Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: Kick-off time, TV channel and expected line-ups

Nottingham Forest host Manchester City at the City Ground on Saturday, 7 November 2026, in the 10th round of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

The match is scheduled to begin at 18:00 Saudi Arabia time and 19:00 United Arab Emirates time. The fixture listing also shows a 14:30 kick-off time at the City Ground.

beIN SPORTS holds the rights to broadcast the 2026-27 Premier League campaign and will show the match live on beIN SPORTS HD 1. Ahmed Al Balushi has been appointed as commentator.

The game can also be watched online through the TOD TV application and beIN Connect.

Expected line-ups

Nottingham Forest’s predicted starting XI is: Mats Sel(s); Ousmane Diomande, J. Cunha, Murillo, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nico Williams, Daniel Munoz, James McAtee, Ryan Yates and Igor Jesus.

Manchester City’s expected side is: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Abdukodir Khusanov, Josko Gvardiol, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Elliot Anderson, Iliman Ndiaye, Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland.

Oliver Glasner is listed as Nottingham Forest’s manager, while Enzo Maresca is named as Manchester City’s manager.

The source provides headings for the teams’ recent form and their head-to-head record, but does not include further results in those sections.

Premier League table

Arsenal lead the standings after nine matches with 24 points, followed by Manchester City on 21. Brighton are third on 19 points, while Chelsea and Everton have 16 each.

Liverpool are sixth with 15 points. Brentford have 14, followed by Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, all on 12. Hull City and Leeds United have 11 points each.

Newcastle United, Ipswich Town and Fulham are next on 11, 11 and nine points respectively. Coventry City have nine points, Manchester United seven, Crystal Palace seven, Nottingham Forest six and Sunderland five.

The detailed table is:

| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals | Difference | Points | |||:|:|:|:|:|:|:| | 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14-5 | +9 | 24 | | 2 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20-10 | +10 | 21 | | 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24-7 | +17 | 19 | | 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19-15 | +4 | 16 | | 5 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12-10 | +2 | 16 | | 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11-9 | +2 | 15 | | 7 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16-9 | +7 | 14 | | 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14-13 | +1 | 12 | | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10-10 | 0 | 12 | | 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10-13 | -3 | 12 | | 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11-10 | +1 | 11 | | 12 | Leeds United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9-8 | +1 | 11 | | 13 | Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12-15 | -3 | 11 | | 14 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14-18 | -4 | 11 | | 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9-11 | -2 | 9 | | 16 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10-19 | -9 | 9 | | 17 | Manchester United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10-15 | -5 | 7 | | 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9-21 | -12 | 7 | | 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6-12 | -6 | 6 | | 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7-17 | -10 | 5 |