Comments and predictions for Man City vs Nottingham Forest: Victory for Pep
The match between Man City vs Nottingham Forest in the Premier League takes place at 2:30 a.m. on December 5. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Man City vs Nottingham Forest team information
The only positive from Manchester City's game on Sunday was the return of Jeremy Doku from a thigh injury, but Rodri (anterior cruciate ligament), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (unspecified injury) and John Stones (leg) remain absent.
Doku brought freshness to City's attack at Anfield and could be a change Guardiola is considering. The City boss waited until the 79th minute to introduce Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne. Guardiola suggested Grealish could try a central role to address his creativity issues, while Ederson would certainly replace Stefan Ortega in goal.
For Nottingham Forest, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga are both fit for the Ipswich game, leaving Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) as the only long-term absentees. Elanga played only a few minutes in the second half after picking up a shoulder injury in the defeat to Arsenal, but Jota Silva, who replaced him, created the penalty that Wood scored. Silva could be in contention for a starting spot at the Etihad, but Neco Williams – who started the win over Ipswich – could make way for Alex Moreno, the regular left-back.
Latest expected lineup 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 football commentary on Man City vs Nottingham Forest
Pep Guardiola, in a moment of bravery, raised his hand with six fingers to face the Liverpool crowd, responding to chants of “sacked in the morning” from the Anfield stands, reminding them of the number of times he has won the Premier League. However, six is also the number of defeats Man City have suffered in their last seven games, following their defeat at Anfield on Sunday, when goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a deserved victory.
Man City were fortunate to still be in the running until the end of the first half, when Liverpool failed to capitalise on their chances. However, the defeat left the defending champions 11 points behind leaders Liverpool. With their winless streak continuing, Man City will have to stage a historic comeback to retain their title, as no team has ever had a lead of at least six points after 13 rounds without winning the title.
After four consecutive defeats, their first since 2008, Man City face the risk of losing a fifth consecutive game at the Etihad, their first since May 2021.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest ended their losing streak with a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town, courtesy of a Chris Wood penalty. It was their first win since defeats to Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the win, Wood equalled Bryan Roy's record of 24 Premier League goals for Forest and is one goal away from reaching 25.
Forest are currently sixth in the table, just one point behind City, and have the third-best away record this season, with 11 points from six games. However, they have not beaten City since the 2008-09 FA Cup and have lost three and drawn one against the Etihad side since promotion.
Man City vs Nottingham Forest score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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
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