Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Forest are playing with 10 of their players behind the ball, trying to fill the spaces that City are such experts at exploiting.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Alvarez scored directly from a free-kick against Red Star in midweek, but his powerful effort is beaten away by Turner on this occasion.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Haaland is hauled down by Boly near the edge of the box as Alvarez looked to play him in, and City will have a free-kick in a great shooting position.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
The hosts kick us off and we are underway in a sunny Manchester!
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
The two teams make their way onto the pitch at the Etihad Stadium and we are now moments from kick-off.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Steve Cooper makes five alterations from the 1-1 draw with Burnley last time out. Hudson-Odoi scored a brilliant equaliser in that game, but he drops to the bench alongside Elanga as Tavares and Dominguez come in. Boly, Niakhate and Aurier also start ahead of Montiel, Worrall and Scott McKenna, the latter of whom misses out altogether.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Pep Guardiola makes three changes from the 3-1 win over Red Star as Akanji and Gvardiol replace Ake and Gomez in the back four while Doku comes in for the injured Bernardo Silva, who picked up a knock in that game and joins an already busy physio room that includes the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic and John Stones. Guardiola is boosted by the return of Grealish, though, as the winger is fit enough to be named on the bench.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
SUBS: Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Divock Origi, Ryan Yates, Joe Worrall, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Gonzalo Montiel, Cheikhou Kouyate.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-5-2): Matt Turner; Willy Boly, Moussa Niakhate, Ola Aina; Serge Aurier, Nicolas Dominguez, Ibrahim Sangare, Orel Mangala, Nuno Tavares; Taiwo Awoniyi, Morgan Gibbs-White.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
SUBS: Scott Carson, Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, Oscar Bobb, Jack Grealish, Nathan Ake, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez.
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