Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 12:30 UK/7:30 am ET at the City Ground, with coverage on TNT Sports in the UK and on USA Network/NBC streaming in the U.S.
- Manchester City enter on a seven‑match winning run across all competitions, with three straight 3-0 league wins, and can move above Arsenal before the leaders play.
- Erling Haaland has 19 goals in 17 games this season, reinforcing City’s recent scoring surge.
- City report absences through injury and AFCON duty, including Rodri, John Stones, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Aït‑Nouri, with projected lineups remaining non‑official.
- Forest have steadied under Sean Dyche but sit 17th with only 17 league goals, rely heavily on open‑play crosses, show vulnerability at set pieces, and are missing Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangaré to AFCON plus injured regulars.