Nottingham Forest take on Manchester City tonight, looking to derail their Premier League title bid and breathe fire into their own fight against relegation.
Forest are winless in five matches and face the impossible task against Manchester City and are yet to score a goal at the Etihad Stadium since their promotion in 2022.
Vitor Pereira has lost three successive games in all competitions and he knows the size of the task which he has if he’s to oversee the Reds to safety this season.
Ahead of the game, we’ve looked at how Forest might choose to line up for this one with a big three points at stake for the Reds tonight.
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How Nottingham Forest could line up vs Manchester City
Matz Sels will likely play in goal, but Pereira might choose to change the formation against City and go with the system that helped Forest create chances in the second half against Brighton on Sunday.
Jair Cunha, Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic could all line up as a three-man defensive unit, with Dan Ndoye playing right wing-back and Luca Netz on the left.
Forest’s full-backs have looked completely shattered in recent weeks, and this looks like a game too far for both of them, with rotation necessary for this game.
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In midfield, we expect both Elliot Anderson and Ibrahim Sangare to get the nod to play once again.
Morgan Gibbs-White should captain the side once again from a number 10 position and he will probably be joined by Callum Hudson-Odoi who could come and play a more central role.
In the attack, Igor Jesus will almost certainly play with Pereira facing a decision over whether to put Lorenzo Lucca or Taiwo Awoniyi on the bench.
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