Check out this 29/10 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City single

A spot in next season's Champions League is on the line when Nottingham Forest collide with Manchester City in the early kick-off.

Odds Now's Brad Walker (@brad_TWalker) runs you through all of the key points and puts up a 3/1 betting tip.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City - Hosts clinging on to Champions League spot

A penalty shootout win over Ipswich on Monday not only kept Nottingham Forest in with a shout of FA Cup glory this season, but also saw them return to winning ways after a rough patch in recent weeks.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side were without a win in three prior to kick-off at the City Ground, having lost on the road to both Newcastle and Fulham before drawing 0-0 with second-placed Arsenal on home turf.

Forest have enjoyed a place in the top three for a bulk of this season, but know defeat here will see them slip down to fourth place as the campaign approaches its run-in during the final few months.

Then again, the east Midlanders have shown signs of a potential decline on numerous occasions this term, only to respond in emphatic fashion with an impressive winning run. Can they do the same here, or is now the time where Forest finally slip down the Premier League table?

Visitors Manchester City will certainly be eyeing lifting the FA Cup and remain favourites to do so, but Pep Guardiola's side are also in a fight for a spot in next season's Champions League.

The champions head into the weekend in fourth after a difficult season by their own admittedly ridiculous standards. Their recent form has improved on the dismal run they put together around the Christmas period but it remains difficult to predict exactly what you'll get from them in each game.

City recorded consecutive losses to Real Madrid and Liverpool in February before responding with wins over Tottenham and Plymouth, but Guardiola's side always seem on the verge of a crisis when put under the slightest amount of pressure.

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Selection #1 - Nottingham Forest to win - 3/1

It's hard to split these two given their recent form, but Forest's responses at difficult points of the season is certainly an encouragement for those associated with the home side.

Santo's men lost three out of four matches back in November and December, only to then win eight of their next nine. Forest were also handed a 5-0 humbling at the hands of Bournemouth at the end of January, before picking up a resounding 7-0 home victory against Brighton the following week.

Add in the fact they boast the fifth-best home record in the Premier League, along with City losing three of their last five on the road, and all of a sudden the 3/1 price on offer for a Forest win looks incredibly juicy.

Brad Walker's Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City best bets