Nottingham Forest vs Man Cityprediction and how to watch

Prediction and how to watch for Nottingham Forest vs Man City: everything you need to know before the game.

Nottingham Forest host Manchester City at the City Ground on Saturday, kicking off at 5.30pm GMT, in matchweek 10 of the Premier League.

The Tricky Trees sit 19th with 6 points and are still searching for a home win. The Citizens are second on 21.

Match preview

Forest have made a desperate start to the season. They are 19th with 6 points from nine games, a goal difference of -6 and just one league win.

The City Ground has offered no joy. In four home matches they have drawn one and lost three, scoring no goals and conceding three.

The recent run is poor. Forest lost 2-0 at Brentford on October 31, drew 1-1 at Ipswich and, before that, lost 1-0 to Arsenal, 3-1 at Crystal Palace and 1-0 to Coventry. That is four defeats in their last five.

Away from home they have been more open, with one win, two draws and two defeats, scoring six and conceding nine. Sports Mole note that Liam Delap has not scored in his last five starts.

City arrive second on 21 points, with seven wins, two defeats and a goal difference of +10. However, they lost their last two league games: 2-1 at Aston Villa on October 24 and 1-0 at home to Brighton on October 31.

In between, they drew 2-2 with Brighton in the League Cup on October 28. They responded in the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-2 win at RB Leipzig, following a 5-1 thrashing of AEK Athens.

On the road they have been solid, winning three of four with nine goals scored and three conceded. Erling Haaland has 9 goals this season and Cherki has 4.

The recent head-to-head favours the Citizens, who have won three of the last five meetings. They won 3-0 in December 2024, 2-0 in the FA Cup in April 2025 and 2-1 at the City Ground in December 2025. Forest won 1-0 in March 2025, and the latest meeting, in March 2026, finished 2-2.

The context is significant. Forest need points to climb out of the bottom three and, according to Sports Mole, Oliver Glasner has promised changes to his XI. City want to close the gap on leaders Arsenal, who have 24 points.

Team news

Forest have concerns up front. Nicolas Dominguez has a muscular problem and has missed the last two games. The False 9 report that a setback could keep him out for up to eight weeks. Igor Jesus, who had a calf issue, trained all week and is in contention to start. Daniel Munoz and Dan Ndoye are fit again.

Glasner has promised changes. Delap is battling Chris Wood for the number nine role, with Wood still waiting for his first start of the campaign. Munoz could replace Ola Aina at right wing-back, while Gibbs-White and Ndoye look set to keep their places.

For City, Antoine Semenyo is the only absentee. Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol could return after rotation at Leipzig, and Haaland is expected to lead the line. Lineups are not official and sources differ in defence.

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