Manchester City are on a roll, with a 3-1 comeback victory over West Ham maintaining their flawless start in the Premier League.
Next for last season’s treble-winners is Saturday’s meeting with Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium.
City could start a Premier League campaign with six successive wins for the second time, having done so in Pep Guardiola’s debut season in 2016-17. Victory over Forest would make them just the second reigning champions to achieve that feat, after Chelsea in 2005-06.
Forest, meanwhile, were frustrated in Monday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley at the City Ground, but seven points from five games represents a positive start for Steve Cooper’s men, particularly with trips to Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United out of the way.
Head-to-Head:
City have a strong record against Forest, going unbeaten in their last six league meetings (W4, D2) since a 3-2 second-tier defeat at Maine Road in December 1997.
This will be Forest’s third visit to the Etihad. They were thrashed 6-0 in this fixture last August, with Haaland scoring a first-half hat-trick.
Haaland was denied a way through when the teams last met at the City Ground in February, though, with Chris Wood cancelling out Silva’s opener as Forest clinched a hard-earned point.
Match Date and Kickoff Time:
The game starts at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 23 at the Etihad Stadium.