Manchester City v Nottingham Forest, 04 March 2026

Score2-2
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance51,965

View Manchester City v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Manchester City won: 6 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Manchester City scored: 26 Nottingham Forest scored: 15 . Nottingham Forest now remained without a win in a league game at Manchester City since a 3-2 win on 28 December 1997 at Maine Road in League Division 1 (second tier).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 31 G
Rodri 62 G

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 56 G
Elliott Anderson 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Jair Cunha Defender
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Phil Foden 77
Abdukodir Khusanov for Rayan Aït Nouri 77
Sávio for Rayan Cherki 82

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Nicolás Domínguez 63
Taiwo Awoniyi for Igor Jesus 79
Morato for Neco Williams 90
Ryan Yates for Morgan Gibbs-White 90

Cards:

Cards:

Ibrahim Sangaré 45+1 Y
Murillo 60 Y
Nikola Milenković 63 Y
Matz Sels 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now drawn five of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won five). . The Citizens had now taken 100 points from their 48 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (won 30, lost 8). . They had now won 23 and drawn two of their last 25 home games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday.

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now avoided defeat in 16 of their last 20 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won nine). . Morgan Gibbs-White scored his 25th goal and had now become Forest’s second highest scorer in the Premier League behind Chris Wood (37). . Taiwo Awoniyi had now become their first player to make 50 substitute appearances in the Premier League.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 31 G
Rodri 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Phil Foden 77
Abdukodir Khusanov for Rayan Aït Nouri 77
Sávio for Rayan Cherki 82

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now drawn five of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won five). . The Citizens had now taken 100 points from their 48 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025 (won 30, lost 8). . They had now won 23 and drawn two of their last 25 home games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Morgan Gibbs-White 56 G
Elliott Anderson 76 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Jair Cunha Defender
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Nicolás Domínguez 63
Taiwo Awoniyi for Igor Jesus 79
Morato for Neco Williams 90
Ryan Yates for Morgan Gibbs-White 90

Cards:

Ibrahim Sangaré 45+1 Y
Murillo 60 Y
Nikola Milenković 63 Y
Matz Sels 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Morato
Defender Luca Netz
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now avoided defeat in 16 of their last 20 games in the Premier League when they have scored (won nine). . Morgan Gibbs-White scored his 25th goal and had now become Forest’s second highest scorer in the Premier League behind Chris Wood (37). . Taiwo Awoniyi had now become their first player to make 50 substitute appearances in the Premier League.