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

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

Oliver Glasner has promised "changes" astatine Nottingham Forest up of Saturday’s Premier League location clash with Manchester City, but it remains to beryllium seen conscionable however radically helium intends to change his starting lineup.

The Tricky Trees are languishing successful the relegation portion aft losing 2-0 astatine Brentford past play and failing to people for the 5th clip successful 9 top-flight matches this season.

Summer signing Liam Delap is without a extremity successful his past 5 starts and the erstwhile Man City youngster is successful information of losing his spot up beforehand to Chris Wood, who is inactive waiting for his archetypal commencement of the season.

Morgan Gibbs-White and Dan Ndoye are apt to clasp their starting spots successful attack, though Callum Hudson-Odoi – who scored successful a 1-0 location triumph for Forest against City successful March 2025 – volition beryllium pushing to regenerate the latter.

James McAtee – different ex-Citizens subordinate – has impressed successful centre-midfield this word and should proceed successful the archetypal XI alongside Xaver Schlager, but Daniel Munoz whitethorn regenerate Ola Aina astatine close wing-back. Neco Williams, meanwhile, is acceptable to commencement again connected the near flank.

While Ousmane Diomande is simply a contender to regenerate either Nikola Milenkovic oregon Jair Cunha astatine centre-back, Murillo is expected to proceed connected the near broadside of a backmost three, with goalkeeper Matz Sels lasting betwixt the sticks.

Elsewhere, Nicolas Dominguez has missed the past 2 games with a musculus occupation and remains a uncertainty on with guardant Igor Jesus (calf), portion defender Nicolo Savona (knee) is ruled retired erstwhile again.

Nottingham Forest imaginable starting lineup:

Sels; Cunha, Milenkovic, Murillo; Munoz, McAtee, Schlager, Williams; Ndoye, Gibbs-White; Delap

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