Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .
- Nottingham Forest FC 36 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 36 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
21 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 36 79 2 Manchester City FC 36 77 3 Manchester United FC 36 65 4 Liverpool FC 36 59 5 Aston Villa FC 36 59 6 AFC Bournemouth 36 55 7 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 36 53 8 Brentford FC 36 51 9 Chelsea FC 36 49 10 Everton FC 36 49 11 Fulham FC 36 48 12 Sunderland AFC 36 48 13 Newcastle United FC 36 46 14 Leeds United FC 36 44 15 Crystal Palace FC 36 44 16 Nottingham Forest FC 36 43 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 38 18 West Ham United FC 36 36 19 Burnley FC 36 21 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 36 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–2 L 22 Dec Fulham FC A 0–1 L 14 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–0 W 11 Dec FC Utrecht A 2–1 W 06 Dec Everton FC A 0–3 L 03 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W 20 Dec West Ham United FC H 3–0 W 14 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 3–0 W 10 Dec Real Madrid CF A 2–1 W 06 Dec Sunderland AFC H 3–0 W 02 Dec Fulham FC A 5–4 W Season Stats
Nottingham Forest FC Manchester City FC #16 Position #2 43 Points 77 36 Played 36 11 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 5 45 Scored 74 47 Conceded 32 -2 GD +42 1.19 PPG 2.14 31% Win % 64% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season43% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonNottingham Forest FC are 16th (43 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (77 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC0-152/–16-30–/131-454/146-601/–61-752/176+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededManchester City FC0-151/–16-301/131-451/–46-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
- With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
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H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erling Haaland 5 Julian Alvarez 3 Joao Cancelo 2 Bernardo Silva 2 Josko Gvardiol 2 Kevin De Bruyne 1 Jeremy Doku 1 Callum Hudson-Odoi 1 Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-12-22 Fulham FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-12-11 FC Utrecht 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-12-06 Everton FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC WManchester City FC Form
2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-10 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-06 Manchester City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-12-02 Fulham FC 4–5 Manchester City FC W -
0.86 Nottingham Forest FC xGExpected Goals1.92 Manchester City FC xG
Match Result
Both Teams to Score
Avg goals/match: 2.78Over / Under Goals
Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 38%Draw or Manchester City FC 84%Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester City FC 78%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
0 – 1 11.9%0 – 2 11.5%1 – 1 10.2%1 – 2 9.8%0 – 3 7.4%1 – 3 6.3%0 – 0 6.2%1 – 0 5.3%2 – 1 4.4%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 4 3.5%1 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC
Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 11% 84% -0.5 16% — 84% +0.5 38% — 62% +1 38% 25% 38% +1.5 62% — 38% +2 62% 19% 18% +2.5 82% — 18% Clean Sheet
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 15%Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 42%Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

