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Nottingham Forest U21 vs Manchester City U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 1

Kristian Clarke 28′Jimmy Sinclair 74′29th

3rdFloyd Samba 46′

KC

Player of the matchKristian ClarkeNOT · 1 goal · 82′ played · 7 duels won · 1 shots · 1 interceptions

8.5
Possession
29%71%
Shots · on target in brackets
8 (2)18 (4)
Corners
48
Table · 3 v 3 pts
29th → 16th3rd → 5th

Premier League 2 Division OneMatchday 2Loughborough University Football StadiumRef L. Smith

Events

NOT 2–1 MAN · 2–1 yellow · 1–0 red
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Oliver Tevenanfor Charlie Courtman
  3. Harrison Milesfor Brooklyn Nfonkeu
  4. Jonathan Whiteleyfor Kristian Clarke
  5. Fuad Smithfor Grady McDonnell
  6. Finlay Gormanfor Femi Fapetu
  7. Jimmy SinclairYellow card
  8. Xavier Parkerfor Kylan Midwood
  9. Jimmy Sinclair2–1Goal · assist Chinaza Nwosu
  10. Chinaza Nwosufor Jamie Newton
  11. Leke DrakeYellow card
  12. Jayden Powellfor Kalum Thompson
  13. Blaine McClureSecond yellow
  14. Floyd Samba1–1Goal · assist Christian Dunbar-McDonald
  15. Half-time 1–0
  16. Kristian Clarke1–0Goal · assist Kalum Thompson
  17. Blaine McClureYellow card

Top ratings

XI avg 7.15 v 7.00
  1. KCKristian ClarkeNOT8.5
  2. CDChristian Dunbar-McDonaldMAN8.1
  3. JSJimmy SinclairNOT8.0
  4. FSFloyd SambaMAN8.0
  5. BSBuba SannehNOT7.5

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Floyd SambaMAN7
  2. Tyrone SambaMAN4
  3. Christian Dunbar-McDonaldMAN2

Passes

  1. Kian NobleMAN120/123
  2. Charlie CourtmanMAN108/108
  3. Leke DrakeMAN92/97

Duels won

  1. Kristian ClarkeNOT7/10
  2. Christian Dunbar-McDonaldMAN7/15
  3. Tyrone SambaMAN7/19

Clearances

  1. David ModupeNOT5
  2. Archie WhitehallNOT3
  3. Josh PowellNOT3

Saves

  1. Keehan WillowsNOT3

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2024

0-0-3Nottingham Forest U21 W-D-L · goals 2:8

0 NOT0 draws3 MAN
Goals per meeting
3.33
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
33%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Manchester City U213–0Nottingham Forest U21Premier League 2 Division One
  2. Nottingham Forest U212–3Manchester City U21Premier League 2 Division One
  3. Manchester City U212–0Nottingham Forest U21Premier League 2 Division One

Matchday 2

Premier League 2 Division One · the other 10 games
  1. Ipswich Town U214–1Blackburn Rovers U21
  2. Everton U211–2Southampton U21
  3. Burnley U211–3Reading U21
  4. Aston Villa U210–2Crystal Palace U21
  5. Norwich City U210–0Stoke City U21
  6. Liverpool U212–1Leeds United U21
  7. Derby County U214–4West Brom U21
  8. Chelsea U215–4West Ham United U21
  9. Brentford U215–1Sunderland U21
  10. AFC Bournemouth U213–1Middlesbrough U21
Premier League 2 Division One fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 16thfrom 29th

    Nottingham Forest U21 moved from 29th to 16th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.0 → 3 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 5thfrom 3rd

    Manchester City U21 moved from 3rd to 5th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.3 → 3 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

25 figures
Nottingham Forest U21full timeManchester City U21
  1. 29%Possession71%
  2. 8Shots18
  3. 2Shots on target4
  4. 2Big chances3
  5. 4Corners8
  6. 263Passes807
  7. 11Fouls12
  8. 2Yellow cards1
All 25 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 49Attacks121
  3. 23Dangerous attacks109
  4. 1Hit woodwork1
  5. 4Offsides0
  6. 25%Shot accuracy22%
  7. 5Shots blocked7
  8. 6Shots inside box13
  9. 1Shots off target7
  10. 2Shots outside box5
  11. 2Successful dribbles9
  12. Defence
  13. 42Duels won34
  14. 14Goal kicks4
  15. 6Interceptions3
  16. 3Saves0
  17. Discipline
  18. 1Red cards0
  19. Other
  20. 4Substitutions4
  21. 7Throw-ins14

