Nottingham Forest-Manchester City is a match valid for the thirty-fifth day of the Premier League and is played Sunday at 5:30pm: live TV, probable formations, predictions.
On Thursday, Manchester City showed that they can handle pressure without problems and asphyxiated Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton, annihilated 4-0 at home. The fact that Pep Guardiola’s team already knew the results of their direct competitors for the title (Arsenal and Liverpool) did not affect in the slightest the performance of De Bruyne and his teammates, as usual flawless in the moments that count.
Now ahead of the Cityzens there is only Arsenal: the Gunners have one more point but also one more race and would potentially be below. In fact, City was engaged in the FA Cup semifinal with Chelsea a week ago (won 1-0) and will have to make up the league match with Tottenham. Should it win them all between now and the end of the tournament, then, it would be certain to lift its fourth consecutive title. Bookmakers, meanwhile, are left in no doubt after the elimination of Guardiola’s men from the Champions League, mocked on penalty kicks by Real Madrid: neither Arsenal nor Liverpool seem able to break their dominance, especially now that they are masters of their own destiny.
Forest in crisis
It is forbidden to commit missteps, however. Especially against largely within reach opponents such as Nottingham Forest, which is struggling to maintain its category.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s Reds are coming off a very painful defeat in Liverpool against Everton (2-0), a knockout that did not allow them to move away from the red zone. Third-last Luton Town has only one point less and continues to scare the team coached by the Portuguese coach, who is also serving a heavy -4 in the standings due to some alleged financial inampiencies. From mid-February to date, Forest has only gotten the better of Fulham.
The Prediction
Although without Haaland, struggling with the muscle injury that has prevented him from taking the field in the last two games, Manchester City will expel the City Ground without any problems. Forest, taking advantage of the crowd’s momentum, will do what they can to limit the damage but are unlikely to succeed. At least one goal, however, the hosts could score it.
The likely lineups for Nottingham Forest-Manchester City
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Niakhaté, Murillo, Ola Aina; Dominguez, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri; Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Kovacic, Foden; Julian Alvarez.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-4