Nuno Espirito Santo changes two from the Forest side that lost 2-0 to Everton.
Gio Reyna drops to the bench while Nicolas Dominguez is not involved.
Willy Boly returns to the squad after initially being ruled out while Anthony Elanga starts.
Pep Guardiola makes two changes to the Manchester City side that thumped Brighton 4-0 in midweek.
Phil Foden is missing from the squad while Erling Haaland is on the bench after two games on the sidelines with a muscle injury.
Mateo Kovacic drops to the bench while Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku are both in the starting line-up.
Ruben Dias is absent from the squad having remained on the bench for the previous game.
Man City team news
Team to face Nottingham Forest: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Doku, Grealish, Alvarez.
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Kovacic, Haaland, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.
Nottingham Forest team news
Team to face Man City: Sels, Williams, Niakhate, Boly, Murillo, Aina, Elanga, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Subs: Turner, Sangare, Toffolo, Reyna, Yates, Origi, Montiel, Omobamidele, Duarte Ribeiro.