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Apr 27, 2025 at 4.30pm UK
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Nottingham Forest vs. Man City confirmed lineups: Bold Kevin De Bruyne, Zach Abbott decisions made for FA Cup semi-final

:Headline: Nottingham Forest vs. Man City confirmed lineups: Bold Kevin De Bruyne, Zach Abbott decisions made for FA Cup semi-final:
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City confirm their starting lineups for this afternoon's FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley Stadium.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made three changes to his starting lineup for this afternoon's FA Cup semi-final showdown with Nottingham Forest at Wembley Stadium.

No player has contributed to more FA Cup goals than Kevin De Bruyne since his arrival at Man City a decade ago, but the soon-to-be-departing Belgian playmaker will begin as a substitute this afternoon.

Ilkay Gundogan and James McAtee also make way from the side that began the 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday, the latter of whom is left out entirely as he is suspended.

Rico Lewis, Jack Grealish and Savinho all come into the first XI, with the former set to operate in centre-midfield alongside Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva.

A back four of Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Nico O'Reilly remains intact, and Stefan Ortega also continues between the sticks even though Ederson has recovered from a groin injury to make the bench.

Both Grealish and Savinho will link up with Omar Marmoush in attack, while the likes of Nico Gonzalez, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku will all begin as substitutes.

18-year-old Abbott, Hudson-Odoi start for Forest

As for Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo has made two changes to the side that beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in North London in the Premier League on Monday.

Eighteen-year-old Zach Abbott is handed just his second senior start and his FA Cup debut for the Tricky Trees, while star winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has also returned to the first XI, as Anthony Elanga and the suspended Neco Williams make way.

Abbott (18 years, 349 days) is the youngest player to start an FA Cup game at Wembley since Marcus Rashford (18 years, 203 days) for Manchester United in the 2016 final, and he is set to line up alongside Nicola Milenkovic and Murillo in a three-man backline, protecting Matz Sels between the sticks. Meanwhile, Nicolas Dominguez and Harry Toffolo are expected to operate as wing-backs.

Like Williams, Ryan Yates is also suspended, so Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson and Danilo will all link up in centre-midfield as Hudson-Odoi joins Chris Wood in attack.

Nottingham Forest starting lineup: Sels; Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo; Dominguez, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Danilo, Toffolo; Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Sangare, Awoniyi, Moreno, Jota, Elanga, Sosa, Boly

Manchester City starting lineup: Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Lewis, Kovacic, Bernardo; Savinho, Marmoush, Grealish

Subs: Ederson, Doku, Nico, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Reis, Akanji, Khusanov, Foden

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