Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Best odds and tips

Nottingham Forest will be looking to hold on to their top-four spot in the Premier League when they face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at the City Ground on Saturday.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are in third place in the table, one point above the defending champions, who are coming off the back of a 1-0 win over Tottenham.

The Citizens have made some high-profile signings in January, bringing in Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Omar Marmoush, but they could still be without John Stones and Rodri through injury.

Erling Haaland’s return from injury has been a huge boost to Guardiola, who is arguably the best manager in the Premier League, and the Norwegian striker scored the winner in the win over Spurs last weekend.

Forest held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw at the Emirates in their last game and are capable of keeping it tight against City, although they may not be able to keep Haaland out.

Backing over 2.5 goals, as has landed in seven of City’s last ten away league games, may be the best play here with the visitors’ away games averaging 3.4 goals per game and Forest’s home games 2.6 goals per game.

A City win is the safest play with 1.95 the best price available, while 3.79 represents the best price for a Forest win.

Guardiola is undoubtedly the best manager in the business, but Espirito Santo has shown he knows how to get a tune out of a team this season, having won the Manager of the Month award twice already.