Manchester City will lock horns against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League 2025-26 game at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City will return to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester as they chase the top of the standings in the 2025-26 Premier League tournament. An in-form Manchester City, who have won the Premier League title on eight occasions, will face Nottingham Forest, a side striving hard stay above the drop zone.
Manchester City are in outstanding nick, having won their previous six games across all competitions. A 1-0 victory over Leeds United has ensured that City are within touching distance of toppling Arsenal to clinch the top spot as they are only five points behind the latter with 59. City also have a strong record at home, emerging victorious 16 out of 19 league fixtures.
As for Nottingham Forest, they face an uphill task of avoiding a defeat, given they are only two points adrift of the relegation zone. Nottingham did hope for a turnaround in fortunes under new coach Vítor Pereira but he is yet to propel them to victory as the 2-1 loss to Brighton marked their third successive one across all competitions. Nevertheless, Forest lost to City by a respectable margin of 2-1 in their most recent meeting.
| Event | Premier League |
| Match | Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest |
| Date | Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
| Kick-off Time | 20:30 PM CET / 01:00 AM IST (Thu) / 2:30 PM ET/19:30 GMT |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium, Manchester |
Manager Pep Guardiola is sweating over the fitness of key striker Erling Haaland, who didn't play against Leeds after picking up a knock during training. Guardiola's latest update was that the Norwegian striker felt much better but is yet to resume training and a late call will be taken. They are also without Croatian duo Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic but Max Alleyne has returned to the first-team training.
There are a handful of players unavailable for the Nottingham Forest, who already start the contest as overwhelming underdogs. Forward star Chris Wood is out until April while Willy Boly, John Victor, and Nicolò Savona are unavailable as well. A late call is expected on Neco Williams, who looked weary following the defeat to Brighton.
Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Marc Guehi, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Nico Gonzalez; Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, Antoine Semenyo; Omar Marmoush.
Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams; Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson; Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Igor Jesus.
In India, Star Sports is the official Premier League telecast right holder. The live telecast can be viewed on Star Sports Select 1 and 2. Viewers with a taste for digital are able to watch the live stream on the JioStar app and website (previously JioHotstar), which offers several language feeds.
In the United States, fans can catch the action live on Peacock Premium. Some matches are occasionally available to those with a cable subscription through the NBC Sports network.
The game will be shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+, accessible through Prime Video's TNT Sports channel. Fans can also stream it live via the Discovery+ app with a TNT Sports subscription.
For fans in Pakistan, the Premier League action can be followed via A-Sports. Streaming channels include Myco or Tamasha, which have secured rights for the 2025-26 season.
The clash between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest can be viewed in Singapore on the StarHub TV+ channel.
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