Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21Live Score, Lineups & H2H

Premier League 2 Division One (England)

2026/2027

Nottingham Forest U21

Clarke28'

Sinclair74'

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Aug 28, 2026

Loughborough University Football Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Kristian Clarke

Nottingham Forest U21

Goals

8.5

82'Substitution

Harrison Miles· In

Brooklyn Nfonkeu· Out

Manchester City U21

82'Substitution

Oliver Tevenan· In

Charlie Courtman· Out

Manchester City U21

80'Substitution

Fuad Smith· In

Grady McDonnell· Out

Nottingham Forest U21

80'Substitution

Jonathan Whiteley· In

Kristian Clarke· Out

Nottingham Forest U21

77'Substitution

Finlay Gorman· In

Femi Fapetu· Out

Manchester City U21

76'Yellow Card

Jimmy Sinclair

Nottingham Forest U21

Goal!

2-1

Jimmy Sinclair

74'·Nottingham Forest U21

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74'Substitution

Xavier Parker· In

Kylan Midwood· Out

Manchester City U21

72'Substitution

Chinaza Nwosu· In

Jamie Newton· Out

Nottingham Forest U21

67'Yellow Card

Leke Drake

Manchester City U21

65'Substitution

Jayden Powell· In

Kalum Thompson· Out

Nottingham Forest U21

54'Second Yellow

Blaine McClure

Nottingham Forest U21

Goal!

1-1

Floyd Samba

46'·Manchester City U21

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Goal!

1-0

Kristian Clarke

28'·Nottingham Forest U21

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22'Yellow Card

Blaine McClure

Nottingham Forest U21

Statistics of the Game

Nottingham Forest U21

Manchester City U21

29%Ball Possession71%

8Shots Total18

2Shots On Target4

4Corners8

11Fouls12

2Yellow Cards1

4Offsides0

3Saves0

263Passes807

1Shots Off Target7

49Attacks121

23Dangerous Attacks109

6Shots Inside Box13

2Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

5Shots Blocked7

4Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork1

1Red Cards0

6Interceptions3

42Duels Won34

2Big Chances Created3

Nottingham Forest U21

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

7.4

6.7

6.6

7.5

5.4

8.5

8.0

7.4

6.8

7.3

Substitutes

6.2

7.5

6.2

Manager: Oliver Reiß

Starting XI

5.4

7.2

7.5

6.9

6.9

8.0

6.7

7.3

6.9

6.2

Christian Dunbar-McDonald

8.1

Substitutes

Marlow Barrett

6.8

6.2

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kristian Clarke MF	8.5	80'	1	0	0/1	15	-	7/10
Jimmy Sinclair MF	8.0	90'	1	0	0/1	24	-	4/12
Buba Sanneh DF	7.5	90'	0	0	-	44	-	5/5
Chinaza Nwosu MF	7.5	18'	0	1	-	4	-	2/2
Keehan Willows GK	7.4	90'	0	0	-	42	-	-
Archie Whitehall MF	7.4	90'	0	0	0/2	14	-	4/5
Josh Powell MF	7.3	90'	0	0	-	43	-	4/6
Kalum Thompson FW	6.8	65'	0	1	0/1	10	-	1/5
Jamie Newton DF	6.7	72'	0	0	-	16	-	2/5
David Modupe DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	25	-	1/3
Fuad Smith MF	6.2	10'	0	0	-	1	-	-
Jayden Powell FW	6.2	25'	0	0	-	4	-	1/2
Blaine McClure MF	5.4	54'	0	0	-	15	-	3/6
Grady McDonnell MF	-	80'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Jonathan Whiteley MF	-	10'	0	0	-	1	-	1/2

Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21 — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Nottingham Forest U21	15	L1	0	1	7	1	12/15	9-5
Manchester City U21	15	W2	2	0	6	0	12/15	17-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Nottingham Forest U21 — last 5 games

W3-0 vs Newcastle United U212026-03-20
W2-0 vs Crystal Palace U212026-04-03
W1-0 @ Peterborough United U212026-05-04
W2-0 vs Luton Town U212026-08-14
L1-5 @ Sunderland U212026-08-24

Manchester City U21 — last 5 games

W3-1 vs Arsenal U212026-04-25
W3-2 @ Aston Villa U212026-05-01
L3-4 vs Manchester United U212026-05-08
W4-1 @ Mansfield Town2026-08-19
W4-0 vs Wolves U212026-08-24

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2024-03-04 – 2026-02-27
Nottingham Forest U21 wins: 0
Draws: 0
Manchester City U21 wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 3.33
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 33%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2024-03-04 – 2026-02-27) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-02-27	Manchester City U21	3-0	Nottingham Forest U21
2024-12-16	Nottingham Forest U21	2-3	Manchester City U21
2024-03-04	Manchester City U21	2-0	Nottingham Forest U21

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Nottingham Forest U21	18	2	3	-3	LW	11	+7
Manchester City U21	11	2	3	3	WL	11	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsNottingham Forest U21 3 · Manchester City U21 3
Positions: #18 vs #11
Goals per game: 1.5/3 vs 2.5/1scored/conceded per game · league average 2.05

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-28

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 0%

(0/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 100%

(3/3)

Goals

2-8

Total matches

Recent matches

Premier League 2 Division One•Feb 27, 2026

Manchester City U21

3-0

Nottingham Forest U21

Premier League 2 Division One•Dec 16, 2024

Nottingham Forest U21

2-3

Manchester City U21

Premier League 2 Division One•Mar 4, 2024

Manchester City U21

2-0

Nottingham Forest U21

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Nottingham Forest U21 wins

Draws

Manchester City U21 wins

Goals Scored

2 - 8

Feb 27, 2026 • Premier League 2 Division One

Manchester City U21

3-0

Nottingham Forest U21

Dec 16, 2024 • Premier League 2 Division One

Nottingham Forest U21

2-3

Manchester City U21

Mar 4, 2024 • Premier League 2 Division One

Manchester City U21

2-0

Nottingham Forest U21

Matchday 2 — Premier League 2 Division One

Match Report

Level on 3 points, Nottingham Forest U21 (18th) and Manchester City U21 (11th) met as equals in the table. Nottingham Forest U21 ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/3 for Nottingham Forest U21 and 2.5/1 for Manchester City U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.05.

Loughborough University Football Stadium, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Nottingham Forest U21 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.

Goal scorers

Nottingham Forest U21: Kristian Clarke (28'), Jimmy Sinclair (74') · Manchester City U21: Floyd Samba (46')

Key stats

Possession: Nottingham Forest U21 29% · Manchester City U21 71% · Total shots: 8-18 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 4-8

More details:

Nottingham Forest U21 — live results and schedule Manchester City U21 — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21?

Nottingham Forest U21 2-1 Manchester City U21. Premier League 2 Division One match played on 28 Aug 2026.

What league is Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21 in?

This match is part of the Premier League 2 Division One. The match was played at Loughborough University Football Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest U21 and Manchester City U21?

In 3 meetings between 2024 and 2026: Nottingham Forest U21 has 0 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses against Manchester City U21.

Where was Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21 played?

The match was played at Loughborough University Football Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21 — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 2 — Premier League 2 Division One

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions