Manchester City 2:2 Nottingham Forest

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2:2 in the Premier League Regular Season 29 at Etihad Stadium on 4 March 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester City

2 : 2

HT 1 : 0

Nottingham Forest

4 March 2026
Kickoff: 19:30 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium | Manchester
Referee: D. England

Form and Table

Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw
Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester City

N. O'Reilly Questionable | Ankle Injury
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Nico Questionable | Injury
Savinho Questionable | Injury
J. Stones Questionable | Thigh Injury

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Match Events

Manchester City: A. SemenyoGoal | Assist: R. Cherki
31'
45+1'
Nottingham Forest: Ibrahim SangaréYellow Card | Foul
56'
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteGoal | Assist: Igor Jesus
60'
Nottingham Forest: MurilloYellow Card | Foul
Manchester City: RodriGoal | Assist: R. Ait-Nouri
62'
63'
Nottingham Forest: Nikola MilenkovićYellow Card | Argument
63'
Nottingham Forest: C. Hudson-OdoiSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
76'
Nottingham Forest: E. AndersonGoal | Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
Manchester City: J. DokuSubstitution | Off: P. Foden
77'
Manchester City: A. KhusanovSubstitution | Off: R. Ait-Nouri
77'
79'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
Manchester City: SavinhoSubstitution | Off: R. Cherki
82'
90'
Nottingham Forest: R. YatesSubstitution | Off: M. Gibbs-White
90'
Nottingham Forest: MoratoSubstitution | Off: N. Williams
90+4'
Nottingham Forest: Matz SelsYellow Card | Time wasting

Match Stats

Manchester City
Nottingham Forest

70% Ball Possession 30%

2.12 Expected Goals 0.97

21 Total Shots 9

7 Shots on Goal 4

8 Shots off Goal 2

6 Blocked Shots 3

16 Shots Inside Box 6

5 Shots Outside Box 3

6 Corner Kicks 1

1 Offsides 3

10 Fouls 6

0 Yellow Cards 4

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 3

774 Total Passes 329

714 Accurate Passes 269

92% Pass Accuracy 82%

-0.48 Goals Prevented -0.48

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-1-3-2

G. Donnarumma

R. Ait-Nouri M. Guehi R. Dias M. Nunes

Rodri

R. Cherki B. Silva P. Foden

A. Semenyo E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
4 | T. Reijnders | M
11 | J. Doku | F
5 | J. Stones | D
6 | N. Ake | D
7 | O. Marmoush | F
14 | Nico | M
26 | Savinho | F
45 | A. Khusanov | D

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 5-3-2

M. Sels

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic Cunha O. Aina

E. Anderson I. Sangare N. Dominguez

Igor Jesus M. Gibbs-White

Substitutes

18 | A. Gunn | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
22 | R. Yates | M
25 | L. Netz | D
24 | J. McAtee | M
7 | C. Hudson-Odoi | F
14 | D. Ndoye | F
4 | Morato | D
21 | O. Hutchinson | F

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Bernardo Silva	90	8.5
Rayan Cherki	82	8.3
Rodri	90	8.2
Antoine Semenyo	90	7.3
Rayan Aït-Nouri	77	7.3

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Elliot Anderson	90	8.5
Morato	9	7.5
Morgan Gibbs-White	89	7.3
Murillo	90	7.3
Nicolás Domínguez	63	7.2

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC