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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City — result, stats & head-to-head, 27 Dec 2025

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester CityPremier League · Round 18 · The City Ground1–2
Matches
Nottingham Forest 1–2 Full time Manchester City

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 36'
    Rúben Dias yellow card
  2. 43'
    Elliot Andersonyellow card
  3. 48'
    Tijjani Reijnders · 0–1assist: Rayan Cherki
  4. 54'
    Omari Hutchinson  · 1–1assist: Igor Jesus
  5. 59'
    Nico O'Reillyyellow card
  6. 73'
    Tijjani Reijnders ↑ Savinho ↓substitution
  7. 75'
    Pep Guardiolayellow card
  8. 83'
    Rayan Cherki · 1–2assist: Josko Gvardiol 
  9. 87'
    Nicolás Domínguez ↑ Taiwo Awoniyi  ↓substitution
  10. 89'
    Rayan Cherki ↑ Nathan Aké ↓substitution
  11. 90+2'
    Callum Hudson-Odoi ↑ Dilane Bakwa ↓substitution

Nottingham Forest left · Manchester City right

Periods

Nottingham Forest
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0
Manchester City
1st half0
2nd half2
Extra time0

Match statistics

7Shots16
2Shots on target5
5Corners5
5Fouls13
15Tackles14
1Yellow cards2

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
18Round
Sat 27 Dec · 12:30 UTCKickoff
The City GroundVenue
30,445Capacity
30,778 (101% full)Attendance
Robert JonesReferee
8°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
34% · 66%
Duels won
52% · 48%
Pass accuracy
75% · 90%

Breakdown

Shooting
5Shots inside box9
2Shots outside box7
3Shots blocked7
0Hit woodwork1
1Big chances created1
Passing
293Passes595
22Crosses18
4Accurate crosses3
67Long passes32
33Accurate long passes15
Defence
8Interceptions4
3Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
46Duels won42
17Dribble attempts21
6Successful dribbles11

Goalscorers

Erling Haaland 27Manchester City
Antoine Semenyo 17Manchester City
Morgan Gibbs-White 15Nottingham Forest

Bench

Nottingham Forest · bench

4RodriguesDF
9Awoniyi↑ 87'
12PauloMF
15MuingaFW
24McateeMF
26SelsGK
29Bakwa↑ 90'
35ZinchenkoDF
44AbbottDF

Manchester City · bench

1TraffordGK
6Aké↑ 89'
16CascanteMF
26Oliveira6.6↑ 73'
45KhusanovDF
56McAidooFW
63MukasaMF
82LewisDF
92HeskeyFW

Managers

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Manchester City 2 — 1 ended level.

2026 · Premier LeagueManchester City vs Nottingham Forest 2–2 2025 · FA CupNottingham Forest vs Manchester City 0–2 2025 · Premier LeagueNottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1–0 2024 · Premier LeagueManchester City vs Nottingham Forest 3–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Nottingham Forest WLWWL
Manchester City WWWWW

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Arsenal3826757127+4485
2Manchester City3823967735+4278
3Manchester United38201176950+1971
4Aston Villa38198115649+765
5Liverpool38179126353+1060
6AFC Bournemouth38131875854+457
7Sunderland381412124248-654
8Brighton & Hove Albion381411135246+653
9Brentford381411135552+353
10Chelsea381410145852+652
11Fulham38157164751-452
12Newcastle United38147175355-249
13Everton381310154750-349
14Leeds United381114134956-747
15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
17Tottenham Hotspur381011174857-941
18West Ham United38109194665-1939
19Burnley38410243875-3722
20Wolverhampton Wanderers38311242768-4120

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
16
Nottingham Forest
WLWWL
 6.74 44
2
Manchester City
WWWWW
 7.14 78
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Nottingham ForestWLWWL
Manchester CityWWWWW
Match stats
34Possession66
7Shots16
2On target5
5Corners5
1Yellow cards2