Gameweek 10 at The City Ground, Nottingham: Nottingham Forest against Manchester City, Sat 7 Nov, 17:30 GMT. After Gameweek 8, Nottingham Forest are 18th on 6 points from 8 (form WLLLD) and Manchester City are 1st on 21 (form WWWWL). Lock any Nottingham Forest or Manchester City pick before the FPL deadline, Friday 6 November 2026, 18:30 GMT.
Nottingham Forest: team news
Nottingham Forest have scored 6 and conceded 10 in 8 league games, and in GW8 it finished D 1–1 at Ipswich Town. At home they have 1 points from 4 games. Official FPL list, 2026-10-26: N.Williams (arm injury: 75% chance of playing); Igor Jesus (calf injury: Unknown return date). Expected shape: 5-4-1.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 5-4-1
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
Manchester City: form check
Manchester City have scored 20 and conceded 9 in 8 league games, and in GW8 it finished L 1–2 at Aston Villa. Away from home they have 9 points from 4 games. Official FPL list, 2026-10-26: Semenyo (knee injury: Unknown return date); Matheus N. (unspecified injury: 75% chance of playing). Expected shape: 4-5-1.
By the numbers
- Nottingham Forest: L 1–3 at Crystal Palace, L 0–1 v Arsenal, D 1–1 at Ipswich Town.
- Manchester City: W 3–0 at Liverpool, W 3–2 v Ipswich Town, L 1–2 at Aston Villa.
- Table after GW8: Nottingham Forest 18th (6 pts, GD -4), Manchester City 1st (21 pts, GD +11).
Key battle
Morgan Gibbs-White against Manchester City's defence is the matchup to watch: Manchester City have conceded 9 in 8. In the other direction, Erling Haaland faces the Nottingham Forest defence that has conceded 10 in 8. FPL rates this fixture 4/5 for Nottingham Forest and 3/5 for Manchester City, where 5 is hardest.
Fantasy angle
- Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest, £7.9m): averaging 4.6 points a game (32 in total), FPL projects 1.3 for this round, 12.1% owned, on penalties.
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City, £15.7m): averaging 8.2 points a game (66 in total), FPL projects 9.0 for this round, 77.9% owned, on penalties.
- Jérémy Doku (Manchester City, £7.5m): averaging 5.2 points a game (21 in total), FPL projects 6.7 for this round, 3.9% owned.
- Clean-sheet angle: Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City, £5.8m) away from home, with Manchester City the side our model rates less likely to concede (0.9 expected goals against).
- Differential: Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City, £5.8m) is owned by just 5.5% and averages 4.1 points a game.
- Nottingham Forest v Manchester City is live in Gameweek Fantasy and Predictor. FootballQuest and the Quiz stay open all week.
Score prediction
Our model, built on 2026/27 goals scored and conceded, gives Nottingham Forest a 17% win chance, a draw 22% and Manchester City 61%, with 0–1 the single most likely scoreline. Expected goals: 0.9 for Nottingham Forest, 1.9 for Manchester City. Manchester City are clear favourites on the numbers, but only 8 games have been played, so treat it as a guide rather than a certainty.