Nottingham vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

Capable of securing a European place last season, Nottingham Forest had to lower their ambitions this year. Indeed, this team is struggling not to fall into the red zone and, after its short setback suffered on the field of Fulham on Monday evening 1-0, it is only in 17th position in the ranking, with 5 lengths ahead of the red zone. Winner of Wolverhampton 0-1, Forest then had to surrender against Everton 3-0 before outclassing Tottenham 3-0. At the same time, the residents of City Ground were able to defeat Utrecht in the Europa League 1-2, which allows them to calmly consider qualifying for the rest of the competition. Disappointing last season, Manchester City is back at the highest level this year.

Pep Guardiola's gang is in 2nd position in the standings with only 2 points behind the leader, Arsenal. Better yet, the Sky Blues have had a string of good performances in recent weeks and they come to the City Ground with the intention of securing a 6th success in a row in the Premier League. Recently, the Citizen left no chance to Sunderland 3-0, Crystal Palace 0-3 and West Ham 3-0 to put pressure on the Gunners. City were also able to defeat Brentford to reach the last four of the League Cup last week 2-0. 

 The locals will have to do without the services of the starting full-back Aina, the midfielder Yates and the attackers Awoniyi and Wood (2 goals) who are out of form at the moment. In addition to this, unused defender Boly and midfielder Sangaré left to play the African Cup of Nations with their respective selections. The participations of starting goalkeeper Sels (ex-Strasbourg) and midfielder Dominguez are also not guaranteed this weekend. Conversely, winger Hudson-Odoi (3 goals in PL) and the interesting Hutchinson (2 assists in PL), Gibbs-White (3 goals in PL) and Igor Jesus (1 goal in PL) should all be fit to play. On the Manchester City side, defender Stones, midfielders Rodri and Kovacic as well as winger Doku are all obliged to remain in the hands of the medical staff. Forfeited last weekend, the replacement Bobb is hoped for this time.

In addition, replacements Ait-Nouri and Marmoush were summoned by their respective selections to play in the African Cup of Nations. Up front, we will undoubtedly find the excellent Cherki (1 goal and 6 assists in PL), the very valuable Foden (7 goals and 2 assists in PL) and the insatiable Haaland (19 goals and 4 assists in PL) who scored a double last weekend against West Ham. The probable line-ups for Nottingham Forest - Manchester City: Nottingham Forest: Sels (or Victor) - Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams - Douglas Luiz, Anderson - Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi - Igor Jesus.Manchester City: Donnarumma - Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly - Nico - Bernardo Silva, Cherki, Reijnders, Foden - Haaland. 

• Summary: Nottingham Forest is going head to head with Manchester City starting on 27 Dec 2025 at 12:30 UTC at City Ground stadium, Nottingham city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Robert Jones
• Nottingham Feedinco Rating: 6.74
• Manchester City Feedinco Rating: 7.02