Man City vs Nottingham Forest Match Analysis & Prediction
04/12/2024 10:30 pm
Confidence-depleted champions Manchester City have a seven-game winless run to end when they welcome Nottingham Forest to Etihad on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s side could not stop the Liverpool juggernaut on Sunday, losing 2-0 to the runaway leaders, while the Tricky Trees beat Ipswich Town 1-0 to get back to winning ways.
Six is how many defeats Man City have suffered in their last seven matches following Sunday’s unsuccessful stopover at Anfield, where strikes either side of the break from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah propelled Arne Slot’s side to a richly-deserved victory.
The stumbling champions were fortnate to still be in the game at halftime – Liverpool were being their own worst enemies in the final third for the majority of the game – but the end outcome was still the same, City falling 11 points behind the Reds in the Premier League standings.
It was a far from vintage performance from Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, but an early second-half penalty from Chris Wood was all that was required to overcome Ipswich, as the New Zealand hotshot drew level with Bryan Roy on a record 24 Premier League goals for Forest.
Sitting pretty in sixth lace in the table – just one point worse off than Wednesday’s hosts – Forest arrive at the Etihad with the joint third-best away record in the division this season, with their 11 points on rival turf only inferior to Liverpool’s 16 and Chelsea’s 13 after six away games.
Man City vs. Nottingham Forest Head to head
In the previous 83 meetings between these two teams, Man City have claimed 33 victories while Forest have won 26, and they have drawn in 24.
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03/01/2009Manchester City0Nottingham Forest3FA Cup
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31/08/2022Manchester City6Nottingham Forest0Premier League
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18/02/2023Nottingham Forest1Manchester City1Premier League
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23/09/2023Manchester City2Nottingham Forest0Premier League
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28/04/2024Nottingham Forest0Manchester City2Premier League
Man City Team News
The only minor positive from Sunday’s game from a City perspective was the return of Jeremy Doku from a thigh injury, but Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (unspecified) and John Stones (foot) remain sidelined.
Man City's Last 5 Matches
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05/11/2024Sporting Lisbon4Manchester City1Champions League
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09/11/2024Brighton & Hove Albion2Manchester City1Premier League
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23/11/2024Manchester City0Tottenham Hotspur4Premier League
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26/11/2024Manchester City3Feyenoord3Champions League
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01/12/2024Liverpool2Manchester City0Premier League
Nottingham Forest Team News
Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga both shook off concerns to make the matchday squad against Ipswich, meaning that long-term ansentees Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) are Forest’s only fitness concerns.
Nottingham Forest's Last 5 Matches
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25/10/2024Leicester City1Nottingham Forest3Premier League
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02/11/2024Nottingham Forest3West Ham United0Premier League
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10/11/2024Nottingham Forest1Newcastle United3Premier League
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23/11/2024Arsenal3Nottingham Forest0Premier League
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30/11/2024Nottingham Forest1Ipswich Town0Premier League
Man City vs. Nottingham Forest: Odds and Predictions
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