Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,252 HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Hudson-Odoi 83' 1–0
Morgan Gibbs-White 27' Y
Y 33' Nico Gonzalez
Y 57' Matheus Nunes
Ryan Yates 76' Y
Callum Hudson-Odoi 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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

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2
6
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 5–4 W
26 Feb Arsenal FC H 0–0 D
23 Feb Newcastle United FC A 3–4 L
15 Feb Fulham FC A 1–2 L
11 Feb Exeter City FC A 4–2 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
01 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–0 W
23 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
19 Feb Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
15 Feb Newcastle United FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Manchester City FC
#23 Position #9
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nottingham Forest FC gets underway.
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 10' Bernardo Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Norway international Erling Haaland has been a key figure this campaign — 13 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Morgan Gibbs-White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
  • 32' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. Nico Gonzalez is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 33.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Matheus Nunes. He receives a card.
  • 61' Rico Lewis is replacing Matheus Nunes for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 62' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 62 minute. Nico Gonzalez leaves to be changed by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 67' Phil Foden is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 69' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Savio has done his job and it is now time for Omar Marmoush to step up.
  • 74' 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 Mateo Kovacic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Yates.
  • 80' The whistle greets Anthony Elanga as he departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Sangare.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Callum Hudson-Odoi gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Chris Wood for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 87' Morato gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Bernardo Silva 2
Josko Gvardiol 2
Joao Cancelo 2
Phil Foden 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1
Jeremy Doku 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-15 Fulham FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2025-03-01 Manchester City FC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-02-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2025-02-19 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC L 2025-02-15 Manchester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.59 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC33% Draw40% Manchester City FC27%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Manchester City FC
67%
Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC15% Draw68% Manchester City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.5%
0 – 1
16.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.9%
1 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 19% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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