EPL: Can Nottingham Forest change course of title race with win against Man City?

With the English Premier League title race set to go down to the wire, Nottingham Forest will have some ‘external’ support behind them on Sunday, cheering them on to upset Premier League champions, Man City.

Currently behind Arsenal by one point and with one game in hand, Pep Guardiola side find themselves once again as clear favourites to emerge champions of the league for an unprecedented fourth time in a row.

However, that must come with an almost spotless results in their remaining five games to end their EPL campaign starting with the trip to Forest on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, are battling survival in the league with one point separating them from the drop zone.
Playing in front of their home fans against a title-hungry Manchester City already sets up bonkers at the City Ground on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City: Team News
Nottingham Forest have no new injury concerns for the visit of Manchester City, although Taiwo Awoniyi is expected to remain out.

Willy Boly is their sole confirmed absentee.

Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s only fitness concern, with the forward having missed the last two games due to an unspecified injury.
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest have lost just three of their last 16 top-flight home games against Manchester City (W10, D3).

City could complete their first league double over Forest since 2000 in the second tier, and their first in the top flight since 1991.
Match Facts
Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last nine Premier League games (D3, L5), though they are unbeaten in their last three at the City Ground.
Forest’s 2-0 win against West Ham United in February is their only clean sheet in 23 Premier League matches.
They have lost eight of their last nine fixtures against the reigning top-flight champions (D1), conceding 32 goals in total.

Manchester City are the third side in top-flight history to go unbeaten in 30 games in all competitions (W24, D6), emulating Nottingham Forest (40 in 1978) and Manchester United (twice – 34 in 1993-94 and 33 in 1998-99).

City are the first side to score four or more goals in four consecutive Premier League matches in two different seasons.
However, they have lost both of their league fixtures in the Midlands so far this season – 2-1 at Wolves and 1-0 at Aston Villa. They last lost three consecutive such visits between March and December 2008.