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Nottingham Forest U214-2-3-17.15 avg rating 7.004-3-3Manchester City U21
  1. 17.4Keehan Willows97′
  1. 116.7Jamie Newton↓72′
  2. 20Grady McDonnell↓80′
  3. 46.6David Modupe97′
  4. 37.5Buba Sanneh97′
  1. 65.4Blaine McClureYC RC
  2. 78.5Kristian ClarkeG ↓80′
  1. 28.0Jimmy SinclairG YC 97′
  2. 87.4Archie Whitehall97′
  3. 96.8Kalum ThompsonA ↓65′
  1. 57.3Josh Powell97′
  1. 15.4Max-Edgar Chabot97′
  1. 36.9Charlie Courtman↓82′
  2. 56.9Kian Noble97′
  3. 47.5Leke DrakeYC 97′
  4. 77.2Brooklyn Nfonkeu↓82′
  1. 107.3Tyrone Samba97′
  2. 66.7Femi Fapetu↓77′
  3. 88.0Floyd SambaG 97′
  1. 118.1Christian Dunbar-McDonaldA 97′
  2. 96.2Kylan Midwood↓74′
  3. 26.9Matty Henderson-Hall97′
  1. 14Fuad SmithMF · ↑80′6.2
  2. 15Jonathan WhiteleyMF · ↑80′
  3. 16Chinaza NwosuMF · A ↑72′7.5
  4. 17Jayden PowellFW · ↑65′6.2
  5. 12George Murray-JonesGK
  6. 19Cherif YayaMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Oliver ReißG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 12Oliver TevenanDF · ↑82′
  2. 15Harrison MilesMF · ↑82′
  3. 16Finlay GormanMF · ↑77′6.8
  4. 17Xavier ParkerMF · ↑74′6.2
  5. 13Max HudsonGK
  6. 14Marlow BarrettDF

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Nottingham Forest U21all competitionsManchester City U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.53Goals per game (both sides)4.33
  3. 67%Over 1.593%
  4. 47%Over 2.587%
  5. 13%Over 3.567%
  6. 33%Both teams scored47%
  7. 40%Clean sheets47%
  8. 33%Failed to score7%
  9. Nottingham Forest U21 at home v Manchester City U21 away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 4Won5
  12. 0Drawn0
  13. 4Lost2
  14. 10-12Goals (for-against)24-9
  15. 1.5Points per game2.14
  16. 50%Over 2.586%
  17. 50%Clean sheets14%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 5-91st-half goals (for-against)27-8
  20. 10-142nd-half goals (for-against)24-6
  21. 67%Goals after half-time47%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 3-6-6Half-time W-D-L10-3-2
How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 21
Kick-off
Venue
Loughborough University Football Stadium, Loughborough
Capacity
2,500
Weather
17 °C · broken clouds · humidity 94%
Referee
L. Smith
MAN coach
Oliver Reiß

Match summary

Nottingham Forest U21 beat Manchester City U21 2-1 in the Premier League 2 Division One, Regular Season.

Across 3 previous meetings on record, Nottingham Forest U21 won 0 and Manchester City U21 won 3, with 0 draws (3.33 goals per game).

Nottingham Forest U21 won with 29% of the possession. Goals came from Kristian Clarke (28') and Jimmy Sinclair (74') for Nottingham Forest U21 and Floyd Samba (46') for Manchester City U21.

Nottingham Forest U21 — live results and scheduleManchester City U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Table after full time

Premier League 2 Division One 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Crystal Palace U2121-1-03:1+2415th ▲14
3Manchester United U2111-0-05:0+531st ▼2
4Sunderland U2111-0-05:1+432nd ▼2
5Manchester City U2121-0-15:2+333rd ▼2
6Tottenham U2111-0-03:1+234th ▼2
7Derby County U2111-0-03:1+235th ▼2
14Aston Villa U2121-0-12:3-139th ▼5
15Ipswich Town U2121-0-14:6-2331st ▲16
16Nottingham Forest U2121-0-13:6-3329th ▲13
17Arsenal U2110-1-01:10113th ▼4
18Liverpool U2110-1-01:10114th ▼4
31Wolves U2110-0-10:4-4030th ▼1
Nottingham Forest U21
29th → 16th0 → 3 pts
Manchester City U21
3rd → 5th3 → 3 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Nottingham Forest U214d restequal rest · old → new4d restManchester City U21
  1. 0-3L20 Feb
  2. 0-3L27 Feb
  3. 1-2L6 Mar
  4. 2-1W13 Mar
  5. 3-0W20 Mar
  6. 2-0W3 Apr
  7. 1-0W4 May
  8. 2-0W14 Aug
  9. 1-1D18 Aug
  10. 1-5L24 Aug

5-1-4goals 13:151.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-0W6 Mar
  2. 2-0W16 Mar
  3. 5-1W20 Mar
  4. 0-1L3 Apr
  5. 3-0W13 Apr
  6. 3-1W25 Apr
  7. 3-2W1 May
  8. 3-4L8 May
  9. 4-1W19 Aug
  10. 4-0W24 Aug

8-0-2goals 31:102.40pts/game

  1. ASunderland U211–5
  2. AGateshead1–1
  3. HLuton Town U212–0
  4. APeterborough United U211–0
  5. HCrystal Palace U212–0

latest 5

  1. HWolves U214–0
  2. AMansfield Town4–1
  3. HManchester United U213–4
  4. AAston Villa U213–2
  5. HArsenal U213–1
Show older matches
  1. HNewcastle United U213–0
  2. AFulham U212–1
  3. HSouthampton U211–2
  4. AManchester City U210–3
  5. HLiverpool U210–3

older

  1. HNorwich City U213–0
  2. ADerby County U210–1
  3. ABirmingham City U215–1
  4. HLiverpool U212–0
  5. AAston Villa U214–0

Referee

L. Smith
Cards / match
3.65this match 4 (+0.35)
Yellows / match
3.51this match 3
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.2925% of matches
Fouls / match
22.5this match 23

1.58Home 1.58 vs Away 1.93 yellows/match · +0.35 away · 5–9 red1.93

46%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 29%25%

home winsaway wins
With Nottingham Forest U21
1-0-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
Analysed latest 100 of 196 career matches.

Updated