Nottingham vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: FA Cup betting tips on match 2025-04-26 15:30.
[p]Nottingham Forest are a club thirsty for success and this season could be the one where the good times truly come back to the City Ground. The Tricky Trees pause their top-five push in the Premier League for an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City, a match that provides an opportunity to move closer to securing a first major honour since 1990.[/p]
[p]Not since 1990/91 and the days of the legendary Brian Clough have Forest reached an FA Cup semi-final, beating West Ham 4-0 on that occasion. A repeat scoreline is highly unlikely against a Premier League juggernaut, but another victory is certainly within the realms of possibility given Forest beat City 1-0 the last time these two sides met back in March, and in this competition, the Midlands club have won four of the five H2Hs (L1).[/p]
[p]City’s form of late has been close to the imperious form we typically see from them at this stage of the season, with that Forest defeat their only loss from their last ten games in all competitions (W7, D2). They’ve had less time to prepare for this clash than Forest after they were in Tuesday night Premier League action, warming up in perfect fashion by netting a stoppage-time winner to beat top-five rivals Aston Villa 2-1. [/p]
[p]Attention quickly switches back to the FA Cup, with this City’s only remaining opportunity to avoid a first season without any major silverware since 2016/17. They’ve excelled in this competition of late, reaching seven successive semi-finals, and they could now reach three straight finals for the first time in club history, but to do so they’ll have to combat an indifferent recent record inside 90 minutes at Wembley (W4, D2, L5).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: It was Callum Hudson-Odoi’s goal which decided the game when these two sides met in March. Three of his five goals this term opened the scoring and he was part of a Chelsea side which dumped City out of the FA Cup semi-finals back in 2020/21. Manchester City’s goalscoring full-back Nico O’Reilly has scored five goals since the start of 2025, all of which arrived later than the 40th minute, including three in the FA Cup.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Manchester City have kept just three clean sheets from their last 13 visits to Wembley.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]