Nottingham Forest are taking on Manchester City tonight, looking to complete mission impossible and claim a big three points.
Vitor Pereira’s team were beaten 2-1 by Brighton at the weekend to make it three successive defeats in a week for the Portuguese boss.
The Reds look to arrest a shocking record at the Etihad Stadium since promotion, with 11 goals conceded and none scored from their three previous visits to the stadium.
Now, with Forest looking to stun the Premier League title-chasers tonight, the team has been confirmed by the manager.
Nottingham Forest head coach Vitor Pereira.
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Nottingham Forest confirm team to play Manchester City
Nottingham Forest have announced their team to face the formidable Manchester City, and Pereira is eyeing a shock.
Clearly, he’s determined to rescue things, and with West Ham facing Fulham, there is a real danger of the Hammers getting ahead of Forest tonight.
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Pereira needs something to go in his direction, and the chances of that coming against Manchester City do feel unlikely with Pep Guardiola’s men starting to turn the screw in the title race.
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Forest have gone with a number of star players against City tonight and the hope will be that chances can be created and some problems can be caused for the Citizens.
However, an early concession could spell disaster and the challenge might be damage limitation as far as the team’s goal difference is concerned over the next few hours.
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