Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Nottingham Forest

1 - 2

Manchester City

🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

18 matches · 3.72 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.72
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	61%
Draws	17%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (7-16).
Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

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

1.05

PPG

1.74

1.05

1.68

1.21

1.11

42%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

32%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Manchester City rank2nd

Nottingham Forest points44

Manchester City points78

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.

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.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

34%

66%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

293

595

Passes Accurate

219

536

Passes %

75%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36'

36' Rúben Dias

43'

43' E. Anderson

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Reijnders

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cherki

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Hutchinson

Normal Goal · Assist: Igor Jesus

59'

59' N. O'Reilly

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Reijnders

1st substitution · For: Sávio

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Cherki

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gvardiol

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ N. Domínguez

1st substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Cherki

2nd substitution · For: N. Aké

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

2nd substitution · For: D. Bakwa

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Rúben Dias received a yellow card for Manchester City at 36'. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 43'.

Second half: Manchester City took the lead at 48' when T. Reijnders scored, with the assist credited to R. Cherki, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 54' when O. Hutchinson scored, with the assist credited to Igor Jesus, making the score 1-1. N. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Manchester City at 59'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 73', with T. Reijnders replacing Sávio. Manchester City took the lead at 83' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to J. Gvardiol, making the score 1-2. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 87', with N. Domínguez replacing T. Awoniyi. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 89', with R. Cherki replacing N. Aké. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 90+2', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing D. Bakwa.

Nottingham Forest used 2 substitutions while Manchester City used 2 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while Manchester City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (7-16).
Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

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