This is a big game in the race for the Champions League places, and a tough one to call.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola rested a few players for last weekend’s FA Cup win over Plymouth and Erling Haaland is fit again.
Nottingham Forest are at home but their fans don’t mind them sitting in and hitting teams on the break, which is what they will do here.
It wasn’t so long ago people were lauding Forest, but they have not won in the Premier League since beating Brighton 7-0 on 1 February.
I don’t think there is too much wrong with Nuno Espirito Santo’s team though. They are still in the FA Cup and, in the league, they have lost narrowly away to Fulham and Newcastle and then they drew with Arsenal, which seemed a decent result to me.
I had a look at Forest’s remaining 11 league games and, in the reverse fixtures this season, they have won nine, drawn one and lost one.
That shows that if they keep their squad fit and available then they have got a great chance of a top-five finish, which will probably get them in the Champions League.
Their one defeat in that sequence above actually came when they were well beaten by Manchester City at the start of December.
It will be much closer this time but, although I hate to go against my boyhood club, I still fancy City to nick the points. I know for a fact that the readers will go for a draw here, but I am picking a winner.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-2
Finn’s prediction: Forest are having such a good season. I reckon they can take this one. 2-0
Who does Finn support? My partner’s family are big Celtic fans and I used to live in a flat down the road from Ibrox so I have been to watch both – but I don’t really support anyone to be honest. I have been to a few football games and I love the atmosphere, but I have not really got a team that I follow.
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