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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City
2 - 0
Nottingham Forest
🕒 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 1 · Nottingham Forest 17
Referee Stats
Anthony Taylor
27 matches · 4.93 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.93
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.48
Over 4.5 cards 56%
Home wins 37%
Draws 33%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 10 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-5-0

Goals For / Against

51 / 16
Avg: 2.68 / 0.84

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 1.16 / 1.95

Points

16
Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
0.84
2.68
GF
1.16
0.84
GA
1.95
58%
O2.5
58%
68%
BTTS
63%
74%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Manchester City rank1st
Nottingham Forest rank17th
Manchester City points91
Nottingham Forest points36
Manchester City: #1 · 91 pts · GD +62
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #17 · 36 pts · GD -18
53 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
55-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals17-4
Record4-1-0
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 W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals7-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 21%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home32%
Nottingham Forest score away68%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first74%
Manchester City win after scoring first86%
Nottingham Forest score first42%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 100% · Nottingham Forest 30%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 25.3' · Nottingham Forest 18.4'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.68 vs 1.80
Manchester City concede at home0.84 vs 1.48
Nottingham Forest score away1.16 vs 1.48
Nottingham Forest concede away1.95 vs 1.80
Manchester City score 49% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 43% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 8% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 10
61-75 8
0-15 7
16-30 7
31-45 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 1
46-60 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
46-60 7
16-30 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
7
10
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
4
5
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
5
17
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
3
7
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
570
414
Passes Accurate
509
354
Passes %
89%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
7
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
7' ⚽
⚽
7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
P. Foden
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Walker
14' ⚽
⚽
14' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Nunes
18'
18' M. Akanji
21'
21' Nuno Tavares
39' ↑↓
↑↓
39' ⇄ Nuno Tavares
1st substitution · For: G. Montiel
45+1'
45+1' I. Sangaré
46'
46' Rodri
46'
46' M. Gibbs-White
51' ↑↓
↑↓
51' ⇄ J. Doku
1st substitution · For: K. Phillips
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ I. Sangaré
2nd substitution · For: A. Elanga
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ S. Aurier
3rd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ J. Álvarez
2nd substitution · For: N. Aké
58'
58' Ederson
58'
58' T. Awoniyi
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ O. Aina
4th substitution · For: D. Origi
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ T. Awoniyi
5th substitution · For: C. Wood
77'
77' O. Mangala
81'
81' D. Origi
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ P. Foden
3rd substitution · For: J. Grealish
90+3'
90+3' J. Grealish
90+3'
90+3' G. Montiel

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Saturday, 23 September 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 7' when P. Foden scored, with the assist credited to K. Walker, making the score 1-0. Manchester City extended the lead at 14' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Nunes, making the score 2-0. M. Akanji received a yellow card for Manchester City at 18'. Nuno Tavares received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 21'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 39', with Nuno Tavares replacing G. Montiel. I. Sangaré received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Rodri received a red card for Manchester City at 46'. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 46'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. Doku replacing K. Phillips. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 56', with I. Sangaré replacing A. Elanga. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 56', with S. Aurier replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Álvarez replacing N. Aké. Ederson received a yellow card for Manchester City at 58'. T. Awoniyi received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 58'. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 75', with O. Aina replacing D. Origi. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 75', with T. Awoniyi replacing C. Wood. O. Mangala received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 77'. D. Origi received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 81'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 87', with P. Foden replacing J. Grealish. J. Grealish received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90+3'. G. Montiel received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 90+3'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Nottingham Forest got 7 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 10 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS1 (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