About Match
Manchester City go into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Nottingham Forest sit 16th on 2 — a 7-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester City 2.33 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Nottingham Forest 0.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.42. A win here leaves Nottingham Forest on 5 points and up to 5th, other results permitting.
Manchester City come in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Manchester City have taken 12 of 15 points to Nottingham Forest's 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 6 Manchester City wins, 1 for Nottingham Forest, 2 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting.
Etihad Stadium in Manchester, capacity 52,900, hosts the game.