Manchester City vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-03 19:30.
[p]Manchester City are in uncharted waters, slumping to a miserable seven-match winless run – the longest of Pep Guardiolaâs managerial career (D1, L6). A comprehensive 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday saw the defending Premier League champions fall 11 points behind the league leaders and drop out of the top-four altogether, just a point above next opponents Nottingham Forest.[/p]
[p]For all the doom and gloom, only one of those defeats was at home (4-0 v Tottenham) so the Etihad Stadium remains a relative safe haven as City look to bounce back. Curiously however, since losing a League Cup encounter here 2-1 in December 1993, City have lost every third home H2H against Forest, which is potentially ominous given they won the last two âto nilâ![/p]
[p]That could put a spring in the step of the visitors, who showed the reigning champions how to break a losing sequence by beating Ipswich 1-0 on Saturday. That came on the back of a pair of multi-goal defeats, with striker Chris Wood scoring decisively from the penalty spot to become[/p]
[p]their joint-highest Premier League scorer (24 goals).[/p]
[p]But even he couldnât feast on anything in their latest league away fixture (L 3-0 v Arsenal) as their seven-match unbeaten run in Premier League road outings – which included a 1-0 win at Liverpool – ended emphatically (W5, D2). But despite winning at Anfield, the Tricky Trees wonât start as favourites here, which might interest those seeking an upset given their record on the road this term when ranked as outsiders (W2, D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Key battle: Man Cityâs Phil Foden is yet to score in the Premier League this term, but may fancy his chances here as he opened the scoring in this fixture last term (W 2-0) – all of his three strikes in other competitions this term arrived before the 20th minute. Forest midfielder Ryan Yates will likely be tasked with ensuring Fodenâs drought goes on, which may well involve another yellow card after he was awarded one in two of his last three appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Forest registered more shots than Man City in both league H2Hs last term despite losing both games 2-0.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]