Man City lineup vs. Nottingham Forest: Predicted XI for Premier League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 05 Nov 2026 08:05, Last updated: 05 Nov 2026 08:17

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca volition measurement up making a mates of alterations to his starting lineup for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest astatine the City Ground.

The Citizens bounced backmost from their 1-0 decision to Brighton successful the apical formation with a 3-2 distant occurrence implicit RB Leipzig successful the Champions League connected Wednesday, with Erling Haaland netting a precocious match-winner.

Elliot Anderson provided a superb assistance for Haaland and the erstwhile Forest midfielder is present preparing to play against the squad helium near successful a £116m summertime woody for the archetypal time.

Enzo Fernandez was connected the scoresheet against Leipzig and whitethorn proceed alongside Anderson, though Ayyoub Bouaddi and Mateo Kovacic are 2 cardinal options pushing for a recall.

Rayan Cherki, who scored the winning extremity successful City’s 2-1 triumph astatine Forest past season, volition apt clasp his starting spot successful the fig 10 relation down Haaland up front, but Phil Foden whitethorn revert to the substitutes’ bench.

Indeed, Iliman Ndiaye whitethorn instrumentality Foden’s spot connected the close flank, which would unfastened the doorway for Jeremy Doku to gain a callback connected the near broadside of attack.

Ruben Dias was benched for the archetypal clip this play successful either the Champions League oregon Premier League connected Wednesday, but City’s skipper is expected to instrumentality this play and whitethorn commencement alongside Abdukodir Khusanov astatine centre-back, forcing Marc Guehi to driblet down to the bench.

Josko Gvardiol could instrumentality astatine left-back astatine the disbursal of Nico O'Reilly, but Matheus Nunes and Gianluigi Donnarumma are apt to commencement again astatine right-back and successful extremity respectively; Donnarumma’s starting spot seems harmless for present contempt an error-strewn tally of form.

Manchester City imaginable starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku; Haaland

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