Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Manchester City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Phil Foden 7' 1–0

Erling Haaland 14' 2–0

Manuel Akanji 18' Y

Pep Guardiola 19' Y

Y 45' Ibrahim Sangare

Rodri 46' R

Y 46' Morgan Gibbs-White

Ederson 58' Y

Y 58' Taiwo Awoniyi

Y 77' Orel Mangala

Y 81' Divock Origi

Y 90' Gonzalo Montiel

Jack Grealish 90' Y

Overview

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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 Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 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

2023-09-23 Manchester City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-02-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Manchester City FC 2022-08-31 Manchester City FC 6–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	FK Crvena Zvezda	H	3–1	W
16 Sep	West Ham United FC	A	3–1	W
02 Sep	Fulham FC	H	5–1	W
27 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Newcastle United FC	H	1–0	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
18 Sep	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
26 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
18 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Aug	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L

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' The ball is rolling at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
7' Phil Foden does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
12' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' What composure from Erling Haaland! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-0.
18' Manuel Akanji is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
19' Pep Guardiola was booked on 19.
24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
29' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Gonzalo Montiel on, Nuno Tavares off on 39 minutes.
40' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Nuno Tavares has done his job and it is now time for Gonzalo Montiel to step up.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ibrahim Sangare on 45.
46' Rodri is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
50' Morgan Gibbs-White picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' The supporters are chanting for Kalvin Phillips. He replaces Jeremy Doku on 52 minute.
56' Ibrahim Sangare makes way for Anthony Elanga at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
57' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Julian Alvarez is replaced by Nathan Ake on 57 minute.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Taiwo Awoniyi is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 58.
63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Cooper might look to freshen things up shortly.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
75' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Taiwo Awoniyi trudges off to be replaced by Chris Wood on 75 minutes.
76' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Taiwo Awoniyi is replaced by Chris Wood on 76 minute.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Orel Mangala.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Divock Origi.
86' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
87' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Jack Grealish on, Phil Foden off on 87 minutes.
90' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Manchester City FC and Nottingham Forest FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

24
Serge Aurier ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 56'
30
Willy Boly
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↓ Anthony Elanga 56'
5
Orel Mangala
19
Moussa Niakhate
43
Ola Aina ↓ Divock Origi 75'
1
Matt Turner
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 75'
16
Nicolas Dominguez
3
Nuno Tavares ↓ Gonzalo Montiel 39'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Julian Alvarez	3
Joao Cancelo	2
Bernardo Silva	2
Josko Gvardiol	2
Jeremy Doku	1
Callum Hudson-Odoi	1
Rico Lewis	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.38 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC73% Draw18% Nottingham Forest FC9%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

27%

Manchester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC55% Draw38% Nottingham Forest FC7%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.5%

3 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.6%

0 – 0

6.8%

4 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 1

3.9%

5 – 0

3.3%

0 – 1

2.4%

2 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	23%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	23%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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 2023-24 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