Overview
- The match takes place at the City Ground on Saturday 27 December and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with streaming via discovery+.
- Manchester City arrive on a seven-game winning run and five straight in the league, with Haaland one shy of 20 for the season.
- City face selection issues due to AFCON and injuries, with Rayan Ait‑Nouri and Omar Marmoush away and Rodri, Jeremy Doku and Mateo Kovacic sidelined.
- Forest sit 17th after mixed recent results under Sean Dyche and will be without Ibrahim Sangaré and Willy Boly because of AFCON, with other injuries thinning the squad.
- Reports suggest Pep Guardiola will make minimal changes, with John Stones pushing to return but unlikely to start, and predicted XIs published as provisional.