Manchester City will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League when they face Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland secured a huge win for City on Wednesday night, with Pep Guardiola's side beating Arsenal 3-1 to overtake the Gunners at the top of the Premier League table. It's the first time since early November that City have held the position, with both them and Arsenal on 51 points, with goal difference sending City to the top.
Now, Guardiola's side have the chance to stay on top and extend their lead - should Arsenal drop points against Aston Villa - starting with a clash against Forest. It won't be a walk in the park for City, with Forest's last home defeat in the Premier League coming all the way back in September.
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So, could City open up a gap between themselves and Arsenal on Saturday? Let's take a look.
We simulated Nottingham Forest vs Man City to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Forest could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Navas; Aurier, Felipe, Worrall, Lodi; Shelvey, Mangala; Johnson, Gibbs-White, Scarpa; Wood.
We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
City looked dangerous from the off at the City Ground, with Haaland striking the post after 87 seconds with a header from Riyad Mahrez's cross into the box. Guardiola's side kept pressing Forest, and they took the lead after six minutes through Grealish.
The Englishman picked up possession when City went short from a corner, and a quick one-two with Bernardo Silva allowed Grealish to take aim from a narrow angle, but he was denied by Keylor Navas. Luckily for City, the ball fell back to the feet of the forward, and with his second attempt, he fired the ball under the 'keeper to put City ahead.
13 minutes in, City were reduced to 10 men as Haaland was sent off for a reckless sliding challenge from behind on Jonjo Shelvey. It was a huge blow for Guardiola's side, and they were pegged back when Morgan Gibbs-White found the net.
Forest caught City on the break, with Gibbs-White's crossfield run opening up the City backline as he met Shelvey's through ball. He used his body to shield the ball from Kyle Walker before curling a strike into the bottom corner to level the score.
Down to 10, City were on the back foot in the second half, with Guardiola's side rarely creating any big chances without their number nine. And in the 72nd minute, Forest took the lead through Chris Wood.
As Manuel Akanji stepped out of defence to press Gibbs-White, Wood surged into the space left behind by the defender as he created a great option. Gibbs-White breezed past Akanji before finding Wood with a pass, and the striker powered his effort past Ederson to send the hosts ahead.
FIFA 23 predicted final score: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Man City
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 23 predicts that City could fall to a shock defeat against Forest on Saturday, losing 2-1 at the City Ground in the simulation. After taking the lead, City were down to 10 men following an early red card, and Guardiola's side struggled without their talisman as they suffered a big loss in terms of the title race.
