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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
27 Dec 2025, 12:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Robert JonesPremier League 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Nottingham ForestMin
Manchester City- 36′
Rúben Dias
Yellowcard
Argument
Elliot Anderson
Yellowcard
Foul
43′- 48′⚽
Tijjani Reijnders 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Rayan Cherki
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Omari Hutchinson 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Igor Jesus
Left foot shot
54′ - 59′
Nico O'Reilly
Yellowcard
Foul
- 73′⇄
Savinho
Substitution
Off: Tijjani Reijnders
- 75′
Pep Guardiola
Yellowcard
- 83′⚽
Rayan Cherki 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josko Gvardiol
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Taiwo Awoniyi
Substitution
Off: Nicolás Domínguez
87′ - 89′⇄
Nathan Aké
Substitution
Off: Rayan Cherki
- ⇄
Dilane Bakwa
Substitution
Off: Callum Hudson-Odoi
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
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| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.57 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.51 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.82 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.70 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.92 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Nottingham Forest
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 3–0
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Manchester City
Latest: Crystal Palace · 3–0
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Nottingham Forest’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Nottingham Forest’s home games with Manchester City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Nottingham Forest
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Manchester City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.