Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest live stream, Wednesday 31 August, 7.30pm
Manchester City will be looking to build on Saturday’s victory over Crystal Palace when they host Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
Palace raced into a 2-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium last time out, with a pair of set-pieces proving City’s undoing. The hosts did not get going at all in the first half, as Patrick Vieira’s men held them at arm’s length without too much difficulty.
But led by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva, City turned the game around after the break. Palace were unable to get out of their own half as Pep Guardiola’s side pinned them back, and a hat-trick from Haaland helped City to a 4-2 triumph.
On the balance of play, it was a fair result. Palace only had one shot on target all afternoon, despite scoring twice. City were at their best in the second half and their opponents had no answer.
Nevertheless, Guardiola will not want a repeat of their showing in the first 45 minutes. He will implore his team to make a fast start against Forest, who won 3-0 on their only previous visit to the Etihad in an FA Cup tie in 2009.
Steve Cooper's side suffered a 2-0 defeat by Tottenham last time out. Forest's approach play was pretty good, but they were exposed by Spurs on the counter-attack and struggled to turn decent build-up play into clear-cut chances. They will have to be more defensively secure if they are to frustrate City here.
The champions will have to make do without Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake, but Kalvin Phillips could be fit enough for a place in the matchday squad. Jack Grealish is set to undergo a late fitness test.
Forest will be unable to call upon the services of Omar Richards, Moussa Niakhate and Orel Mangala for the trip to Manchester. Renan Lodi could be on the bench after his move from Atletico Madrid.
Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST on Wednesday 31 August and is being shown on BT Sport 3. See below for international broadcast options.
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