Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Ref: Darren England, EnglandEtihad Stadium, Manchester · 55,097 cap
Match recap
Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2–2 in their Premier League fixture. Semenyo and Rodri scored for Manchester City; Gibbs-White and Anderson replied for Nottingham Forest. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.12 for Manchester City versus 0.97 for Nottingham Forest. Manchester City sit 2nd in the Premier League table while Nottingham Forest are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Semenyo
Assist: Cherki
45+1'
Sangaré
Yellow Card
Second Half
56'
⚽
Gibbs-White
Assist: Igor Jesus
60'
Murillo
Yellow Card
⚽
Rodri
Assist: Aït-Nouri
63'
Milenković
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Domínguez
76'
⚽
Anderson
Assist: Hudson-Odoi
⇄
Foden
⇄
Aït-Nouri
79'
⇄
Igor Jesus
⇄
Cherki
90+4'
Sels
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Gibbs-White
90'
⇄
Williams
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Manchester CityNottingham Forest
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.12VS0.97
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
9
7
Shots on target
4
16
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
774
Total passes
329
714
Accurate passes
269
92%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
6
0
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester City
4-1-3-2
Nottingham Forest
5-3-2
Manchester City
4-1-3-2Starting XI
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10R. CherkiM
- 15M. GuéhiD
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 42A. SemenyoF
- 47P. FodenM
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 26SávioF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Nottingham Forest
5-3-2Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 5MurilloD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 23JairD
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 34O. AinaD
Substitutes
- 4MoratoD
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 18A. GunnG
- 21O. HutchinsonF
- 22R. YatesM
- 24J. McAteeM
- 25L. NetzD
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 82 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| Rodri | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Antoine Semenyo | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | 77 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marc Guéhi | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Phil Foden | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/6 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nico González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Stones | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Marmoush | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Savinho | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Murillo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | F | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 79 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ola Aina | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jair | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Angus Gunn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omari Hutchinson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Netz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morato | D | 9 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |