Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | FA Cup 2024-25 semifinals

This will be the third meeting between the Cityzens and the Garibaldis this season.

Nottingham Forest are all set to take on Manchester City in the English FA Cup 2024-25 semi-final. The high-stakes English club cup football contest is ready to take place at the Wembley Stadium.

Nottingham Forest recently secured a win over Man City in their Premier League contest. The Garibaldis will be feeling a bit of confident as they secured a win over Pep Guardiola’s side when the last time both sides met. They will be looking to repeat the result and book a spot in the FA Cup final.

Focus switches to the @EmiratesFACup. 👊 pic.twitter.com/7a7eTofMTe

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 24, 2025

Manchester City have also defeated the Garibaldis once this season. They will not be looking to take another defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest. Man City have not performed well this season. They will be looking to step up and come close to winning at least one silverware this season.

Kick-off:

• Location: London, England
• Stadium: Wembley Stadium
• Date: Sunday, April 27
• Kick-off Time: 21:00 IST/ 15:30 GMT/ 10:30 ET/ 07:30 PT
• Referee: Michael Oliver
• VAR: In use

Form:

Nottingham Forest: D-W-L-L-W

Manchester City: W-D-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)

The 33-year-old is in sensational form for Nottingham Forest. Although he is yet to score a goal in the FA Cup this season, Chris Wood has been an important asset and the formula of success for the Garibaldis. The New Zealand forward will be keen to score against Man City.

Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)

The Egyptian forward will have an important role to play in the attacking front for the Cityzens here. Although Omar Marmoush has only scored a couple of goals in the last five games, the 26-year-old has also shown some good performances for Manchester City this season. He will be looking for another good one.

Match Facts

• Both sides have won a match each against one another this season.
• Manchester City are undefeated in their last five matches.
• Nottingham Forest have won two of their last five fixtures.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Manchester City to win @10/13 Bet Goodwin
• Omar Marmoush to score @13/2 Paddy Power
• Goals over 3.5 @21/10 Betfair Sportsbook

Injury and Team News

Nottingham Forest will be without the services of Eric da Silva Moreira and Jota Silva as they are injured. Ola Aina’s availability depends on his match fitness.

Erling Haaland, Rodri, Ederson, John Stones and Nathan Ake are injured and will not be in action for Manchester City.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 6

Nottingham Forest won: 1

Manchester City won: 4

Draws: 1

Predicted Lineups

Nottingham Forest predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Sels (GK); Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Toffolo; Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Hudson-Odoi, Anderson; Wood, Elanga

Manchester City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Ortega (GK); Nunes, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho; Marmoush

Match Prediction

Both teams are looking to complete the double over one another, Manchester City are likely to secure a spot in the FA Cup final as they might defeat Nottingham Forest.

Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Manchester City

Telecast Details

India: Sony LIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: BBC, ITV

USA: ESPN

Nigeria: No Telecast

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