Man City Visit Struggling Forest Seeking to End Two-Game League Skid

Manchester City visit Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Nov. 7, looking to end a two-game losing run in the Premier League. Kickoff at the City Ground is 5:30 p.m. GMT, which is 12:30 p.m. ET and 9:30 a.m. PT.

Defeats to Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion cost City the top spot, and defending champions Arsenal moved ahead, according to Sports Illustrated. Forest sit near the bottom of the table, and CNET reported that coach Oliver Glasner is under growing pressure.

The numbers that frame the match

• 17 places: The gap between the sides in the table, according to Sports Illustrated. City are second and Forest were 19th coming into the week, per CNET.
• Six points from nine matches: Forest's return so far, per Sports Illustrated. CNET and Sports Illustrated both say the club has just one win this season.
• Six goals in nine games: Goal.com says this is the lowest total in the division. It also reported that Forest have not scored a league goal at home this season.
• Seven matches without a clean sheet: City's defensive record, according to Sports Illustrated. They conceded two or more goals in four of those games.
• 20 goals in nine games: City's scoring record, an average of 2.22 per game, according to Goal.com.
• Nine goals in nine league games: Erling Haaland's tally this season, per Goal.com. Sports Illustrated calls him the Premier League's top scorer.

Why the sides arrive in such different moods

City lost 1-0 to Brighton last weekend, then won 3-2 away at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Goal.com reported that Haaland scored the winner in the 78th minute. Sports Illustrated said the win showed the disorder around City lately, with defensive lapses covered by the attack.

Forest lost 2-0 at Brentford last weekend. According to CNET, Glasner publicly cast doubt on his future afterward. Goal.com reported that he told his squad to buy in or leave, but that the club is sticking with him for now.

Reports differ on Forest's home record. Sports Illustrated says they have one point from their home league games and have not scored in any of four. Goal.com says they have played three home league games this season without a win. Both agree that Forest have not scored at the City Ground in the league this season.

Team news

Sports Illustrated reported that Igor Jesus is back in training after a calf injury and should be involved in some capacity. Nicolo Savona is also training again after 10 months out, but Glasner has all but ruled him out for this game. Nicolas Dominguez has had a recurrence of a muscle injury and will miss up to eight weeks.

For City, Antoine Semenyo remains out with a knee injury and is likely to be sidelined until December at the earliest, according to Sports Illustrated. Former City academy players James McAtee and Liam Delap are expected to start for Forest. Elliot Anderson, who left Forest over the summer, is expected to start for City.

Haaland's record against Forest is described differently. Sports Illustrated says he has five goals in eight appearances against them but none in the last four meetings. Goal.com says he has gone five meetings without scoring.

What this means for viewers

In the U.S., CNET reported that the match will be shown on NBCSN and streamed on Peacock. Streaming requires Peacock Premium at $13 a month or Premium Plus at $20 a month.

In the U.K., the game is exclusive to Sky Sports. CNET said it will be on the Main Event and Premier League channels. Non-subscribers can stream through Now, which offers a day pass for £15 or monthly plans from £39.

In Canada, Fubo holds the exclusive rights. In Australia, Stan Sport has them, and the match starts at 4:30 a.m. AEDT on Sunday.

What the previews expect

Both previews lean toward City. Sports Illustrated forecasts a 2-1 City win, and Goal.com forecasts 2-0. Those are the outlets' own predictions, not results. A City win would keep the pressure on Arsenal. A Forest defeat could bring Glasner closer to the exit, according to CNET. The match is the last for both sides before the November international break, according to Sports Illustrated.

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Around Prague, based on reporting by Sports Illustrated, CNET, Goal.com