Overview
- Kick-off is 12:30 GMT on Saturday at the City Ground, with live UK coverage on TNT Sports/Discovery+ and listings that include DirecTV Stream in the USA and DAZN/fuboTV in Canada.
- Pep Guardiola’s side have won seven straight in all competitions, scoring at least three in each of their last five league victories and posting three consecutive clean sheets.
- Erling Haaland has 19 Premier League goals in 17 matches before Christmas, the joint-most at that stage, though he has only one goal in three prior trips to the City Ground.
- Forest sit fourth-bottom after an inconsistent run that included a 3-0 home win over Tottenham followed by a 1-0 defeat at Fulham.
- Team news points to selection gaps for both clubs, with Forest missing Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangaré to AFCON plus several injuries, while City list absences including Rodri, Jeremy Doku and Mateo Kovacic; Sean Dyche is winless in 16 Premier League meetings with Guardiola.