Overview
- The Premier League fixture is set for Saturday, 27 December 2025, with a 12:30pm GMT kick-off at the City Ground in Nottingham.
- UK broadcast is confirmed on TNT Sports 1 with streaming via discovery+, and radio commentary available on talkSPORT.
- Manchester City arrive on a seven-match winning run, with Erling Haaland one goal shy of 20 for the season, as reported in previews.
- Forest sit 17th after two wins and two losses in their last four league games, and are without Ibrahim Sangaré and Willy Boly due to AFCON alongside injuries to Chris Wood, Dan Ndoye and Ryan Yates.
- Previews note City absentees through AFCON and injury and suggest minimal Guardiola rotation, with predicted XIs published but unconfirmed until matchday; free highlights will be on the Sky Sports app/YouTube and on BBC One’s Match of the Day.