Nottingham Forest host Man City at The City Ground on Saturday 7 November 2026 (kick-off 17:30) in Premier League gameweek 10. The two sides sit at opposite ends of the table.
Two ends of the table
City are second with 21 points from nine games, having won seven. Their goal difference of +10 is the best of any side in our table, and they trail leaders Arsenal by three points.
Forest are 19th with six points and one win from nine. Their goal difference is -6. Only Sunderland, on five points and a -10 goal difference, are below them.
Form and season numbers
Forest have lost four of their last five league games and drawn the other. The defeats came against Coventry City (0-1), Crystal Palace (1-3), Arsenal (0-1) and Brentford (0-2). The draw was 1-1 at Ipswich Town.
City have won three and lost two. They beat Sunderland 5-3, Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield and Ipswich Town 3-2, but lost 1-2 at Aston Villa and 0-1 at home to Brighton.
The season averages show the gap:
- Goals per game: Forest 0.67, City 2.22
- Conceded per game: Forest 1.33, City 1.11
- Points per game: Forest 0.67, City 2.33
- Clean sheets: Forest 1, City 3
- Yellow cards: Forest 19, City 13
Expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League, which measures the quality of chances created, is a little kinder to Forest. They average 1.66 xG per game for and 1.05 against, so they are creating far more than their 0.67 goals per game suggests. City average 2.04 xG for and 1.31 against.
Players to watch
Erling Haaland has nine goals from 6.56 xG in 799 minutes, and he is City's first-choice penalty taker, according to FPL. Cherki has four goals from 1.76 xG, while Foden has two assists from 1.63 expected assists.
For Forest, Delap has 2.71 xG but one goal. Gibbs-White has 2.54 xG, one goal and two assists, and is the first-choice penalty taker. Ndoye has two goals from 2.33 xG.
FPL lists Igor Jesus as doubtful with a calf problem, 75% chance of playing. It has Savona (knee, unknown return date) and Dominguez (muscular, expected back 30 December) as injured, each with a 0% chance of playing. For City, FPL lists Semenyo as injured with a knee problem, 0% chance of playing and no return date.
Head-to-head
City have won four of the last six meetings, Forest one, and one was drawn. Forest's win was 1-0 at home on 8 March 2025. City won 2-0 at The City Ground on 27 April 2025 and 2-1 there on 27 December 2025. The most recent meeting, on 4 March 2026, finished 2-2 at the Etihad.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model predicts a 1-0 win for City. It gives City a 49% chance of winning, Forest 26% and a draw 25%.
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