-Head Meetings
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Round2025-04-27Wembley StadiumM. Oliver
Nottingham Forest
0 - 2Manchester City
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Round 282025-03-08The City GroundC. Kavanagh
Nottingham Forest
1 - 0Manchester City
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Round 142024-12-04Etihad StadiumM. Oliver
Manchester City
3 - 0Nottingham Forest
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Round 352024-04-28The City GroundS. Hooper
Nottingham Forest
0 - 2Manchester City
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Round 62023-09-23Etihad StadiumA. Taylor
Manchester City
2 - 0Nottingham Forest
The 18th round of the Premier League continues with a clash at the City Ground, where Nottingham Forest will host Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest are dangerously close to 18th place in the Premier League table, a position that could force them into relegation playoff matches to retain their top-flight status. The gap to West Ham United, who currently occupy that spot, is just five points, meaning the Tricky Trees need to collect points in every possible fixture.
Manchester City, meanwhile, continue to chase Arsenal in the title race for the 2025/2026 season. The Citizens trail the league leaders by only two points and come into this match in excellent form, having won five consecutive games. Several of those victories were convincing, including a dominant 3–0 win over West Ham in Round 17.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Best Odds
| ⚽ ️ Bookmaker | ⚡️ Nottingham Forest Win | 💎 Manchester City Win |
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| ⚽ ️ 22Bet | 5.30 | 1.59 |
| ⚽ ️ Bet 365 | 5.20 | 1.61 |
| ⚽ ️ 20Bet | 5.20 | 1.61 |
| ⚽ ️ SpinBet | 5.00 | 1.58 |
| ⚽ ️ Stake | 5.25 | 1.59 |
Prediction for the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Nottingham Forest will benefit from playing at home, which could allow a usually defensive-minded side to play with slightly more freedom. However, Manchester City possess one of the most powerful attacking lines in the league and are well known for breaking down even the most compact defenses. In this matchup, they may not need to push themselves to the limit.
Recommended bet: Manchester City to win.
