Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City prediction and preview

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Premier League · Saturday 7 November 2026, 17:30 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

Nottingham Forest · Manchester City · Premier League predictions

Nottingham Forest host Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC at The City Ground in Nottingham. Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches, while Manchester City sit 2nd on 21 points after 9 matches.

Recent form: Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L, Manchester City L-L-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Manchester City average 2.2 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 1, 2 games were drawn and Manchester City won 5. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 4 Mar 2026, ended Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City are without Antoine Semenyo (injury). Antoine Semenyo has featured heavily in recent matches. Samuel Barrott is the appointed referee. Across 68 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.9 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 43% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Manchester City favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.