Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Nottingham Forest

1 - 0

Manchester City

🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 7 · Manchester City 3

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

25 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.60
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	32%
Draws	44%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (9-14).
Manchester City controlled possession (69%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 16

Avg: 1.37 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 21

Avg: 1.53 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.53

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

1.68

PPG

1.53

1.37

1.53

0.84

1.11

32%

O2.5

47%

37%

BTTS

47%

58%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Manchester City rank3rd

Nottingham Forest points65

Manchester City points71

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.

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.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals4-1

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home42%

Manchester City score away79%

Manchester City clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first58%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first64%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 43% · Manchester City 29%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 30.1' · Manchester City 31.7'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.37 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest concede at home0.84 vs 1.42

Manchester City score away1.53 vs 1.42

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest score 10% below league average, while Manchester City score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 41% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 27% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

61-75 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

31%

69%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

261

609

Passes Accurate

208

547

Passes %

80%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27'

27' M. Gibbs-White

32'

32' Nico González

56'

56' Matheus Nunes

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Matheus Nunes

1st substitution · For: R. Lewis

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Nico González

2nd substitution · For: M. Kovačić

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ N. Domínguez

1st substitution · For: R. Yates

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Sávio

3rd substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ P. Foden

4th substitution · For: K. De Bruyne

76'

76' R. Yates

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Elanga

2nd substitution · For: I. Sangaré

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Hudson-Odoi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

84'

84' C. Hudson-Odoi

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

3rd substitution · For: Morato

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Wood

4th substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 27'. Nico González received a yellow card for Manchester City at 32'.

Second half: Matheus Nunes received a yellow card for Manchester City at 56'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 61', with Matheus Nunes replacing R. Lewis. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Nico González replacing M. Kovačić. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 69', with N. Domínguez replacing R. Yates. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Sávio replacing Omar Marmoush. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 69', with P. Foden replacing K. De Bruyne. R. Yates received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 76'. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 80', with A. Elanga replacing I. Sangaré. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 83' when C. Hudson-Odoi scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 1-0. C. Hudson-Odoi received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 84'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 87', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing Morato. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 87', with C. Wood replacing T. Awoniyi.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Manchester City used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 3 yellow cards, while Manchester City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (9-14).
Manchester City controlled possession (69%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 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