Nottingham vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips (7 November)

Nottingham Forest host Manchester City at the City Ground on Saturday, 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 17:30 GMT in an England Premier League fixture that brings together two clubs in very different situations. Forest enter the weekend 19th with six points from nine matches, while City are second on 21 points, but both teams are looking to bounce back from defeats in their most recent league games.

Forest’s recent form has increased the pressure on Oliver Glasner, following a 0-2 defeat at Brentford and a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town. City have also suffered back-to-back Premier League setbacks, losing 1-2 at Aston Villa before a surprise 0-1 home defeat to Brighton. However, Enzo Maresca’s side responded emphatically in Europe by beating AEK Athens 5-1, with Phil Foden scoring a hat-trick and former Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson netting his first City goal.

The 2026/2027 squad storyline adds extra intrigue to the meeting. Forest’s key group includes Matz Sels, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangare, Xaver Schlager, Dan Ndoye and Liam Delap, while Ousmane Diomande and Daniel Muñoz provide important summer reinforcement. City’s reshaped squad features Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Joško Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Iliman Ndiaye, alongside major arrivals Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernández, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Allan.

The latest European 1X2 odds make Manchester City clear favourites at 1.73, with the draw priced at 4.37 and Nottingham Forest at 4.83. City possess superior midfield control and attacking depth, but Forest’s urgency at home should create opportunities against a visiting defence that has conceded in consecutive league matches. Our prediction is Nottingham Forest 1-3 Manchester C