Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream and how to watch Premier League game online, lineups
Here's how to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream online, wherever you are
The Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream will see the reigning Premier League champions welcome the Championship play-off winners to the Etihad Stadium — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN.
The Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream takes place today (Wednesday, August 31).
► Time 7.30 p.m. BST / 2.30 p.m. ET / 11.30 a.m. PT
• U.K. — Watch on BT Sport
• U.S. — Watch on Peacock (requires Premium sub)
• Watch anywhere — try ExpressVPN 100% risk free
Man City come into this fixture off the back of two tough games. Newcastle held the Champions to a thrilling 3-3 draw, and Crystal Palace went two goals up before City scored four in return to take all three points. Both were thrilling matches, but Pep Guardiola will likely want a more relaxing 90 minutes against a Nottingham Forest side still finding their feet in the Premier League.
Erling Haaland has certainly lived up to his superstar billing, with six goals in City’s opening four matches. This includes a hat trick scored in less than 20 minutes against Palace. The Norwegian will be hungry to increase his lead at the top of the EPL goalscoring charts, but Forest have kept things reasonably solid at the back, only conceding five goals so far.
Forest have enjoyed a respectable start to the season: they tasted defeat to Newcastle and Spurs, but beat West Ham and drew with Everton. Nevertheless, the side isn’t likely to take anything from this game, and may instead go into damage limitation mode to avoid a thrashing. Don’t forget that Forest is still gelling together its much-changed squad, after making 18 transfers during a very busy summer.
Here's how they line up:
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri; Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Foden; Haaland
Nottingham Forest: Henderson; Worrall, McKenna, Kouyate; Williams, O'Brien, Yates, Lodi; Gibbs-White, Freuler; Johnson
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How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream wherever you are
The Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream will be shown on many different channels across the world, but what if you're not in your home country and want to watch it on your usual service?
The answer is to use a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN will let you tune into your home coverage from wherever you are — meaning that if you're abroad, you can use one of the best VPN services to watch the games live as if you were in your lounge.
Our favorite right now is ExpressVPN, thanks to its combination of superb speed, great customer service and excellent device support. It also offers a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you could check it out without having to sign up long term.
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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, ExpressVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select U.S. from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to Peacock or another service and watch the game.
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How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in the US
Soccer fans in the U.S. can watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream on Peacock, NBC's streaming service. To tune in, you'll need to be signed up for either a Premium subscription ($4.99/month) or Premium Plus ($9.99/month, which also gets rid of ads.)
If you're outside of the U.S. but still have the right Peacock subscription, you can watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream by using a VPN such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in Canada
Canadians can watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream on Fubo.TV, the new home of Premier League soccer in Canada.
That's a change from last season, where the action was on DAZN, and it also results in a slightly higher price of CAN$24.99 where DAZN was $20. That's for the Essentials plan, which gets you all Premier League matches, all Serie A matches plus 29 channels including BeInSports and MLB Network. The $39.99 Premium plan adds 20 entertainment channels and more on top of that.
Canadians stuck abroad that still want their low-price alternative can use a VPN such as ExpressVPN to trick their streaming device to thinking it's back in the great white north.
How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in the UK
BT Sport has the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in the U.K., one of 52 games it will be showing this season.
Prices differ hugely depending on whether you already have BT TV and a BT broadband subscription. If you have both, you can add the Sports package for £16/month plus a £20 upfront fee, or go for the £41/month Big Sports package which also includes all of the Sky Sports channels, giving you a total of 160 live streams.
Another option for non-BT subscribers is the BT Sport Monthly Pass (£25), which lets you watch via an app for a fixed time and doesn't require a lengthy subscription.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the U.K., you can still follow the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream by using one of the best VPN services, such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in Australia
Aussies can watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream on Optus Sport, which has the rights to all 380 Premier League games this season. Optus can be accessed via a dedicated mobile or tablet app, and also on Chromecast and Apple TV and costs $24.99 AUD per month. An Annual Pass is also available for $199 AUD/year.
Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN to watch all the action on your Optus account, as if you were back home.
How to watch the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream in New Zealand
Kiwis can access the Man City vs Nottm Forest live stream via Sky Sport. This costs $60.98 NZD per month, or you could go for the Sky Sport Now service, which gives you just the Sport channels but for a reduced cost of $19.99/week / $39.99/month or $399/year.
Not at home in New Zealand right now? You can still follow every game by using one of the best VPN services, such as ExpressVPN.
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