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 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 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
#1	Position	#13
15	Points	5
5	Played	5
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
13	Scored	4
5	Conceded	5
+8	GD	-1
3.00	PPG	1.00
100%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

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

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Nottingham Forest FC for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
5' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
10' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
12' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 12. Assisted by Phil Foden
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' Against the run of play, Erling Haaland has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 38 to make it 3-0!
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Phil Foden made 439 appearances and scored 98 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
50' What composure from Joao Cancelo! The Portugal international strokes it home. 4-0.
51' Joao Cancelo makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
55' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Rodri exits the field as Riyad Mahrez enters on 55.
58' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Brennan Johnson is withdrawn and Taiwo Awoniyi gets his opportunity.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Julian Alvarez makes no mistake. 6-0!
66' Julian Alvarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
68' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Gomez. He replaces Joao Cancelo on 68 minute.
69' The crowd applauds Erling Haaland as he leaves the pitch. Kevin De Bruyne steps in for Manchester City FC.
74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
75' Rico Lewis is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Stones at the 75 minute mark.
76' Poor challenge from Emmanuel Dennis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' Giulian Biancone is replacing Cheikhou Kouyate for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
84' Manchester City FC have won 1028 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Brilliant from the forward! Julian Alvarez makes it 8-0 with a superb finish on 87.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.

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
Chris Wood	1
Phil Foden	1
Kevin De Bruyne	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.44 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.49 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC81% Draw12% Nottingham Forest FC7%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

93%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

19%

Manchester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC70% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC4%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

13.4%

2 – 0

12.3%

4 – 0

11.3%

5 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 1

5.7%

4 – 1

5.5%

6 – 0

Actual

5 – 1

3.9%

1 – 1

3.8%

0 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	54%	—	46%
-2	54%	20%	25%
-1.5	75%	—	25%
-1	75%	15%	11%
-0.5	89%	—	11%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	2%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✓

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