Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Final score: Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, March 4, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 9 meetings: 6 wins for Manchester City, 2 draws, 1 wins for Nottingham Forest.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 29
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Form: WWWWW Manchester City
: LLDDW Nottingham Forest

31' A. Semenyo · R. Cherki 1-0
45'+1 Ibrahim Sangaré
HT1-0
56' 1-1 M. Gibbs-White · Igor Jesus
60' Murillo
62' Rodri · R. Ait-Nouri 2-1
63' Nikola Milenković
63' ▲ C. Hudson-Odoi ▼ N. Dominguez
76' 2-2 E. Anderson · C. Hudson-Odoi
77' ▲ J. Doku ▼ P. Foden
77' ▲ A. Khusanov ▼ R. Ait-Nouri
79' ▲ T. Awoniyi ▼ Igor Jesus
82' ▲ Savinho ▼ R. Cherki
90'+4 Matz Sels
90' ▲ R. Yates ▼ M. Gibbs-White
90' ▲ Morato ▼ N. Williams
FT2-2

Line-ups

Manchester City Formation: 4-1-3-2 · Coach: Pep Guardiola

25G. Donnarumma 6.0
27M. Nunes 6.3
3R. Dias 7.2
15M. Guehi 6.9
21R. Ait-Nouri ⇢ ▼ 77' 7.3
16Rodri ⚽ 8.2
47P. Foden ▼ 77' 6.9
20B. Silva 8.5
10R. Cherki ⇢ ▼ 82' 8.3
9E. Haaland 6.0
42A. Semenyo ⚽ 7.3

Substitutes 9

1J. Trafford
4T. Reijnders
11J. Doku ▲ 77' 7.0
5J. Stones
6N. Ake
7O. Marmoush
14Nico
26Savinho ▲ 82' 6.9
45A. Khusanov ▲ 77' 6.6

Nottingham Forest Formation: 5-3-2 · Coach: Vitor Pereira

26M. Sels 7.0
34O. Aina 6.3
23Cunha 6.2
31N. Milenkovic 6.3
5Murillo 7.3
3N. Williams ▼ 90' 6.5
16N. Dominguez ▼ 63' 7.2
6I. Sangare 6.3
8E. Anderson ⚽ 8.5
10M. Gibbs-White ⚽ ▼ 90' 7.3
19Igor Jesus ⇢ ▼ 79' 6.9

Substitutes 9

18A. Gunn
9T. Awoniyi ▲ 79' 6.5
22R. Yates ▲ 90' 6.3
25L. Netz
24J. McAtee
7C. Hudson-Odoi ▲ 63' 6.6
14D. Ndoye
4Morato ▲ 90' 7.5
21O. Hutchinson

Statistics

00⚑6

⚑140

70%Possession30%

21Shots9

7Shots on target4

8Shots off target2

16Shots inside box6

5Shots outside box3

6Blocked shots3

6Corners1

1Offsides3

10Fouls6

0Yellow cards4

2Saves3

-0.48Goals prevented-0.48

774Passes329

714Accurate passes269

92%Pass accuracy82%

2.12Expected goals (xG)0.97

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	71 - 27	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	77 - 35	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	69 - 50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	56 - 49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	63 - 53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	58 - 54	+4	57
7	Sunderland	38	42 - 48	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	52 - 46	+6	53
9	Brentford	38	55 - 52	+3	53
10	Chelsea	38	58 - 52	+6	52
11	Fulham	38	47 - 51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	53 - 55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	47 - 50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	49 - 56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	41 - 51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	48 - 51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	48 - 57	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	46 - 65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	38 - 75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	27 - 68	-41	20