Nottingham Forest head to Manchester City tonight looking to compound the misery on the reigning champions.
The Citizens are in woeful Premier League form and have lost four on the spin with a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday leaving them 11 points shy of the leaders.
Forest returned to winning ways on Saturday, with Chris Wood equalling Bryan Roy’s tally of 24 Premier League goals for the Reds in the Premier League.
Callum Hudson-Odoi raved about the £80,000-a-week Wood after the contest and the Premier League’s two hottest strikers will be going head-to-head this evening.
The perception of Forest is certainly changing in the media and Gary Lineker has already backed down on his relegation prediction for the Reds.
Tonight’s game is a bit of a free hit for Forest and the challenge is to make life tricky for City and compound the misery on Pep Guardiola.
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Chris Sutton delivers Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Sutton changed his tune on Forest earlier this season. He’s now always been a devoted supporter of the team, without really giving too much care towards the club for the past two years in the Premier League.
However, he has been very complimentary of late and he believes that Forest will give a good account of themselves against City this evening.
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He told BBC Sport: “I think there will be goals and this could turn into a battle between the two big number nines – ‘The Wood Chopper’, Chris Wood for Forest and City’s Erling Haaland. I fancy both of them to score.”
Sutton plumped for a 2-2 scoreline and it has to be said that every single Forest fan would absolutely take that result if that’s the way it goes tonight.
Forest have nothing to fear against City tonight
There will be a game plan. There is always a game plan from Nuno Espirito Santo but Forest have proven they can mix it with the best away from home.
The Reds remain the only team to beat Liverpool in any competition this season and that needs to be the motivation behind tonight’s game at City.
Forest can see this as a bit of a free hit and that might make the Reds formidable opposition for a City side who are currently well short on confidence.
Guardiola has praised Forest and he knows about the threat that the team will carry tonight.
Now, it’s up to Espirito Santo’s players to execute the plan to perfection and leave the Etihad Stadium with something to show for their performance.
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