How to watch today's Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Premier League game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Struggling to find their footing in both the Premier League title race and the chase for Champions League qualification, Manchester City will aim to snap a seven-match winless streak as Nottingham Forest visit the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

For Pep Guardiola, this represents an unprecedented rough patch since his debut campaign at the helm of Manchester City. The reigning champions now face the prospect of battling for a top-four spot rather than defending their title. Following their recent 2-0 loss to Liverpool, City have suffered six defeats in their last seven outings, leaving them fifth in the standings, 11 points adrift of the table-topping Reds.

A fifth consecutive league loss looms for City in midweek, while Nottingham Forest have halted their own slump. After back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Newcastle United, Forest found redemption with a victory over Ipswich Town last weekend.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest online - TV channels & live streams

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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest kick-off time

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Etihad Stadium

The Premier League match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest will be played at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England.

It will kick off at 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

Team news & squads

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Manchester City

4-1-4-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

NFO

18

S. Ortega

24

J. Gvardiol

3

R. Dias

6

N. Ake

25

M. Akanji

17

C

K. De Bruyne

19

I. Gundogan

20

B. Silva

10

J. Grealish

11

J. Doku

9

Erling Haaland

26

M. Sels

34

O. Aina

19

A. Moreno

31

N. Milenkovic

5

Murillo

16

N. Dominguez

21

A. Elanga

20

Jota Silva

22

C

R. Yates

10

M. Gibbs-White

11

C. Wood

4-2-3-1

NFO

MCI

-Line up

• 18

  S. Ortega

• 24

  J. Gvardiol

• 3

  R. Dias

• 6

  N. Ake

  90’

• 25

  M. Akanji

  46’

• 17

  K. De Bruyne (C)

  8’

  31’

  74’

• 19

  I. Gundogan

  52’

• 20

  B. Silva

  8’

  69’

• 10

  J. Grealish

  90’

• 11

  J. Doku

  31’

  57’

  90’

• 9

  Erling Haaland

  57’

Substitutes

• 56

  J. Wright

• 82

  R. Lewis

  74’

• 87

  J. McAtee

  90’

• 75

  N. O'Reilly

• 26

  Savinho

  90’

• 2

  K. Walker

  46’

• 27

  M. Nunes

  90’

• 31

  Ederson

• 33

  S. Carson

Manager

• P. Guardiola

NFO

-Line up

• 26

  M. Sels

• 34

  O. Aina

  63’

• 19

  A. Moreno

• 31

  N. Milenkovic

  76’

• 5

  Murillo

  54’

• 16

  N. Dominguez

  45’ + 1’

• 21

  A. Elanga

• 20

  Jota Silva

  72’

• 22

  R. Yates (C)

  46’

• 10

  M. Gibbs-White

  51’

  63’

• 11

  C. Wood

  62’

Substitutes

• 7

  N. Williams

• 33

  C. Miguel

• 4

  Morato

  46’

• 24

  R. Sosa

  72’

• 17

  E. da Silva Moreira

  63’

• 8

  E. Anderson

  63’

• 9

  T. Awoniyi

  62’

• 18

  J. Ward-Prowse

• 14

  C. Hudson-Odoi

Manager

• N. Espirito Santo

Manchester City team news

On a brighter note for City, Jeremy Doku returned from a thigh injury during Sunday's match at Anfield, injecting some much-needed energy into their attack. However, the hosts remain without Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg), Mateo Kovacic (unspecified), and John Stones (foot), who are all sidelined.

Guardiola may consider deploying Doku to spark his side's offense, while he has hinted at utilizing Jack Grealish in a central role to address their creativity woes. Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne were late substitutes against Liverpool, introduced in the 79th minute, but they could see more significant roles against Forest. Meanwhile, Ederson is expected to reclaim the gloves from Stefan Ortega, who made a surprise start at the weekend.

Nottingham Forest team news

For Forest, both Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga overcame injury concerns to feature against Ipswich. Long-term absentees Danilo (ankle) and Ibrahim Sangaré (hamstring) remain unavailable, but the visitors will take confidence from recent performances.

Elanga, still recovering from a shoulder issue sustained against Arsenal, came off the bench, with his replacement, Jota Silva, making an immediate impact by winning the penalty converted by Chris Wood. Silva's contribution could earn him a starting spot at the Etihad, while Alex Moreno might reclaim the left-back position from Neco Williams, despite the latter’s inclusion in the Ipswich victory.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

MCI

Last 5 matches

NFO

3

Wins

1

Draw

1

Win

• Nottingham Forest

  0

  -

  2

  Manchester City

• Manchester City

  2

  -

  0

  Nottingham Forest

• Nottingham Forest

  1

  -

  1

  Manchester City

• Manchester City

  6

  -

  0

  Nottingham Forest

• Manchester City

  0

  -

  3

  Nottingham Forest

11

Goals scored

4

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

1/5

Standings

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