Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Manchester City have won seven of their last 13 home games without conceding.
• Nottingham Forest have lost their last three trips here by an aggregate scoreline of 11-0.

Semenyo takes pressure off injured Haaland

Despite the absence of top goalscorer Erling Haaland, Manchester City kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 1-0 win at Elland Road on Saturday, and they can extend their winning streak against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

Antoine Semenyo was the man to step into Haaland’s shoes, scoring the winning goal to continue his fine start to life at the Etihad. The 26-year-old has scored five goals since joining Pep Guardiola’s side in January, leaving him with 14 Premier League goals for Bournemouth and City this season. He looks a likely anytime goalscorer on Wednesday.

Semenyo’s strike against Leeds made it six wins on the spin for the title hopefuls and they haven’t lost a home since November, winning 11 of their 13 home games since. They have kept a clean sheet in seven of these and in three of their last four home and away, so Nottingham Forest may have their work cut out for them.

Tricky Trees face mountainous task

The Tricky Trees have lost their last three games and have failed to score in one of those defeats, and their three trips to the Etihad since earning promotion have resulted in an aggregate loss of 11-0.

This makes backing City to win to nil an appealing option and, with them scoring exactly twice in four of their last six at home and winning three of these 2-0, that is our correct score prediction.