Nottingham Forest 1:2 Manchester City

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 18 at The City Ground on 27 December 2025, with the half time score at 0:0; 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.

Nottingham Forest

1 : 2

HT 0 : 0

Manchester City

27 December 2025
Kickoff: 12:30 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: R. Jones

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

36'
Manchester City: Rúben DiasYellow Card | Argument
Nottingham Forest: Elliot AndersonYellow Card | Foul
43'
48'
Manchester City: T. ReijndersGoal | Assist: R. Cherki
Nottingham Forest: O. HutchinsonGoal | Assist: Igor Jesus
54'
59'
Manchester City: Nico O'ReillyYellow Card | Foul
73'
Manchester City: SavinhoSubstitution | Off: T. Reijnders
83'
Manchester City: R. CherkiGoal | Assist: J. Gvardiol
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
87'
89'
Manchester City: N. AkeSubstitution | Off: R. Cherki
Nottingham Forest: D. BakwaSubstitution | Off: C. Hudson-Odoi
90+2'

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Manchester City

34% Ball Possession 66%

0.55 Expected Goals 1.45

7 Total Shots 16

2 Shots on Goal 5

2 Shots off Goal 4

3 Blocked Shots 7

5 Shots Inside Box 9

2 Shots Outside Box 7

5 Corner Kicks 5

1 Offsides 1

5 Fouls 13

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 1

293 Total Passes 595

219 Accurate Passes 536

75% Pass Accuracy 90%

-0.42 Goals Prevented -0.42

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

John Victor

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic N. Savona

N. Dominguez E. Anderson

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

26 | M. Sels | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
12 | Douglas Luiz | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
24 | J. McAtee | M
35 | O. Zinchenko | D
15 | A. Kalimuendo | F
4 | Morato | D
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-2-1

G. Donnarumma

N. O'Reilly J. Gvardiol R. Dias M. Nunes

T. Reijnders Nico B. Silva

P. Foden R. Cherki

E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
16 | Rodri | M
82 | R. Lewis | D
56 | R. McAidoo | F
92 | R. Heskey | F
6 | N. Ake | D
26 | Savinho | F
45 | A. Khusanov | D
63 | D. Mukasa | M

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Elliot Anderson	90	7.5
Omari Hutchinson	90	7.3
Murillo	90	7.2
Nikola Milenković	90	6.9
Nicolás Domínguez	87	6.9

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Rayan Cherki	89	8.5
Joško Gvardiol	90	7.3
Matheus Nunes	90	7.3
Rúben Dias	90	7.2
Tijjani Reijnders	73	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC