Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City

3 - 0

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 3 · Nottingham Forest 7

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

26 matches · 4.65 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.65
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	31%
Draws	31%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (17-12).
Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 23

Avg: 2.26 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 30

Avg: 1.68 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

2.21

PPG

1.74

2.26

1.68

1.21

1.58

74%

O2.5

68%

63%

BTTS

58%

Score 1st

68%

League-position context

Manchester City rank3rd

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Manchester City points71

Nottingham Forest points65

Manchester City: #3 · 71 pts · GD +28

3 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #7 · 65 pts · GD +12

9 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-4

Record5-0-0

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

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-7

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%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 47%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home26%

Nottingham Forest score away84%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first58%

Manchester City win after scoring first64%

Nottingham Forest score first68%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first77%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 75% · Nottingham Forest 17%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 14.5' · Nottingham Forest 26.1'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.51

Manchester City concede at home1.21 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest score away1.68 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest concede away1.58 vs 1.51

Manchester City score 50% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 15% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 4% above 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: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

0-15 11

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

16-30 7

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

548

277

Passes Accurate

487

219

Passes %

89%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Bernardo Silva

Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. De Bruyne

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku

45+1'

45+1' N. Domínguez

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Yates

1st substitution · For: Morato

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Akanji

1st substitution · For: K. Walker

51'

51' M. Gibbs-White

52'

52' İ. Gündoğan

54'

54' Murillo

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

J. Doku

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Wood

2nd substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Aina

3rd substitution · For: Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

4th substitution · For: E. Anderson

69'

69' Bernardo Silva

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Jota Silva

5th substitution · For: R. Sosa

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. De Bruyne

2nd substitution · For: R. Lewis

76'

76' N. Milenković

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ N. Aké

3rd substitution · For: J. McAtee

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Grealish

4th substitution · For: Matheus Nunes

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Doku

5th substitution · For: Sávio

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Wednesday, 04 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 8' when Bernardo Silva scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 31' when K. De Bruyne scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 2-0. N. Domínguez received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45+1'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Yates replacing Morato. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Akanji replacing K. Walker. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 51'. İ. Gündoğan received a yellow card for Manchester City at 52'. Murillo received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 54'. Manchester City extended the lead at 57' when J. Doku scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 3-0. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 62', with C. Wood replacing T. Awoniyi. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 63', with O. Aina replacing Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 63', with M. Gibbs-White replacing E. Anderson. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 69'. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 72', with Jota Silva replacing R. Sosa. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. De Bruyne replacing R. Lewis. N. Milenković received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 76'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90', with N. Aké replacing J. McAtee. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 90', with J. Grealish replacing Matheus Nunes. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 90', with J. Doku replacing Sávio.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (17-12).
Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Mar 2026 Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 27 Dec 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1 - 0 04 Dec 2024 Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 0

2023-2024 Season

28 Apr 2024 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 0 - 2 23 Sep 2023 Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

18 Feb 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1 - 1 31 Aug 2022 Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 6 - 0