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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Where to watch the match online, live stream, TV channels, and kick-off time

How to watch the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, as well as kick-off time and team news.

Manchester City will be eyeing a sixth consecutive Premier League victory when they travel to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.    

Nottingham Forest slumped to a narrow 1-0 victory against Fulham on Monday night. They were unable to build on a terrific 3-0 victory against  Tottenham Hotspur. They sit five points above West Ham in 17th place. Although their home record isn't as strong as in previous seasons, the Tricky Trees will be confident of putting up a better fight. Sean Dyche will also be eager to erase his winless record against Pep Guardiola and take a huge leap towards Premier League safety.   

Manchester City briefly headed to the top of the Premier League for the first time since October 2024. The Cityzens then gave up their top spot to Arsenal, but will be confident of reclaiming it soon. Guardiola's side barely got out of second gear as they thrashed West Ham 3-0. Erling Haaland scored twice and set up another goal as they started flexing their muscle of late. City had mixed experience at the City Ground last season as they won there in the FA Cup and lost the league encounter. A victory on Saturday will give them the top spot again until Arsenal plays later in the day.

Here is where to find Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City live, as GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch the game live today.

Country / RegionBroadcaster
🇺🇸 USA DirecTV Stream
🇬🇧 UKDiscovery+
🇨🇦 CanadaDAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
🇦🇺 AustraliaStan Sport
🌍 South / Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSport MaXimo 1, ESPN Africa, DStv App, SuperSport Football
🇦🇪 UAEbeIN Sports HD 5, beIN Sports English, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD
🇮🇳 IndiaJio Hotstar

Kickoff on Saturday, 27 December, is at 07:30 ET, 12:30 GMT.

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City kick-off time

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Team news & squads

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Probable lineups

Nottingham ForestHome team crest

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-3-3

Home team crestMCI
26
M. Sels
5
Murillo
3
N. Williams
37
N. Savona
31
N. Milenkovic
7
C. Hudson-Odoi
21
O. Hutchinson
8
E. Anderson
10
M. Gibbs-White
12
D. Luiz
19
I. Jesus
25
G. Donnarumma
27
M. Nunes
33
N. O'Reilly
24
J. Gvardiol
3
R. Dias
20
B. Silva
14
N. Gonzalez
4
T. Reijnders
9
Erling Haaland
10
R. Cherki
47
P. Foden

4-3-3

MCIAway team crest

Probable lineup

Substitutes

Manager

  • S. Dyche

Probable lineup

Substitutes

Manager

  • P. Guardiola

Injuries and Suspended players

Injuries and Suspensions

Injuries and Suspensions

Nottingham Forest team news

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Dyche is dealing with injuries to key players like Ola Aina and Chris Wood. With Ibrahim Sagare out on international duty, he has very few options in the middle of the park. However, his key decision will be picking between John Victor and de facto number 1 Matz Sels. With Sels in full training, the manager needs to choose carefully. The midfield and attack will pretty much remain the same.

Predicted Lineup: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Luiz, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus

Manchester City team news

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Well, it seems for the first time in an eternity, Guardiola has beaten the roulette allegations. The manager is picking pretty much the same lineups week in and week out and only changing his formations. No more surprise benching in the attack, no more using players out of positions; he is bound by his limits and is embracing them. The injuries to Jeremy Doku, Rodri, Mateo Kovacic and John Stones, combined with the international duty, will make us see another exact same lineup from the Spaniard.

Predicted Lineup: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Silva, Gonzalez, Reijnders; Cherki, Haaland, Foden

Form

NFO
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded)
6/5
Games over 2.5 goals
3/5
Both teams scored
1/5

MCI
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded)
13/1
Games over 2.5 goals
4/5
Both teams scored
1/5

Head-to-Head Record

NFO

Last 5 matches

MCI

1

Win

0

Draws

4

Wins

1

Goals scored

9
Games over 2.5 goals
1/5
Both teams scored
0/5

Standings

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Frequently asked questions

Manchester United and Liverpool both have 20 top-flight league titles to their name, and are the most successful sides in English history for league wins. With Liverpool securing their second Premier League in the 2024-25 season, they've won two in the Premier League era and 18 prior to its creation. By contrast, Manchester United have won 13 Premier League titles and seven before the league's inception, last winning a Premier League title at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.

The Premier League in its current format has 20 teams. The first-ever season of the Premier League era in 1992-93 featured 22 teams, which was then reduced to 20 teams ahead of the 1995-96 season.

Garath Barry leads the way with 653 appearances for four different clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. James Milner is second with 637, winning PL titles with both Manchester City and Liverpool. He is still playing with Brighton, so could surpass Barry if he carries on. Third is Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, with 632 appearances.

Jimmy Greaves, widely regarded as the most prolific English goalscorer ever, but Alan Shearer is the Premier League's top scorer of all time, with 260 goals across a famed career for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history. Giggs spent his entire career at Old Trafford, making 672 appearances and registering 162 assists between 1991 and 2014.

Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League. Nwaneri was just 15 days and 181 days old when he made his debut for the Gunners against Brentford in the 2022-23 season.

Stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Dennis Bergkamp, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah (still playing) have all featured in the Premier League era.

Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp, and Arsene Wenger are among the most famous managers to have taken charge of a Premier League club.

Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 74,310.

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