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Good play by Ola Aina who wins his side a free-kick within scoring range after being fouled by Jeremy Doku. That was a cheap free-kick to concede. No need for that from Doku.

Decent by Matz Sels who gets down to push Kevin de Bruyne's attempt behind for a corner. That looked to be creeping in before the Forest keeper acted.

It's a sunny day by the banks of the River Trent.

Neco Williams is seeing a lot of the ball. Will he be left regretting that missed early chance later?

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City have settled and are playing it around with confidence. Cheers from the home fans as Kevin de Bruyne over cooks a pass and the ball rolls out of play.

City win the first corner of the game but Forest defend it well and are now on the attack.

It's frantic 100mph football out there.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the City Ground

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There were huge jeers for the Premier League anthem before kick off from the Nottingham Forest fans.

They made it clear, in no uncertain terms, how they feel after a points deduction and this week's row over refereeing decisions - which has put them on collision course with the league, Football Association and PGMOL.

That chance was timed at 24 seconds.

Forest are up for this!

Almost a goal for Forest!

The hosts are straight out of the blocks and tearing forward.

A ball in pinged into the box but the unmarked Neco Williams cannot make a clean contact.

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Great noise inside the City Ground as Forest get the game under way.

Blue Haven: Full steam ahead for a record fourth consecutive title, take a bow Pep and the boys!

Thousands and thousands of Nottingham Forest fans boo the Premier League anthem.

A must-win for City. A must-win for Forest.

This is high-stakes.

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Here we go then. Arsenal fans can sit back and relax. Their team have won.

What's will Manchester City's response be?

The teams are on the way out at the City Ground.

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Nottingham Forest have shown us plenty of times before that they can be stubborn at home - including when Chris Wood got them a point late on against Manchester City there last season.

The crowd is going to be raucous, contesting every decision that goes against Forest after the outcry from the club over the officiating in last week's defeat by Everton.

The officials did get one of the three incidents in question wrong, because Ashley Young's challenge on Callum Hudson-Odoi was a penalty.

But what worried me was seeing Forest defender Neco Williams come out afterwards, saying the same things happen every week, and how the top-six teams would not get those calls against them.

What are Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his players focusing on? If they are going into games thinking about who is the referee or who is on video assistant referee duty then they are taking their eye off the thing that really matters, which is their performance levels on the pitch.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1 win for Manchester City.

Michael Brown
Former Man City midfielder to BBC Sport

Nottingham Forest have the players to stay up, but it all depends on whether Luton or Burnley pick up wins.

With the form Forest are in, and with the level of uncertainty about the place, I do not expect them to get a huge amount of results between now and the end of the season.

You would say they are favourites to stay up - that is for certain - but having that points deduction could cost them.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton defender Adam Webster talking to Premier League Productions, about Brighton conceding from a set piece: "It's every game. We prepare a lot for set pieces and to concede one like that, as easy as that, is frustrating and gives you a mountain to climb. You are then always chasing the game."

On struggling to score goals: "We are struggling in front of goal at the moment. We are creating some half-decent chances but we're not creating clear-cut like we're used to. We can't seem to get that little bit of luck of whatever it is in front of goal. It is frustrating when you're not keeping clean sheets because it makes it difficult to get three points."

On their season: "The first half of the season we were in a strong position, but the past two or three months haven't gone our way. It has been a tough period. We've got to try and finish as strongly as we can."

Armchair Blue: Man City are back on track. Arsenal may still pip us but if you want the trophy you will have to prise it from our hands, and if you do you will have deserved it.

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Standing room only in the City Ground press room this afternoon which highlights the importance of the game at both ends of the table.

Away from Forest's profit and sustainability appeal - which was heard on Wednesday - and their controversial statement on X questioning Stuart Attwell's integrity last weekend, their form has been awful.

It is just two wins in their last 14 Premier League games - since December 30 - results which has almost been forgotten about given the off-pitch debates.

Since winning two of his opening three games after replacing Steve Cooper late last year Nuno Espirito Santo has failed to inspire his side to any consistent form.

Forest will highlight their four-point deduction for their PSR breach as a reason for their position but it is an inability to win which has kept them in trouble.

Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden's absence: "He is not ready, he is ill, discomfort today and he is back to Manchester."

They're playing 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen at full volume at the City Ground.

Will they be playing Queen's 'We Are the Champions' at the Etihad in three weeks?