Match preview for Nottingham Forest against Manchester City
When the fight for a top four finish was discussed at the beginning of the season, nobody predicted that it was Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
Wald was expected to be at the other end of the table, while the city was accepted as a shoe in view of its dominance of the Premier League in the last seasons.
And yet the teams come to third and fourth place with a point in front of the four -time defending champions in third and fourth games.
Nuno Espirito Santo has done remarkable work on the City Ground, although they have been a little harder in the past few weeks after winning only one of their last five top games on February 1, a 7-0 demolition by Brighton.
And last time they found their defensive resistance when they pulled 0-0 with Arsenal.
Manchester City had a season that no one had expected.
Pep Guardiola suffered from the majority of the campaign with injuries to his squad, and its shape remains wildly inconsistent. They have fluctuated between victories and defeats in the past five years, including A 5-1 hammering in Arsenal and a 4: 0 victory against Newcastle.
Because of their excretion in the Champions League, they will benefit from a rare middle of the week that could have made it possible for some of their wounded to become fit.
The latest from Nuno before the weekend. 🗣️
– Nottingham Forest (@nffc) March 6, 2025
Team messages for Nottingham Forest against Manchester City
Nuno was Cagey when he was asked about his squad before the game, and simply said he would “judge” the players beforehand, but it is not suspected that they have new concerns. He probably remembers Chris Wood, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson, who rested for the FA Cup tie with Ipswich.
Some of the city’s well-known players were also rested against Plymouth in Etihad for the FA Cup victory last weekend, so Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush and Josko Gvardiol should be fresh.
Nathan Ake was operated on a broken foot during the week after reinforcing it against Plymouth. The Netherlands International will miss the rest of the season.
His meat colleagues John Stones and Manuel Akanji will also be missing until April, so that Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis will probably be involved.
