Comments and predictions for Nottingham vs Man City: The King escaped at the last minute
The match between Nottingham vs Man City in the English Premier League takes place at 7:30 p.m. on March 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Nottingham vs Man City team information
Nottingham Forest have just one injury to report, with reserve goalkeeper Carlos Miguel (hamstring) meaning Matz Sels, who saved the decisive penalty in the win over Ipswich, will continue in goal.
In defence, centre-back Nikola Milenkovic and versatile defender Neco Williams are likely to replace Morato and Alex Moreno, with Ola Aina and Murillo forming a back four. In midfield, Elliot Anderson could return to the starting line-up and partner one of Danilo, Nicolas Dominguez or Ryan Yates.
Up front, Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi are expected to continue to guard the flanks, while Morgan Gibbs-White could take on the role of playmaker, supporting striker Chris Wood. The New Zealand striker has been in impressive form, having been involved in 11 goals in his last nine Premier League games, including eight goals and three assists. He is also the only player to score for Forest against Man City since the team's promotion back in 2022.
For Manchester City, Nathan Ake joins Rodri (anterior cruciate ligament), Manuel Akanji (groin), John Stones (thigh) and Oscar Bobb (fitness) on the injury list after undergoing surgery on a broken foot earlier this week.
After making 11 changes to the team that beat Plymouth, Pep Guardiola is likely to continue his rotation on Saturday, with the likes of Ederson, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic, Nico Gonzalez, Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush all vying for a starting spot.
One name that is almost certain to be on the list is Erling Haaland. Of his 20 Premier League goals this season, 13 have either put Man City ahead by one goal (9) or levelled the game (4). No player in the league this season has scored as many decisive goals as Haaland, apart from Mohamed Salah, who has 13.
Latest predicted lineup for Nottingham vs Man City
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Danilo, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Manchester City:
Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland
Latest Nottingham vs Man City football review
After struggling to stay up last season, even the most optimistic Nottingham Forest fans would have found it hard to imagine their team competing for a top-four finish this season, while also being just one game away from an FA Cup semi-final.
Forest had to rely on penalty shootouts to overcome both Exeter City and Ipswich Town in the fourth and fifth rounds of the FA Cup. In Monday's game against Ipswich, they drew 1-1 after 120 minutes before winning 5-4 on penalties at the City Ground.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side will face Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup quarter-finals. However, since their resounding 7-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on February 1, Forest have shown signs of slowing down, picking up just one point from their last three games.
They lost back-to-back games against Fulham (2-1) and Newcastle United (4-3), then were held to a goalless draw at home by Arsenal just over a week ago. Although they remain third in the table, the gap between them and the chasing pack has narrowed considerably, with just six points separating third from tenth with just 11 games left to play.
It will be tough to get back to winning ways on Saturday, as Forest have not beaten City in their last nine Premier League meetings (D2 L7). Their last win over the Manchester side was a dramatic 3-2 win at Maine Road in the Championship in December 1997.
Three days after a narrow 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, Man City avoided an FA Cup shock by coming from behind to beat Plymouth Argyle 3-1 in the fifth round last weekend at the Etihad.
Kevin De Bruyne scored and set up both Nico O'Reilly goals to help Man City book a place in the quarter-finals, where they will face Bournemouth later this month, keeping their title hopes alive.
Man City are currently considered the leading candidate for the FA Cup title. However, they will focus all their efforts on the Premier League and the race for a Champions League place next season. If they can get all 3 points against Forest in the early game on Saturday, they will firmly consolidate their position in the top 4 and will definitely hold on to third place after this round.
The trip to the City Ground will mark the eighth time since November that City have entered a game in the top four of the Premier League. However, in their previous seven games in similar circumstances, they have picked up just one point and conceded at least two goals in each game, a total of 19.
However, only Liverpool (22 points) and Arsenal (18 points) have earned more points than Man City (16 points - won 5, drawn 1, lost 2) in the Premier League in 2025. In addition, Man City is also the team that has scored the most goals in the tournament since the beginning of the year, with 21 goals, equal to Liverpool.
Guardiola's side have reason to be confident ahead of this trip, having won their last three Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest by a combined score of 7-0. If they continue to win, this will be the first time in Man City's history that they have won four consecutive games against Forest in the top flight.
Latest Nottingham vs Man City score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Nottingham vs Man Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Nottingham 1-2 Man City
- WhoScore:Nottingham 0-2 Man City
- Our newspaper predicts:Nottingham 1-2 Man City
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