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Premier League | Gameweek 14
Dec 4, 2024 at 7.30pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
3 - 0
Nott'm Forest

Silva (8'), De Bruyne (31'), Doku (57')
Gundogan (52'), Silva (69')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Dominguez (45+1'), Gibbs-White (51'), Murillo (54'), Milenkovic (76')

The Match

Match Report

Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku star for Man City as they end their miserable seven-game winless run with a morale-boosting 3-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League fixture with Nottingham Forest.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Liverpool 2-0 Man City
Sunday, December 1 at 4pm in Premier League

Nottingham Forest

All competitions
Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Ipswich
Saturday, November 30 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 76.73%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 9.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.08%) and 2-1 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.26%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-2 (2.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawNottingham Forest
76.73% (-0.0020000000000095 -0) 13.95% (0.0080000000000009 0.01) 9.31% (-0.0040999999999993 -0)
Both teams to score 55.53% (-0.055 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.24% (-0.055000000000007 -0.06)28.76% (0.056999999999999 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.31% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)49.69% (0.07 0.07)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.87% (-0.012 -0.01)6.13% (0.014 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.75% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)23.25% (0.036000000000001 0.04)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.16% (-0.049999999999997 -0.05)40.84% (0.052999999999997 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.59% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)77.42% (0.047000000000011 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 76.73%
    Nottingham Forest 9.31%
    Draw 13.95%
Manchester CityDrawNottingham Forest
2-0 @ 9.76% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
3-0 @ 9.08% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.74% (0.0040000000000013 0)
3-1 @ 8.13% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-0 @ 6.99% (0.018 0.02)
4-0 @ 6.34% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 5.68% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.64% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
5-0 @ 3.54% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-1 @ 3.17% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.54% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
6-0 @ 1.65% (-0.002 -0)
6-1 @ 1.47% (-0.004 -0)
5-2 @ 1.42% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 4.59%
Total : 76.73%
1-1 @ 6.26% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
2-2 @ 3.91% (-0.004 -0)
0-0 @ 2.51% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.09% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 13.95%
1-2 @ 2.8% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-1 @ 2.24% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.17% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 1%
Other @ 2.1%
Total : 9.31%

How you voted: Man City vs Nott'm Forest

Manchester City
66.0%
Draw
14.4%
Nottingham Forest
19.5%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool15113131131836
2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Manchester CityMan City168352823527
6Bournemouth167452421325
7Aston Villa167452425-125
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255
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