Nottingham Forest v Man City

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A second defeat in three games in the Premier League last weekend saw Nottingham Forest slump to a dismal and potentially damaging 2-0 loss away from home at relegation rivals, Everton, leaving the Tricky Trees now seven points behind The Toffees, while Manchester City enjoyed a 4-0 romp away from home at Brighton and The Citizens will be looking for more of the same on Sunday afternoon against a struggling Forest outfit at the City Ground.

Recent defeats at the hands of Tottenham and aforementioned Everton have left Nuno Espiroto Santo's side just one point above the relegation zone with arguably the toughest fixture in the Premier League coming up on Sunday and having managed to pick up just the single win out of their last nine games overall, this could be a long afternoon for the east midlands club.

Nottingham Forest's solitary success during this dismal nine-game period came in the form of a 3-1 home win against Fulham but the hosts have also slipped to five defeats as well within this sequence, but only one of these five losses were inflicted upon Forest on home soil at the City Ground which gives them a glimmer of hope here.

Manchester City's unbeaten run of 18 games in the Premier League (the best unbeaten run in the league) was thanks to a resounding 4-0 win away from home at Brighton and although City hit the road again for Sunday's clash against Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola's side will be eager to not only extend this run to 19 games but also pick up all three points which could take them top of the league.

14 wins within these 18 games certainly looks an ominous sign as the visitors look to be closing in on claiming another Premier League title while seven of these 14 victories have been achieved on their travels, thus making the visitors hot favourites to collect another three points in the east midlands this weekend.

Manchester City also bring a decent looking four-match winning streak into Sunday's clash at the City Ground having collected recent emphatic victories over the likes of Aston Villa 4-1, Crystal Palace 4-2, Luton Town 5-1 and Brighton 4-0 respectively, so Nottingham Forest are most likely bracing themselves for a tough afternoon at the office!

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City Verdict

Nottingham Forest have conceded in each of their last nine games overall and this does not bode well for an upcoming visit from a free-scoring quality side such as Manchester City who are hell-bent on claiming another Premier League title this season.

Manchester City's quality in the final third should see the visitors record a comfortable win here with a few goals thrown in.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Over 2 goals @ 1.75

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-1 @ 9.50