Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester City (2nd, 59 pts) were 32 points ahead of Nottingham Forest (17th, 27 pts). Manchester City had won 6 matches in a row before this one. Manchester City won 6 of the 8 previous meetings on record.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester City5W 0D 0L
Manchester CityNottingham Forest
15Pointsof 154
10Goals scored5
2Goals conceded5
3Clean sheets2
10Scored in a row2
9Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win3
0Conceded in a row3
Head to head8 meetings · Aug 2022 – Dec 2025
- Manchester City wins
- 6
- Draws
- 1
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 1
2.63goals per meeting
25%both teams scored
38%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester City 4W 0D 1L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 285 earlier results
Manchester CityNottingham Forest
#2Position#17
59Points28 v 28 games27
+32Goal difference-15
2.04Scored per gameleague avg 1.380.93
0.89Conceded per game1.46
#1Form table position#19
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester CityNottingham Forest
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Matz Sels
- 90'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Ryan Yates · InOut: Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Morato · InOut: Neco Williams
- Substitution · Manchester City · Savinho · InOut: Rayan Cherki82'
- 79'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi · InOut: Igor Jesus
- Substitution · Manchester City · Jérémy Doku · InOut: Phil Foden77'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Abdukodir Khusanov · InOut: Rayan Aït-Nouri77'
- 76'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Elliot Anderson2-2
- 63'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Callum Hudson-Odoi · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez
- 63'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Nikola Milenković
- Goal · Manchester City · Rodri2-162'
- 60'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Murillo
- 56'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White1-1
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Ibrahim Sangaré
- Goal · Manchester City · Antoine Semenyo1-031'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester CityNottingham Forest
70%Ball Possession30%
21Shots Total9
7Shots On Target4
6Corners1
10Fouls6
0Yellow Cards4
1Offsides3
2Saves3
774Passes329
8Shots Off Target2
158Attacks67
96Dangerous Attacks17
16Shots Inside Box6
5Shots Outside Box3
2Goals2
6Free Kicks10
6Shots Blocked3
3Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
10Tackles20
2Assists2
714Accurate Passes269
0Injuries2
24Total Crosses11
4Accurate Crosses2
6Interceptions6
5Big Chances Created2
3Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 82' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 86(91%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 112(95%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
Rodri MF | 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 106(94%) | 1 | 3/9 |
| 7.8 | 77' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 63(87%) | 1 | 4/4 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 26(85%) | 1 | 3/9 | |
| 7.4 | 77' | 0 | 1 | - | 77(99%) | 1 | 8/13 | |
| 6.8 | 13' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(86%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 88(92%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 79(89%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 91(92%) | - | 6/9 | |
| 6.4 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(89%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(100%) | - | - | |
Savinho FW | 6.2 | 8' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 4(75%) | - | 0/2 |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 7(71%) | - | 2/5 |
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