An exciting FA Cup semi-final was added on Sunday afternoon when the seven-time winners Manchester City compete against Nottingham Forest.
It was a special campaign for Nuno Espirito Santos Wald, which could be completed by FA Cup Glory and a place in the Champions League of the next season. A 1-0 win over City in March proved to be significant and you will hope to make another number on Pep Guardiola’s side this weekend.
After Forest won the Premier League in Spurs on Monday evening in Spurs, it is the first time since 1991 to reach the FA Cup final.
The city is very familiar with Wembley days and was increasingly several years of semi-finalists under Guardiola’s watch. They won the competition twice since the Spaniard was taken over, and were able to repeat Chelsea’s trick of reaching three consecutive finals, which they reached between 2020 and 2022.
City goes into the back of a huge victory in the Premier League against Aston Villa a week.
Here is 90 minutes Preview of the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest against MAN City Head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Nottingham Forest | Mannstadt |
|---|---|
Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest – 21/04/25 | Man City 2-1 Aston Villa – 22/04/25 |
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton – 04.12.25 | Everton 0-2 Man City – 19/04/25 |
Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest – 05/04/25 | Man City 5-2 Crystal Palace – 12/04/25 |
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man UTD – 01.04.25 | Man UTD 0-0 Man City – 06/04/25 |
Brighton 0-0 (3-4p) Nottingham Forest-29/03/25 | Man City 2-0 Leicester – 02/04/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | ITVX, STV player, ITV 1 UK, STV Scotland, UTV |
United States | ESPN+, ESPN app |
Canada | Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Now Plus, Sportsnet 360 |
Ola Aina is said to have made progress in his recovery of a calf injury that threatened to end his season. The full -back will probably get his return in the coming weeks, but the semi -finals on Sunday will arrive too early.
So we should see how Neco Williams begins in the right -back and Alex Moreno occupies the opposite flank. Nuno also has the option of providing a three back if necessary.
Callum Hudson -odoi and Ryan Yates were able to return to the forest Xi, with Anthony Elanga led the line with the top goal scorer Chris Wood.
Fored line-up against Man City (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
It is unlikely that Guardiola will make too much from Start XI on Tuesday. The manager confirms that Everson and Erling Haaland are still injured. Stefan Ortega begins on Sunday between the posts.
John Stones and Nathan Ake both lack the city’s defense, although Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol have recorded an impressive partnership with central defenders in recent weeks. Nico O’reilly has developed into a star in a left -back.
Rodri will not play a role in the remaining games of the city, while Phil Foden has recently been fighting to start. Jeremy Doku was able to work back to the team after setting up the winner of Matheus Nunes against the villa.
Man City Prognosis Listing against Wald (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Savinho, de Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush.
The key to the city is not behind early doors. Nuno’s team scored the first goal in more Premier League games than anyone else this season, and they were extremely effective in keeping opponents at bay.
However, things will differ from the city, and this great occasion has the potential to improve this team. While they are confident of beating City on Sunday, the know -how and experience of the cityzens with such games can prove to be decisive when everything is said and done.