Overview
- The match kicks off at 12:30pm UK at the City Ground and is live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming via Discovery+.
- Nottingham Forest’s XI is confirmed with Nicolas Dominguez in for Douglas Luiz, John Victor starting in goal and Matz Sels among the substitutes.
- Manchester City arrive on a seven-game winning run across competitions and can go top with a win before Arsenal’s later fixture.
- Pep Guardiola will make a late decision on Rodri after a hamstring layoff, with John Stones, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb still out and Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
- Forest will pay tribute to club legend John Robertson with a minute’s applause before kick-off, with members of his family in attendance.