GolVolt — Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 10

Nottingham Forest

18:30 Sat 7 Nov · your time in 6 days 19 h

Manchester City

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: The City Ground, Nottingham

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Nottingham Forest: a match about staying up

42%after a loss 27%after a win

Relegation risk: 42% after a defeat, 27% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Attack

Manchester City score 2.2 goals per match

Nottingham Forest0.4 Manchester City2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest score 0.4.

Last time

Last meeting, 4 March: Manchester City – Nottingham Forest 2:2

WLWWD

Manchester City are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Streak

Nottingham Forest without a win in 5 matches

LLLDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 4 defeats. Last win: 12 September, 2:1 against Aston Villa.

What's at stake

Manchester City: a match for the title

28%after a loss 37%after a win

Title chances: 28% after a defeat, 37% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Player in form

Erling Haaland: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.26

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.3).

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest · forward

1goal 2assists 7.31avg rating

Last match, Brentford: rating 6.9.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · forward

9goals 0assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Brighton & Hove Albion: rating 6.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Nottingham Forest at home and Manchester City away, as in this match.

Nottingham Forest

at home · 10

3W3D4L0.8scored per match0.8conceded per match

Manchester City

away · 10

7W2D1L2.0scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 4 Mar 2026 · Premier League Manchester City 2:2 Nottingham Forest Semenyo 31' · Rodri 62' · Gibbs-White 56' · Anderson 76'

1wins

1 draw2.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

3wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1, last: Brentford) · Manchester City (4-3-3, last: Brighton & Hove Albion).

Official around 17:30, Sat 7 Nov

MSSels MUMurillo NMMilenković JCCunha NWWilliams XSSchlager JMMcAtee OAAina MWGibbs-White DNNdoye LDDelap GDDonnarumma MNNunes AKKhusanov RDDias JGGvardiol ABBouaddi EAAnderson EFFernández INNdiaye EHHaaland JDDoku

Nottingham ForestManchester City

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Oliver GlasnerNottingham Forest Enzo MarescaManchester City

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Nottingham Forest relegation risk today 37%

after a defeat: 42%
after a draw: 38%
after a win: 27%

Manchester City title chance today 33%

after a defeat: 28%
after a draw: 30%
after a win: 37%

Nottingham Forest: 15 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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