Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 1–2 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 27 Dec 2025

Manchester City edged Nottingham Forest 1–2 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest: O. Hutchinson (54'). Manchester City: T. Reijnders (48'), R. Cherki (83').

Premier League · Regular Season - 18

Nottingham Forest

O. Hutchinson 54'

1 – 2

FT

(HT 0-0)

Manchester City

T. Reijnders 48'R. Cherki 83'

Wembley Stadium, London

4-2-3-1·Vitor Pereira

Guardiola·4-3-2-1

Substitutes

26M. SelsGK
9T. AwoniyiFWD
12Douglas LuizMID
29D. BakwaFWD
24J. McAteeMID
35O. ZinchenkoDEF
15A. KalimuendoFWD
4MoratoDEF
44Z. AbbottDEF

1J. TraffordGK
16RodriMID
82R. LewisDEF
56R. McAidooFWD
92R. HeskeyFWD
6N. AkeDEF
26SavinhoFWD
45A. KhusanovDEF
63D. MukasaMID

Events

36'

Rúben Dias

E. Anderson

43'

HT

48'

T. Reijnders (R. Cherki)

O. Hutchinson (Igor Jesus)

54'

59'

N. O'Reilly

73'

T. Reijnders Out: Sávio

83'

R. Cherki (J. Gvardiol)

N. Domínguez Out: T. Awoniyi

87'

89'

R. Cherki Out: N. Aké

C. Hudson-Odoi Out: D. Bakwa

90+2'

Statistics

5Fouls13

1Offsides1

75%Passes %90%

7Total Shots16

5Corner Kicks5

293Total passes595

1Yellow Cards2

3Blocked Shots7

2Shots on Goal5

2Shots off Goal4

0.55expected_goals1.45

34%Ball Possession66%

219Passes accurate536

5Shots insidebox9

-0.42goals_prevented-0.42

3Goalkeeper Saves1

2Shots outsidebox7

Ratings

Nottingham Forest

E. Anderson

MID90'

7.5

O. Hutchinson

MID90'

7.3

Murillo

DEF90'

7.2

N. Milenković

DEF90'

6.9

N. Domínguez

MID87'

6.9

Igor Jesus

FWD90'

6.7

M. Gibbs-White(C)

MID90'

6.6

N. Savona

DEF90'

6.5

T. Awoniyi

FWD9'

6.5

C. Hudson-Odoi

MID89'

6.5

Manchester City

R. Cherki

MID89'

8.5

Matheus Nunes

DEF90'

7.3

J. Gvardiol

DEF90'

7.3

Rúben Dias

DEF90'

7.2

T. Reijnders

MID73'

7.0

Bernardo Silva(C)

MID90'

6.9

Nico González

MID90'

6.9

E. Haaland

FWD90'

6.5

Sávio

FWD17'

6.5

N. O'Reilly

DEF90'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Nottingham Forest lead 1–1 (1 draws) against Manchester City.

4 Mar 2026Manchester City 2–2 Nottingham Forest

8 Mar 2025Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester City

4 Dec 2024Manchester City 0–3 Nottingham Forest

FAQ

What was the score of Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?: Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City.
Who scored?: Nottingham Forest : O. Hutchinson (54') ; Manchester City : T. Reijnders (48'), R. Cherki (83')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Wembley Stadium, London

Capacity

30,576

Referee

R. Jones

Round

Regular Season - 18

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City: recap, goals & stats