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FA Cup | Semi-Finals
Apr 27, 2025 at 4.30pm UK
Wembley Stadium
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Nott'm Forest
0 - 2
Man City


Gibbs-White (65'), Sosa (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lewis (2'), Gvardiol (51')
Grealish (55'), O'Reilly (78'), Ortega (87')

Nottingham Forest lineup vs. Man City: Predicted XI for FA Cup semi-final as Santo faces double suspension blow

Santo's suspension blows: Predicted Forest XI vs. Man City
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Nottingham Forest could line up for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo cannot call upon Neco Williams or Ryan Yates for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City.

The pair both picked up milestone yellow cards during the quarter-final triumph over Brighton & Hove Albion and will therefore serve suspensions on Sunday, but they would be available for the final should Forest get there.

Williams's ban could be particularly problematic for Santo due to Ola Aina's calf injury, but the former Fulham man - who has been linked with a transfer to Man City in recent times - is pushing to be fit for the battle.

If Aina is given the green light, he will no doubt reclaim his rightful place on the right-hand side, while Harry Toffolo may have done enough to start on the left thanks to his strong display in Monday's 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur.

Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic are shoo-ins ahead of Matz Sels, although Morato could join them if Aina is not passed fit, as Santo may switch to a three-man defence with wing-backs should the worst come to the worst.

Nicolas Dominguez would be a candidate for the right wing-back role in that scenario, but the South American should be fine to link arms with Elliot Anderson in the middle of the park as Morgan Gibbs-White loiters ahead of them.

Danilo was replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi with less than an hour gone at Tottenham, so the latter has our vote to return to a familiar attacking quartet also comprising Chris Wood and Anthony Elanga.

Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Toffolo; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

> Click here to see how Man City could line up for the semi-final

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