Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Wed 4 Dec 2024 · 19:30 UTC Etihad Stadium 51,764 HT 45' · FT 45'

Bernardo Silva 8' 1–0

Kevin De Bruyne 31' 2–0

Jeremy Doku 57' 3–0

Y 45' Nicolas Dominguez

Ilkay Gundogan 52' Y

Y 52' Morgan Gibbs-White

Y 54' Murillo

Bernardo Silva 69' Y

Y 76' Nikola Milenkovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 Scott Ledger

19 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 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
04 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L
26 Nov	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	3–3	D
23 Nov	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–4	L
09 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
05 Nov	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–4	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–3	L
10 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	1–3	L
02 Nov	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Leicester City FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#9	Position	#23
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Ake made 335 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
8' What composure from Bernardo Silva! The Portugal international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
18' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikola Milenkovic, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne scores on 31. Assisted by Jeremy Doku
36' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
45' A moment of madness from Nicolas Dominguez on 45 minutes earns him a card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
46' Kyle Walker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Manuel Akanji at the 46 minute mark.
51' Josko Gvardiol has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
54' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
57' The deadlock is broken! Jeremy Doku gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
62' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Wood departs to be replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi.
63' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Ola Aina exits the field as Eric da Silva Moreira enters on 63.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
69' That looks like a foul for a card for Bernardo Silva.
72' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Jota Silva is replaced by Ramon Sosa.
74' Kevin De Bruyne makes way for Rico Lewis at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nikola Milenkovic on 76 minutes.
81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
90' The crowd applauds Nathan Ake as he leaves the pitch. James McAtee steps in for Manchester City FC.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester City FC 3-0 Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

31
Ederson
2
Kyle Walker ↑ 46'
33
Scott Carson
27
Matheus Nunes ↑ 90'
26
Savio ↑ 90'
87
James McAtee ↑ 90'
82
Rico Lewis ↑ 74'
75
Nico O'Reilly
56
Jacob Wright

Coach Pep Guardiola

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 62'
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Morato 46'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Elliot Anderson 63'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina ↓ Eric da Silva Moreira 63'
31
Nikola Milenkovic
19
Alex Moreno
16
Nicolas Dominguez
21
Anthony Elanga
20
Jota Silva ↓ Ramon Sosa 72'
5
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-26 Manchester City FC 3–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2024-11-23 Manchester City FC 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-11-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–1 Manchester City FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Newcastle United FC L 2024-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2024-10-25 Leicester City FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.32 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.46 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC57% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC14%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	53%	47%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

43%

Manchester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC36% Draw56% Nottingham Forest FC8%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

21.1%

0 – 0

19.1%

2 – 0

14%

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 2

2.3%

4 – 0

2 – 2

1.7%

0 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	17%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	29%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	9%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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