Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Manchester City FC

6 – 0

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Wed 31 Aug 2022 · 18:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 76' Emmanuel Dennis

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Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks
Referee Neil Davies
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Mike Dean

9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-31 Manchester City FC 6–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	H	6–0	W
27 Aug	Crystal Palace FC	H	4–2	W
21 Aug	Newcastle United FC	A	3–3	D
13 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	H	4–0	W
07 Aug	West Ham United FC	A	2–0	W
22 May	Aston Villa FC	H	3–2	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Manchester City FC	A	0–6	L
28 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–2	L
20 Aug	Everton FC	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Aug	Newcastle United FC	A	0–2	L
29 May	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#3	Position	#16
21	Points	9
10	Played	10
7 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 5
21	Scored	9
13	Conceded	13
+8	GD	-4
2.10	PPG	0.90
70%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Nottingham Forest FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Neco Williams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
12' Magnificent from Erling Haaland! That is 269 goals in 83 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John Stones made 452 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' Erling Haaland adds to his 24 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
28' Bernardo Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 50 Yellow cards this season.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' Erling Haaland makes a hat-trick on 38.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Walker, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
50' A goal from the Portugal international Joao Cancelo! He fires home on 50 to make it 4-0!
51' Joao Cancelo adds to his 2 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 5-0 — and this changes everything.
55' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riyad Mahrez is hanging Rodri on the field on 55 minute.
58' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Brennan Johnson for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Julian Alvarez doubles the advantage! 6-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
66' The Argentina forward Julian Alvarez breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 7-0!
68' Sergio Gomez is replacing Joao Cancelo for the Manchester City FC side.
69' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Erling Haaland is replaced by Kevin De Bruyne on 69 minute.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' Manchester City FC ring the changes. John Stones has done his job and it is now time for Rico Lewis to step up.
76' Emmanuel Dennis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
79' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Cheikhou Kouyate trudges off to be replaced by Giulian Biancone on 79 minutes.
84' Nottingham Forest FC have won 443 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' A goal from the Argentina international Julian Alvarez! He fires home on 87 to make it 8-0!
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Kevin De Bruyne ↑ 69'
26
Riyad Mahrez ↑ 55'
81
Claudio Gomes
21
Sergio Gomez ↑ 68'
18
Stefan Ortega Moreno
80
Cole Palmer ↑ 55'
96
Ben Knight
97
Josh Wilson-Esbrand
82
Rico Lewis ↑ 75'

Coach Pep Guardiola

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Renan Lodi ↓ Harry Toffolo 69'
21
Cheikhou Kouyate ↓ Giulian Biancone 79'
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Jack Colback 69'
1
Dean Henderson
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Emmanuel Dennis 58'
14
Lewis O'Brien
23
Remo Freuler
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 58'
7
Neco Williams

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Julian Alvarez	3
Bernardo Silva	2
Josko Gvardiol	2
Joao Cancelo	2
Liam Delap	2
Chris Wood	1
Phil Foden	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.53 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.63 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC80% Draw12% Nottingham Forest FC8%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 4.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

92%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

20%

Manchester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC69% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC5%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

10.4%

4 – 0

10%

3 – 1

7.1%

5 – 0

4 – 1

6.2%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 0

5 – 1

4.5%

6 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

6 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	53%	—	47%
-2	53%	20%	27%
-1.5	73%	—	27%
-1	73%	15%	12%
-0.5	88%	—	12%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

Nottingham Forest FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Clean Sheet