Nottingham Forest vs Man City predicted line-ups: Dias and Doku to return?

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Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku are our picks to return to Manchester City’s starting side at Nottingham Forest after the midweek win in Leipzig.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City takes place at the City Ground on Saturday 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.

These are predicted line-ups, not confirmed team sheets. The selections below are our assessment of the available team news.

Nottingham Forest predicted XI

3-4-2-1: Sels; Cunha, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, McAtee, Schlager, Williams; Ndoye, Gibbs-White; Delap.

We favour Aina while Munoz’s foot issue is being managed. Igor Jesus offers another attacking option after returning to training, with Chris Wood also competing to lead the line.

Man City predicted XI

4-2-3-1: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernandez; Ndiaye, Cherki, Doku; Haaland.

Our XI follows the broad shape of the Racing Post’s forecast. Phil Foden and Nico O’Reilly are among the alternatives. City’s attacking depth gives Maresca choices, so these proposed changes should not be mistaken for confirmed team news.

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