Manchester City and Nottingham Forest are going to face on Wednesday the 4th of December at 7:30 pm in the 14th week of the Premier League. The match is going to take place in Manchester at the Etihad Stadium. The chosen referee is Michael Oliver.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Manchester City
Manchester City has mostly adopted the 4-1-4-1 line-up during the season (5 times or 38.46%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-1-4-1 (5 times), 4-2-3-1 (3 times), 3-2-4-1 (3 times) and 4-3-3 (2 times).
Josep Guardiola i Sala is expected to play against Nottingham Forest with the following players: Ederson, J. Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, M. Akanji, R. Lewis, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, J. Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, J. Doku and E. Haaland.
Granting that the above line up is confirmed, the projected average age of Manchester City would be 26.64.
J. Stones, Rodri, M. Kovačić and Oscar Bobb will definitely miss the match.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up during the season (12 times or 92.31%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (12 times) and 4-4-2 (once).
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo is expected to play against Manchester City with the following players: M. Sels, N. Williams, N. Milenković, Murillo, Ola Aina, Nicolás Domínguez, Ryan Yates, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, A. Elanga and Chris Wood.
Suppose that the line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of Nottingham Forest would be 26.18.
Danilo and Ibrahim Sangaré will definitely miss the match.