Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 15:30 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 32' Josko Gvardiol
0–2 71' Erling Haaland

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Simon Long

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

1
2
6
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
21 Apr Everton FC A 0–2 L
13 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Fulham FC H 3–1 W
30 Mar Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
25 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 4–0 W
20 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
17 Apr Real Madrid CF H 4–5 L
13 Apr Luton Town FC H 5–1 W
09 Apr Real Madrid CF A 3–3 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Erling Haaland has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 15 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 438 games and scored 1027 goals.
  • 32' What composure from Josko Gvardiol! The Croatia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 35' The whistle greets Neco Williams as he departs to be replaced by Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kevin De Bruyne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Elanga, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 46' Stefan Ortega Moreno gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Ederson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Erling Haaland is replacing Jack Grealish for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 71' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 71 to make it 0-2!
  • 74' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Anthony Elanga by Gio Reyna on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Ibrahim Sangare comes on to replace Willy Boly.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Julian Alvarez as he leaves the pitch. Oscar Bobb steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2024-04-21 Everton FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2024-04-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-04-02 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Fulham FC W 2024-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-04-20 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2024-04-17 Manchester City FC 4–5 Real Madrid CF L 2024-04-13 Manchester City FC 5–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-04-09 Real Madrid CF 3–3 Manchester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.68 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC15% Draw22% Manchester City FC63%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
37%
Draw or Manchester City FC
85%
Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC9% Draw41% Manchester City FC50%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 3
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 4
5.1%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 24% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 21% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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