Analysis and prediction for Man City vs Nottingham Forest: A victory for Pep.

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The only positive aspect of Manchester City's Sunday game was the return of Jeremy Doku from a thigh injury. However, Rodri (anterior cruciate ligament injury), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (injury unknown), and John Stones (leg) remained absent.

Doku brought a fresh impetus to City's attack at Anfield and could be a change Guardiola is considering. The City manager waited until the 79th minute to bring on Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne. Guardiola suggested Grealish could try a central role to address the creativity issue, while Ederson will certainly replace Stefan Ortega in goal.

For Nottingham Forest, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga are both fit to play against Ipswich, with only Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) remaining long-term injuries. Elanga played only a few minutes in the second half after suffering a shoulder injury in the defeat to Arsenal, but his replacement, Jota Silva, created the penalty that led to Wood's goal. Silva could secure a starting spot at the Etihad, but Neco Williams – who started in the win against Ipswich – may give way to Alex Moreno, the regular left-back.

Latest predicted lineups for Man City vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City:

Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Silva, Gundogan; Savinho, Grealish, Doku; Haaland

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Dominguez; Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Latest Man City vs Nottingham Forest football match prediction

Pep Guardiola, in a moment of unwavering determination, held up six fingers as he faced the Liverpool crowd, responding to chants of "sacked in the morning" from the Anfield stands, a reminder of the number of times he has won the Premier League. However, the number six also represents the number of defeats Man City have suffered in their last seven matches, following Sunday's loss at Anfield, where goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a deserved victory.

Man City were fortunate to still be able to compete until the end of the first half, as Liverpool failed to capitalize on their opportunities. However, this defeat leaves the defending champions 11 points behind league leaders Liverpool. With a prolonged winless streak, Man City will have to stage a historic comeback to defend their title, as no team has ever held at least a 6-point lead after 13 rounds without winning the championship.

Following four consecutive defeats, for the first time since 2008, Man City face the risk of losing a fifth consecutive match at the Etihad, and for the first time since May 2021.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest ended their losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town, thanks to a penalty from Chris Wood. This was their first win after two defeats against Arsenal and Newcastle United. With this win, Wood equaled Bryan Roy's record of 24 goals for Forest in the Premier League and is just one goal away from setting a record of 25.

Forest currently sit sixth in the table, just one point behind Man City, and have the third-best away record this season, with 11 points from six games. However, they haven't beaten Man City since the 2008-09 FA Cup and have lost three and drawn one of those matches against the Etihad side since being promoted.

Predicting the score for Man City vs Nottingham Forest

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Man City vs Nottingham Forestas follows:

• Sportsmole:Man City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

• WhoScore:Man City 3-1 Nottingham Forest
• Our newspaper predicts:Man City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

When and where can I watch Man City vs Nottingham Forest live?

To watch the Man City vs Nottingham Forest match live in the English Premier League at 2:30 AM on December 5th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.