Nottingham Forest hosts Manchester City at the City Ground this evening, with both teams seeking a vital victory before the November international break. The match is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. GMT kick-off.
Team News and Line-ups
Nottingham Forest enters the match with the following starting eleven: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Gibbs-White, Delap, Schlager, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Munoz, and Milenkovic. Their substitutes bench includes Victor, Diomande, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Jesus, Ndoye, Kalimuendo, and Netz.
Manchester City has named the following starting line-up: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku, and Haaland. The visitors’ substitutes are Rulli, Kovacic, Reis, Nunes, Bouaddi, O’Reilly, Allan, Foden, and Lewis.
Match Context and Statistics
Nottingham Forest has struggled early in the season, securing only one win from their first nine Premier League matches. They currently sit 19th in the table and are winless in their last five league outings, following a recent defeat to Brentford. While they have registered 152 shots—the second-highest in the league—they have only converted 4% of those attempts and have scored just six goals, the lowest total in the division. Additionally, Forest is still pursuing their first home league victory of the campaign.
Manchester City arrives in Nottingham aiming to recover from consecutive league losses to Aston Villa and Brighton, which followed an initial seven-game winning streak. Despite those setbacks, City leads the league in expected goals with a total of 18.3. The team recently regained momentum with a 3-2 Champions League victory over RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
Individually, Morgan Gibbs-White is in line to make his 200th Premier League appearance, while Manchester City midfielder Elliot Anderson returns to play against his former club.
Broadcast Information
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 5:00 p.m. Fans can also stream the fixture via Sky Go or NOW for those with a valid subscription.
