Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Manchester City in the Premier League today.
Manchester City made one change for their visit to Nottingham Forest. Phil Foden came in for Riyad Mahrez in the only alteration from the side that started Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Arsenal.
Forest lost their appeal to the Premier League to add Steve Cook to their 25-man squad following a spate of defensive injuries, which leaves Joe Worrall and Felipe as their only fit central defenders. Felipe and Jonjo Shelvey made their full and home debuts.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Cooper makes five changes to his starting lineup that lost to Fulham as Felipe, Worrall, Danilo, Colback, and Shelvey all start. Guardiola makes two changes as Laporte and Foden replace Ake and Mahrez in the starting 11.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
SUBS: Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez, Cole Palmer, Stefan Ortega, Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
SUBS: Orei Mangala, Gustavo Scarpa, Wayne Hennessey, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Andre Ayew, Chris Wood, Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Nottingham Forest (4-3-2-1): Keylor Navas; Serge Aurier, Felipe, Joe Worrall, Renan Lodi; Danilo, Jack Colback, Jonjo Shelvey; Roman Freuler, Morgan Gibbs-White; Brennan Johnson.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Confirmed line-ups
Nottingham Forest: Navas, Aurier, Felipe, Worrall, Renan Lodi, Danilo, Colback, Jonjo Shelvey, Freuler, Gibbs-White, Johnson. Subs: Mangala, Williams, Hennessey, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis, Gustavo Scarpa, Ayew, Wood.
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Foden, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish, Haaland. Subs: Phillips, Ake, Ortega, Alvarez, Gomez, Akanji, Mahrez, Palmer, Lewis.
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Man City picked up a vital win against Arsenal during the week to give them a huge boost in the title race. A win today will take them back to the top of the Premier League on goal difference and Pep Guardiola’s team have only lost twice since the World Cup break. Erling Haaland also scored for the first time in four games on Wednesday as the striker hopes to add to his 26 league goals.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Team news
Manchester City made one change for their visit to Nottingham Forest. Phil Foden came in for Riyad Mahrez in the only alteration from the side that started Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Arsenal.
Forest lost their appeal to the Premier League to add Steve Cook to their 25-man squad following a spate of defensive injuries, which leaves Joe Worrall and Felipe as their only fit central defenders. Felipe and Jonjo Shelvey made their full and home debuts.
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