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2024-25 Premier League
Matchday 28
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
The City Ground, Nottingham
Saturday, 8 March 2025
Kick-off at 14:30
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City will have a crunch top-four battle when they meet in the weekend’s opening Premier League match, set for The City Ground in Nottingham on the afternoon of Saturday, 8 March 2025. Kick-off is at 14:30
Current Form
Nottingham have claimed just one win from their last five league matches, with their latest outing a 0-0 draw at home to Arsenal on 25 February. They are placed third on the log on 48 points from 27 matches.
Forest are unbeaten in their last seven home league matches, with their last defeat as hosts coming against Newcastle United in November of last year.
Man City have alternated between wins and losses in their last five league matches, most recently edging Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away on 25 February thanks to a goal from Erling Haaland. They are placed fourth on the log on 47 points from 27 matches.
The Citizens have won three of their last five away league matches, with the victory over Spurs adding to those against Ipswich Town and Leicester City. However, the same sequence includes a heavy 5-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.
Team News
Forest remain without Carlos Miguel due to a hamstring injury, while City’s sidelined players are Nathan Ake, Oscar Bobb, Manuel Akanji, John Stones and long-term absentee Rodri.
Quotes
“It’s quite new for us,” said Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on having a free midweek in the lead-up to this match. “In eight or nine years it never happened. That means we are not doing well.
“We are going to take time off to refresh. It’s about quality not quantity. We are going to do training [for a] really important game against Forest. We will refresh things and practice things. Lift the rhythm. Normally when you play every three days you cannot do that.”
Head-to-Head
In head-to-head stats, Nottingham Forest and Man City have met in 105 matches since 1899. The Citizens have claimed 44 wins compared to 33 for Forest, while 28 games have been drawn.
The teams’ most recent Premier League meeting, at the Etihad Stadium in December 2024, saw City claim a 3-0 home win thanks to goals from Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku.
Premier League Matchday 28 fixtures
Saturday 8 March
14:30: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
17:00: Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham
17:00: Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town
17:00: Liverpool v Southampton
19:30: Brentford v Aston Villa
22:00: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton
Sunday 9 March
16:00: Chelsea v Leicester City
16:00: Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth
18:30: Manchester United v Arsenal
Monday 10 March
22:00: West Ham United v Newcastle United
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