Match summary
1ST HALF
Rúben Dias
36'
43'
E. Anderson
2ND HALF
T. Reijnders(Rayan Cherki)
48'
54'
O. Hutchinson(Igor Jesus)
Nico O'Reilly
59'
T. Reijnders
Savinho
73'
Rayan Cherki(Joško Gvardiol)
83'
87'
T. Awoniyi
N. Domínguez
Rayan Cherki
Nathan Aké
89'
92'
D. Bakwa
Hudson-Odoi
Match statistics
34%Possession66%
290Passes Attempted589
217Completed Passes529
5Corners5
17Throw-ins16
7Shots On Target16
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest
Formation
4-2-3-1
#13John
#5Murillo
#31N. Milenković
#3Neco Williams
#37Nicolò Savona
#16N. Domínguez
#8E. Anderson
#10M. Gibbs-White
#7Hudson-Odoi
#21O. Hutchinson
#19Igor Jesus
Starting XI
John #13 | |
Murillo #5 | |
N. Milenković #31 | |
Neco Williams #3 | |
Nicolò Savona #37 | |
N. Domínguez #16 | 87' |
E. Anderson #8 | 43' |
M. Gibbs-White #10 | |
Hudson-Odoi #7 | 92' |
O. Hutchinson #21 | ⚽54' |
Igor Jesus #19 | 🎯54' |
Substitutes
 Sven Jansen #30 | |
 L. Plogmann #1 | |
 Julius Dirksen #26 | |
 L. Everink #24 | |
 Dean James #5 | |
 Pim Saathof #28 | |
 R. Weijenberg #15 | |
 Oscar Pettersson #14 | |
 Oskar Sivertsen #11 | |
 Milan Smit #9 |
Will not play
Christopher Grant Wood
Forward
Knee injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
Muscle injury
Return: Late February 2026
John Victor Maciel Furtado
Goalkeeper
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Nicolò Savona
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Doubtful
Murillo Santiago Costa Dos Santos
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sean Dyche
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1 Attack
#25G. Donnarumma
#24Joško Gvardiol
#3Rúben Dias
#33Nico O'Reilly
#27Matheus Nunes
#14Nico González
#10Rayan Cherki
#47Phil Foden
#20Bernardo Silva
#4T. Reijnders
#9E. Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | |
Joško Gvardiol #24 | 🎯83' |
Rúben Dias #3 | 36' |
Nico O'Reilly #33 | 59' |
Matheus Nunes #27 | |
Nico González #14 | |
Rayan Cherki #10 | 89' ⚽83' 🎯48' |
Phil Foden #47 | |
Bernardo Silva #20 | |
T. Reijnders #4 | 73' ⚽48' |
E. Haaland #9 |
Substitutes
 K. Reitmaier #30 | |
 Y. Schoonderwaldt #20 | |
 Mike Kleijn #15 | |
 Rick Meissen #14 | |
 T. Quintero #13 | |
 B. Reith #12 | |
 P. Clement #16 | |
 H. El Dahri #18 | |
 M. Nassoh #17 | |
 J. De Guzmán #22 | |
 Ayoub Oufkir #18 | |
 N. Thorisson #19 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Early March 2026
John Stones
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Jérémy Doku
Forward
Calf injury
Return: Late February 2026
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Sávio Moreira De Oliveira
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Late February 2026
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Nottingham Forest
Formation
4-2-3-1#13John
#5Murillo
#31N. Milenković
#3Neco Williams
#37Nicolò Savona
#16N. Domínguez
#8E. Anderson
#10M. Gibbs-White
#7Hudson-Odoi
#21O. Hutchinson
#19Igor Jesus
Starting XI
John #13 | |
Murillo #5 | |
N. Milenković #31 | |
Neco Williams #3 | |
Nicolò Savona #37 | |
N. Domínguez #16 | 87' |
E. Anderson #8 | 43' |
M. Gibbs-White #10 | |
Hudson-Odoi #7 | 92' |
O. Hutchinson #21 | ⚽54' |
Igor Jesus #19 | 🎯54' |
Substitutes
Sven Jansen #30 | |
L. Plogmann #1 | |
Julius Dirksen #26 | |
L. Everink #24 | |
Dean James #5 | |
Pim Saathof #28 | |
R. Weijenberg #15 | |
Oscar Pettersson #14 | |
Oskar Sivertsen #11 | |
Milan Smit #9 |
Will not play
Christopher Grant Wood
Forward
Knee injury
Return: Mid April 2026
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
Muscle injury
Return: Late February 2026
John Victor Maciel Furtado
Goalkeeper
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Nicolò Savona
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Doubtful
Murillo Santiago Costa Dos Santos
Defender
Calf injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sean Dyche
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1 Attack#25G. Donnarumma
#24Joško Gvardiol
#3Rúben Dias
#33Nico O'Reilly
#27Matheus Nunes
#14Nico González
#10Rayan Cherki
#47Phil Foden
#20Bernardo Silva
#4T. Reijnders
#9E. Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | |
Joško Gvardiol #24 | 🎯83' |
Rúben Dias #3 | 36' |
Nico O'Reilly #33 | 59' |
Matheus Nunes #27 | |
Nico González #14 | |
Rayan Cherki #10 | 89' ⚽83' 🎯48' |
Phil Foden #47 | |
Bernardo Silva #20 | |
T. Reijnders #4 | 73' ⚽48' |
E. Haaland #9 |
Substitutes
K. Reitmaier #30 | |
Y. Schoonderwaldt #20 | |
Mike Kleijn #15 | |
Rick Meissen #14 | |
T. Quintero #13 | |
B. Reith #12 | |
P. Clement #16 | |
H. El Dahri #18 | |
M. Nassoh #17 | |
J. De Guzmán #22 | |
Ayoub Oufkir #18 | |
N. Thorisson #19 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Early March 2026
John Stones
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Jérémy Doku
Forward
Calf injury
Return: Late February 2026
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Sávio Moreira De Oliveira
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Late February 2026
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Head-to-head
24 matches
Nottingham Forest
6
Wins
6
Draws
12
Wins
Manchester City
Premier League2024 • 2 matchesPremier League2023 • 2 matchesPremier League2022 • 1 match
FA Cup2009 • 1 match
Championship2002 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 25 | 49:17 | 56 |
2 |  | 25 | 51:24 | 50 |
3 |  | 25 | 36:27 | 47 |
4 |  | 26 | 47:37 | 45 |
5 |  | 26 | 47:30 | 44 |
6 |  | 25 | 40:35 | 39 |
7 |  | 25 | 39:34 | 39 |
8 |  | 26 | 29:30 | 37 |
9 |  | 26 | 43:45 | 37 |
10 |  | 26 | 37:37 | 36 |
11 |  | 25 | 27:29 | 36 |
12 |  | 25 | 35:37 | 34 |
13 |  | 25 | 26:29 | 32 |
14 |  | 25 | 34:33 | 31 |
15 |  | 26 | 36:45 | 30 |
16 |  | 26 | 36:37 | 29 |
17 |  | 25 | 25:38 | 26 |
18 |  | 26 | 32:49 | 24 |
19 |  | 25 | 25:49 | 15 |
20 |  | 25 | 16:48 | 8 |
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Robert Jones
Venue:
The City Ground
Capacity:
30 445
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.