Manchester City's Star Striker Returns to Squad for Nottingham Forest Clash
Starting Lineup Confirmed, Team News, and Injury Updates
Preview and Predictions for the Premier League Matchup
Manchester City will be looking to keep the pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race when they face Nottingham Forest on Sunday evening. The Citizens could leapfrog the Gunners at the top of the table with a win at the City Ground.
Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed his starting lineup for the match, with star striker Erling Haaland returning from injury to lead the attack. Here is the full team news:
- Starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland, Alvarez
- Substitutes: Ortega, De Bruyne, Gomez, Mahrez, Palmer, Gomes, Lewis, Knight
- Injured: Laporte (knock)
- Suspended: None
Nottingham Forest will be hoping to cause an upset against the reigning Premier League champions. The newly promoted side have made a solid start to the season, sitting in 14th place after six games.
Manager Steve Cooper will be without a number of key players for the match, including Morgan Gibbs-White, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Cheikhou Kouyate. Here is the latest team news for Forest:
- Injured: Gibbs-White, Awoniyi, Kouyate, Richards, Lingard
- Suspended: None
The match is expected to be a close and competitive affair, with both teams looking to secure all three points. Manchester City will be confident of victory, but Nottingham Forest will be hoping to pull off a surprise.
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and NBCSN in the US. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm BST.
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