Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, 18 February 2023

Score1-1
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance29,365

View Nottingham Forest v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 4 Manchester City won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 11 Manchester City scored: 15 . This was Manchester City's first visit to the City Ground since 28 October 2001 in League Division 1.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Chris Wood 84 G

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Felipe Monteiro
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

André Ayew for Danilo 58
Neco Williams for Jack Colback 58
Orel Mangala for Jonjo Shelvey 72
Harry Toffolo for Renan Lodi 79
Chris Wood for Serge Aurier 79

Substitutions:

Julián Alvarez for Kevin De Bruyne 88
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 89

Cards:

Joe Worrall 14 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Scarpa
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 13th . Nottingham Forest had lost their five previous games in this Premier League season against teams currently in the top five. . Forest were now unbeaten in their last eight home games in the Premier League (won four). . They had lost their preceding seven games in the Premier League against the reigning champions (conceded 29 goals).

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had won their preceding nine games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams. . City had now taken 52 points from their 24 games so far in this Premier League season; eight points fewer than the same stage of the previous season. . They had now won 32 and drawn three of their last 35 games in the Premier League when they had been leading at half-time.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Chris Wood 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Defender Felipe Monteiro
Defender Renan Lodi
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Substitutions:

André Ayew for Danilo 58
Neco Williams for Jack Colback 58
Orel Mangala for Jonjo Shelvey 72
Harry Toffolo for Renan Lodi 79
Chris Wood for Serge Aurier 79

Cards:

Joe Worrall 14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Scarpa
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 13th . Nottingham Forest had lost their five previous games in this Premier League season against teams currently in the top five. . Forest were now unbeaten in their last eight home games in the Premier League (won four). . They had lost their preceding seven games in the Premier League against the reigning champions (conceded 29 goals).

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 41 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Julián Alvarez for Kevin De Bruyne 88
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had won their preceding nine games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams. . City had now taken 52 points from their 24 games so far in this Premier League season; eight points fewer than the same stage of the previous season. . They had now won 32 and drawn three of their last 35 games in the Premier League when they had been leading at half-time.