Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have named their starting lineups ahead of kick-off. City will be looking for their 6th consecutive win of the Premier League season. Nottingham Forest will be looking to build on their good start to the new season.
For Manchester City, Jack Grealish returns to the squad after missing City’s past three matches. He also missed England’s most recent internationals. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nathan Ake in defence. And finally, Jeremy Doku comes in for the injured Bernardo Silva.
Nottingham Forest welcome back Serge Aurier and Willy Boly from injury. They have made 5 changes to the side that drew 1-all with Burnley last time out. There is also a debut for Forest’s new man Nicolas Dominguez.
Manchester City
Ederson, Kyle Walker (c), Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiiol, Rodri, Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.
Substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson Kalvin Phillips, Nathan Ake, Jack Grealish, Serio Gomez, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis.
Nottingham Forest📋 TEAM NEWS 👊
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Nunes, Foden, Alvarez, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Ake, Grealish, Gomez, Bobb, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/x5iSfYxtPo
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 23, 2023
Turner, Boly, Niakhate, Mangala, Aurier (c), Sangare, Aina, Nuno Tavares, Dominguez, Gibbs White, Awoniyi
Substitutes: Worrall, Kouyate, Wood, Hudson-Odoi, Elanga, Yates, Vlachodimos, Origi, Montiel.
🖐 Five changes from #NFOBUR.
🇦🇷 Debut for Domínguez.
🇨🇮 Serge takes the armband.Our line-up to face @ManCity.
📋 #MCINFO
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) September 23, 2023
