Man City vs. Nottingham Forest Betting Tips: Julian Alvarez's goalscoring form to continue

One of Saturday's 3pm Premier League offerings sees reigning champions Manchester City take on Steve Cooper's Nottingham Forest at the Etihad.

We've examined the plethora of markets available with BoyleSports for the game and pieced together two bets for you to consider.

Although the scoreline didn't go exactly to plan for Man City midweek in the Champions League - conceding at home and only scoring three! - don't look past the fact that it was total domination, with the hosts registering 16 shots on target from a total of 37 attempts and controlling 76% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest have travelled well this season, making a tangible improvement on last season's away record. On their travels they've run both Arsenal and Man Utd close before beating Chelsea to add to four points picked up in their two home games so far.

Although Erling Haaland is still very much the main man for City, there's the feeling that Julian Alvarez can become his right-hand man in this new potent attack formed by Pep Guardiola.

The Argentinian is second to only the Nordic goal machine for shots in the Premier League this term, and is one behind Rodri for shots on target with six.

He was the difference maker in City's 1-0 victory over Newcastle and also provided the opener in his side's rampant 5-1 win against Fulham at the beginning of the month.

The 23-year-old has since followed up those two league goals with a Champions League brace on match day 1 vs Red Star Belgrade - proving without a doubt that he has a real affinity for playing on home soil in a City shirt.

You have to go back 20 games ago to a 1-1 draw with Everton on 31st December 2022 for the last time Man City failed to win at home.

After falling out of favour in West London and having endured an unsuccessful loan spell with Bayer Leverkusen, Callum Hudson-Odoi has ended his 16-year affiliation with Chelsea to re-team with former England youth coach Steve Cooper at Forest.

A moment of brilliance helped the 22-year-old get off the mark on his debut and earn his new side a point in the process in a game where the winger hit the target twice from three shots.

Despite losing 6-0 in this exact fixture last season, the Tricky Trees still conjured eight attempts in Manchester and the pace and trickery of a player like Callum Hudson-Odoi gives them an added threat in front of goal.

Ryan Yates has committed more fouls than any other City or Forest player this term, with only Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes giving away more than his tally of 11.

In his three starts he's produced totals of 2,2,4, conceding three in a 19-minute cameo on Monday vs Burnley!

The midfielder has been booked once already this term to add to the five that he received in his inaugural PL campaign from 26 top-flight appearances.

It should be a busy afternoon for Forest's midfield, who only saw 25% of the ball in their last visit to the Etihad. And Yates, who granted City four free-kicks in that fixture back in August 2022, may not be as lucky as to go unpunished for his crimes this time.