Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest live, Wednesday August 31, 7:30 p.m.
Manchester City will look to build on Saturday’s win over Crystal Palace by hosting Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
Palace (opens in a new tab) took a 2-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium last time out, with a pair of set pieces proving City (opens in a new tab)is coming apart. The hosts didn’t get started at all in the first half, with Patrick Vieira’s men holding them at arm’s length without too much trouble.
But led by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva, City turned things around after the break. Palace couldn’t get out of their own half as Pep Guardiola’s side held them back, and a hat-trick from Haaland helped City triumph 4-2.
On the balance of the game, it was a fair result. Palace only had one shot on target all afternoon, despite scoring twice. City were at their best in the second half and their opponents had no answer.
Nevertheless, Guardiola won’t want a repeat of his performance in the opening 45 minutes. He will implore his side to get off to a quick start against Forest (opens in a new tab)who won 3-0 on their only previous visit to the Etihad in an FA Cup tie in 2009.
Steve Cooper’s side suffered a 2-0 loss to Tottenham (opens in a new tab) the last time. Forest’s approach play was quite good, but they were exposed by Spurs on the counter-attack and struggled to turn a decent builder’s play into clean-cut chances. They will have to be more secure defensively if they want to frustrate City here.
The champions will have to make do without Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake, but Kalvin Phillips could be fit enough for a spot in the matchday squad. Jack Grealish is about to take a late fitness test.
Forest will not be able to call on the services of Omar Richards, Moussa Niakhate and Orel Mangala for the trip to Manchester. Renan Lodi could be on the bench after his transfer from Atletico Madrid (opens in a new tab).
Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST on Wednesday August 31 and is broadcast on BT Sport 3 (opens in a new tab). See below for international streaming options.
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VPN Guide
If you’re out of the country for a series of Premier League fixtures, your domestic on-demand services unfortunately won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are thanks to your IP address (boo!). You won’t be able to watch it, which isn’t ideal if you’ve paid for a subscription and still want to follow the action without resorting to the illegal streams you’ve found on Reddit.
But help is at hand. To work around this, all you have to do is get a virtual private network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, which means the service can’t determine where you are and won’t automatically block the service you paid for. All information in between is fully encrypted – and that’s a result.
There are plenty of good-value options, including:
UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
sky sports (opens in a new tab) and BT Sports (opens in a new tab) are again the two main actors, but Amazon (opens in a new tab) also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
US TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for US subscribers
NBC Sports Group are the rights holders of the Premier League, with the peacock bounty (opens in a new tab) streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games broadcast last season, with other games split between NBCSN, CNBC and the NBC live broadcast channel. If you take a fuboTV subscription (opens in a new tab) for games not on Peacock Premium, you will be able to watch all matches.
Come back to our VPN tips so you can take advantage of it when you’re abroad.
Canadian TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers
Based in Canada? The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV (opens in a new tab)who has exclusive rights to all the action.
Want to enter while you are outside of Canada? Scroll up and check out the VPN deals above.
Australia TV Rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Australian subscribers
Optimus Sports (opens in a new tab) will show all Premier League games of the season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Recover the TV box (opens in a new tab) and other streaming-friendly devices.
To enjoy it while you’re not Down Under, follow the VPN tips towards the top of this page.
New Zealand TV Rights
How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) features all 380 matches, plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, plus the Champions League.
It’s also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and select Samsung TVs, and new-for-this-season Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility.
Check out our VPN deals to look out for when you’re not in New Zealand.
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