Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, 08 March 2025

Score1-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,252

View Nottingham Forest v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Drawn: 4 Manchester City won: 5 Nottingham Forest scored: 12 Manchester City scored: 22 . This was Nottingham Forest's first league win against Manchester City since 28 December 1997 at Maine Road in League Division One.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Callum Hudson-Odoi 83 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 69
Ibrahim Sangaré for Anthony Elanga 80
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 87
Morato for Callum Hudson-Odoi 87

Substitutions:

Rico Lewis for Matheus Nunes 61
Mateo Kovačić for Nico González 62
Kevin De Bruyne for Phil Foden 69
Omar Marmoush for Sávio 69

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 27 Y
Ryan Yates 76 Y
Callum Hudson-Odoi 84 Y

Cards:

Nico González 32 Y
Matheus Nunes 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest now remained unbeaten in their last eight home games in the Premier League (won six). . With ten games still to play, Forest had now won 15 games in a season in the Premier League for first time since 1995-96 (15). . They had now kept a clean sheet in 12 games so far in this Premier League season; they kept four in entire 2023-24 season in the division.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken one point from their last eight games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top four (lost seven). . City had now conceded the opening goal in 20 games in all competitions so far in this season. . They failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since May 2024.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Callum Hudson-Odoi 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Ryan Yates for Nicolás Domínguez 69
Ibrahim Sangaré for Anthony Elanga 80
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 87
Morato for Callum Hudson-Odoi 87

Cards:

Morgan Gibbs-White 27 Y
Ryan Yates 76 Y
Callum Hudson-Odoi 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest now remained unbeaten in their last eight home games in the Premier League (won six). . With ten games still to play, Forest had now won 15 games in a season in the Premier League for first time since 1995-96 (15). . They had now kept a clean sheet in 12 games so far in this Premier League season; they kept four in entire 2023-24 season in the division.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Rico Lewis for Matheus Nunes 61
Mateo Kovačić for Nico González 62
Kevin De Bruyne for Phil Foden 69
Omar Marmoush for Sávio 69

Cards:

Nico González 32 Y
Matheus Nunes 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken one point from their last eight games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the top four (lost seven). . City had now conceded the opening goal in 20 games in all competitions so far in this season. . They failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in consecutive games in the Premier League for first time since May 2024.