Week 5 features a match on Wednesday Aug 31st, where Nottingham Forest will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester City in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 2nd placed Manchester City is fresh off their 4-2 win against Crystal Palace. John Stones struck first for Crystal Palace on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Joachim Andersen added another in the 21st minute But luckily in the 70th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Erling Braut Håland. Manchester City is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Nottingham Forest, recorded a 1-1 draw against Everton. Brennan Johnson struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 81st minute, then in the 88th minute, Jordan Pickford sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Demarai Gray earning Everton a comeback draw. Nottingham Forest is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Brennan Johnson has been the most effective weapon for Nottingham Forest lately. The Welsh midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Manchester City
Manchester City will be without Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Aké, Kalvin Phillips, Cole Palmer and Mbete-Tatu, while Nottingham Forest will be without Moussa Niakhaté, Ryan Yates and Omar Richards.