Starting the season as one of the unbeaten sides in the Premier League after 3 matches, Forest have only lost one game in their 6 Premier League matches and that too came last week against Fulham.
Unai Emery's men will go into the match as favourites and will have the support of the home crowd, who will raise the heat for the visitors on the night.
The Cottagers can prove to be challenging opponents for City, with the visitors getting more time to prepare for the clash as well
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Darren Eales has been in the position since August 2022, 10 months after the club was bought by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
With just one point separating the two sides right now, a win for either side will take them above the other and possibly among the top 5 in the table by the end of the day.
Newcastle will be looking to level with the Cityzens on the day, whereas the visitors will hope for another routine win away from home to extend their lead at the top by three points.
Last season, the defending champions lost just three games in the Premier League, and all the defeats came when Rodri was suspended for the ties.
The Brazil international is recovering from a hamstring injury and has been ruled out of Liverpool's English League Cup third-round match against West Ham United on Wednesday.
With Everton being the latest club to come under American ownership (Friedkin Group), more than half of the Premier League clubs have at least one American minority stakeholder in their team.
Arsenal tried it all against Manchester City on Sunday in the latest chapter of the Premier League's new heavyweight rivalry and came within seconds of victory.
Arne Slot's side leads Manchester City on goal difference only and the defending champion needs a draw at home to Arsenal in Sunday's big game to reclaim first place.
With the season only 3 matches in, it will be an interesting match between two sides who will likely be contesting for the title again this season.
High-flying Manchester City will be looking to get the better of an Arsenal side who will miss their skipper Martin Odegaard in the middle of the pitch due to an ankle injury
West Ham United will aim for a home win, while Chelsea will be seeking consecutive victories in the Premier League on Saturday
Manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday that the long-awaited hearing into more than 100 charges of alleged financial wrong doing was due to start.
Defender Gabriel's powerful header in the 64th minute put the Gunners ahead in the game and ensured they got the bragging rights in the North London derby.
With 9 goals in 4 matches, including two brilliant hat-tricks, the Norwegian striker is showing an insatiable hunger to convert every chance into a goal.
Anthony Taylor was in charge of the match and brandished a record 14 yellow cards, including bookings for both teams' managers, Enzo Maresca and Andoni Iraola.
Liverpool lost for the first time under new manager Arne Slot, to Nottingham Forest by a shock 1-0 at Anfield.