Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, 27 December 2025

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,778

View Nottingham Forest v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Drawn: 4 Manchester City won: 6 Nottingham Forest scored: 13 Manchester City scored: 24 . A minute's applause was held before kick-off following the news of the passing of Nottingham Forest's player, John Robertson on Christmas Day. . Nottingham Forest failed in their attempt to win consecutive league meetings with Manchester City for the first time since September 1995 in the Premier League.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Omari Hutchinson 54 G

Goals:

Tijjani Reijnders 48 G
Rayan Cherki 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender Nicoló Savona
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Nicolás Domínguez 87
Dilane Bakwa for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90+2

Substitutions:

Sávio for Tijjani Reijnders 73
Nathan Aké for Rayan Cherki 89

Cards:

Elliott Anderson 43 Y

Cards:

Rúben Dias 36 Y
Nico O'Reilly 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Reigan Heskey

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost one of their last five games in the Premier League played between Christmas and the New Year (won four). . Forest had now scored 50 goals in their 37 games in the Premier League in 2025 (conceded 55). . They had now taken 11 points from their last 13 home games in the Premier League (won three, lost eight).

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in their last 11 games in the Premier League played between Christmas and the New Year (won nine). . The Citizens failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2021 (five). . They had now won six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2024 (13).

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Omari Hutchinson 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender Nicoló Savona
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Nicolás Domínguez 87
Dilane Bakwa for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90+2

Cards:

Elliott Anderson 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now lost one of their last five games in the Premier League played between Christmas and the New Year (won four). . Forest had now scored 50 goals in their 37 games in the Premier League in 2025 (conceded 55). . They had now taken 11 points from their last 13 home games in the Premier League (won three, lost eight).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Tijjani Reijnders 48 G
Rayan Cherki 83 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Nico González Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Sávio for Tijjani Reijnders 73
Nathan Aké for Rayan Cherki 89

Cards:

Rúben Dias 36 Y
Nico O'Reilly 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Ryan McAidoo
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Reigan Heskey

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in their last 11 games in the Premier League played between Christmas and the New Year (won nine). . The Citizens failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2021 (five). . They had now won six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2024 (13).