Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City

2 - 2

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Nottingham Forest 16

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Manchester City outshot their opponent (21-9).
Manchester City controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

1.26

2.37

1.47

0.74

1.47

74%

O2.5

63%

47%

BTTS

47%

84%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Manchester City points78

Nottingham Forest points44

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals15-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Nottingham Forest score away74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Nottingham Forest score first42%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Nottingham Forest 22%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

46-60 6

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

774

329

Passes Accurate

714

269

Passes %

92%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Semenyo

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cherki

45+1'

45+1' I. Sangaré

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Gibbs-White

Normal Goal · Assist: Igor Jesus

60'

60' Murillo

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Rodri

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Aït-Nouri

63'

63' N. Milenković

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ N. Domínguez

1st substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

E. Anderson

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ P. Foden

1st substitution · For: J. Doku

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Aït-Nouri

2nd substitution · For: A. Khusanov

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Igor Jesus

2nd substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Cherki

3rd substitution · For: Sávio

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ N. Williams

3rd substitution · For: Morato

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

4th substitution · For: R. Yates

90+4'

90+4' M. Sels

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 31' when A. Semenyo scored, with the assist credited to R. Cherki, making the score 1-0. I. Sangaré received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45+1'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 56' when M. Gibbs-White scored, with the assist credited to Igor Jesus, making the score 1-1. Murillo received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 60'. Manchester City took the lead at 62' when Rodri scored, with the assist credited to R. Aït-Nouri, making the score 2-1. N. Milenković received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 63'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 63', with N. Domínguez replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 76' when E. Anderson scored, with the assist credited to C. Hudson-Odoi, making the score 2-2. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 77', with P. Foden replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 77', with R. Aït-Nouri replacing A. Khusanov. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Igor Jesus replacing T. Awoniyi. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with R. Cherki replacing Sávio. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 90', with N. Williams replacing Morato. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Gibbs-White replacing R. Yates. M. Sels received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 90+4'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 4 yellow cards.