Man City vs Nottingham Forest prediction and odds as Pep Guardiola's side could run riot against new boys

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Manchester City face Nottingham Forest for the first time in the top flight since 2002 and bookmaker odds suggest the points are only going in one direction. City are a hugely restrictive 1/12 with Betway to make it three from three at home this term while newly-promoted Forest are a whopping 28/1 to pull off what would surely be regarded as one of the biggest upsets in recent Premier League history.

City were given a bit if a fright by Crystal Palace at the weekend despite dominating proceedings throughout. Palace only had two shots on target in the entire 90 minutes and generated an xGF (Expected Goals For) of just 0.1 so the visitors were hugely fortunate to be two goals to the good at half-time.

It mattered not in the end because City turned things around in stunning fashion, scoring four goals in under 30 second-half minutes - including a stunning hat-trick from three of which were scored by Erling Haaland who looks destined for many more trebles in his time at the Etihad. It would hardly be the biggest surprise in football if he were to repeat the trick on Wednesday night.

No Premier League team has made as many new additions as Nottingham Forest this summer and Steve Cooper appears to be doing a decent enough job integrating his new signings. Forest are thoroughly competent in their build-up play but they have issues in both boxes, which is ultimately where games matter most, and that is going to be a major problem for them at the Etihad.

Forest haven't been creating many big chances, so much so that they have failed to exceed an xGF of 1.0 in three of their four league games so far. Given how little of the ball they are likely to