Manchester City v Nottingham Forest, 23 September 2023

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,413

View Manchester City v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Manchester City won: 3 Drawn: 4 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Manchester City scored: 17 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 . Manchester City had now won five and drawn two of the seven league meetings since December 1997.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Phil Foden 7 G
Erling Haaland 14 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Nuno Tavares Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kalvin Phillips for Jérémy Doku 51
Nathan Aké for Julián Alvarez 57
Jack Grealish for Phil Foden 87

Substitutions:

Gonzalo Montiel for Nuno Tavares 39
Anthony Elanga for Ibrahim Sangaré 56
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Serge Aurier 56
Divock Origi for Ola Aina 75
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 75

Cards:

Manuel Akanji 18 Y
Rodri 46 R
Ederson 58 Y
Jack Grealish 90+3 Y

Cards:

Nuno Tavares 21 Y
Ibrahim Sangaré 42 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 46 Y
Taiwo Awoniyi 58 Y
Orel Mangala 77 Y
Divock Origi 81 Y
Gonzalo Montiel 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now equalled their club record of winning their first six games in a season in the top division; previously in 2016-17 in the Premier League. . City had now won all of their 20 home games in all competitions in 2023 (scored 65 goals). . They had now won 300 home games in the Premier League (played 503, lost 105). . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Nottingham Forest had now lost 100 of their 242 games in the Premier League (won 71). . Forest now remained without a win in their last nine league games against the top division leaders since April 1992 (lost six). . They failed to score for the first time in their last 13 league games; their longest such run since October 2019 in the League Championship (14 games).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Phil Foden 7 G
Erling Haaland 14 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Kalvin Phillips for Jérémy Doku 51
Nathan Aké for Julián Alvarez 57
Jack Grealish for Phil Foden 87

Cards:

Manuel Akanji 18 Y
Rodri 46 R
Ederson 58 Y
Jack Grealish 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now equalled their club record of winning their first six games in a season in the top division; previously in 2016-17 in the Premier League. . City had now won all of their 20 home games in all competitions in 2023 (scored 65 goals). . They had now won 300 home games in the Premier League (played 503, lost 105). . Manchester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Nuno Tavares Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gonzalo Montiel for Nuno Tavares 39
Anthony Elanga for Ibrahim Sangaré 56
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Serge Aurier 56
Divock Origi for Ola Aina 75
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 75

Cards:

Nuno Tavares 21 Y
Ibrahim Sangaré 42 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 46 Y
Taiwo Awoniyi 58 Y
Orel Mangala 77 Y
Divock Origi 81 Y
Gonzalo Montiel 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 11th . Nottingham Forest had now lost 100 of their 242 games in the Premier League (won 71). . Forest now remained without a win in their last nine league games against the top division leaders since April 1992 (lost six). . They failed to score for the first time in their last 13 league games; their longest such run since October 2019 in the League Championship (14 games).