Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City — Premier League, 27 Dec 2025
Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League on 27 December 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham. Tijjani Reijnders, O. Hutchinson, R. Cherki 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 4.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 36'Argument
- 43'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 0-148'assist: R. Cherki
- 1-154'assist: Igor Jesus
- 59'Foul
- 73'
- 1-283'assist: Joško Gvardiol
- 87'
- 89'out: Nathan Aké
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.5Elliot AndersonM
- 7.3Omari HutchinsonM
- 7.2MurilloD
- 6.9Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.7Igor JesusF
- 6.6Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.5Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 6.5Nicolò SavonaD
- 6.5Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 6.3Neco WilliamsD
- 6.3John VictorG
Manchester City
- 8.5Rayan CherkiM
- 7.3Matheus NunesD
- 7.3Joško GvardiolD
- 7.2Rúben DiasD
- 7.0Tijjani ReijndersM
- 6.9Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.9Nico GonzálezM
- 6.5Erling HaalandF
- 6.5SavinhoF
- 6.2Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 6.2Nico O'ReillyD
- 5.9Philip FodenM
Line-ups
Manchester City4-3-2-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
- 26Matz SelsG
- 9T. Awoniyi87'F6.5
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 4MoratoD
- 29D. Bakwa90+2'F
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 44Z. AbbottD
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 16RodriM
- 6Nathan Aké89'D
- 1James TraffordG
- 26Savinho73'F6.5
- 82Rico LewisD
- 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 63Divine MukasaM
- 56Ryan McAidooF
- 92R. HeskeyF
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
0.55Expected goals (xG)1.45
7Total shots16
2Shots on target5
2Shots off target4
3Blocked shots7
5Corners5
1Offsides1
5Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves1
-0.42Goals prevented-0.42
293Total passes595
219Accurate passes536
75%Pass accuracy90%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Jesus | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nicolò Savona | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| John Victor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayan Cherki | 89 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Rúben Dias | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nico González | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Savinho | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Philip Foden | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
- 27 Apr 25Nottingham Forest0-2Manchester City
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