Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City — FA Cup, 27 Apr 2025
Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the FA Cup Semi-finals on 27 April 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London. Rico Lewis, Joško Gvardiol got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Manchester City 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Wembley Stadium · London·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'assist: Mateo Kovačić
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: Anthony Elanga
- 0-251'assist: Omar Marmoush
- 55'Foul
- 65'
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 78'Foul
- 81'out: Philip Foden
- 81'
- 82'
- 83'out: Ramón Sosa
- 87'Time wasting
- 89'
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.3Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 7.0Anthony ElangaF
- 6.9Jota SilvaF
- 6.9Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.9Elliot AndersonM
- 6.9Harry ToffoloD
- 6.7Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.7Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.7Christopher WoodF
- 6.7Zach AbbottD
- 6.6Matz SelsG
- 6.6Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.5DaniloM
- 6.3MurilloD
- 6.3Ramón SosaF
- 6.2Taiwo AwoniyiF
Manchester City
- 7.7Joško GvardiolD
- 7.7Rúben DiasD
- 7.5Omar MarmoushF
- 7.5Mateo KovačićM
- 7.2Rico LewisM
- 7.0Matheus NunesD
- 7.0Nico O'ReillyD
- 6.9SavinhoF
- 6.9Stefan OrtegaG
- 6.9Jack GrealishM
- 6.6İlkay GündoğanM
- 6.6Jérémy DokuF
- 6.6Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.3Philip FodenM
Line-ups
Manchester City4-3-1-2
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestNuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
- 9T. Awoniyi71'F6.2
- 33Carlos MiguelG
- 30W. BolyD
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré71'M6.7
- 19Álex MorenoD
- 4MoratoD
- 20Jota Silva82'F6.9
- 21Anthony Elanga46'F7.0
- 24Ramón Sosa90+3'83'F6.3
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 25Manuel AkanjiD
- 31EdersonG
- 17Kevin De BruyneM
- 47Philip Foden81'M6.3
- 19İ. Gündoğan71'M6.6
- 11Jérémy Doku81'F6.6
- 14Nico González89'M
- 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 22Vitor ReisD
Team statistics
33%Possession67%
8Total shots14
1Shots on target6
5Shots off target3
2Blocked shots5
2Corners6
4Offsides2
10Fouls8
2Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves1
303Total passes634
245Accurate passes568
81%Pass accuracy90%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Anthony Elanga | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jota Silva | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Elliot Anderson | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Toffolo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Christopher Wood | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Zach Abbott | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Danilo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ramón Sosa | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joško Gvardiol | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Rúben Dias | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Omar Marmoush | 81 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Rico Lewis | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Savinho | 81 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Stefan Ortega | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Grealish | 71 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jérémy Doku | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Philip Foden | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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Manchester CityWWWDW
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Head-to-head
- 08 Mar 25Nottingham Forest1-0Manchester City
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