Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest finished 2-0 in Premier League. Key event: 2' Julián Álvarez (xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 77.2%, 53.2%). Head to head: H2H last 2 before 23 Sep 2023: 1 W / 1 D / 0 L for Manchester City. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: D W L W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context
4 facts
Form before this match (23 Sep 2023): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
LabelValueDetail
Home formW W W W W
Matches: 5 · 15 pts, goals 14-3, 2.80 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Away formD W L W L
Matches: 5 · 7 pts, goals 7-7, 1.40 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match
Manchester City · season record5 W · 0 D · 0 L
2023/2024: 5 recorded matches, goals 14–3; before 23 Sep 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Nottingham Forest · season record2 W · 1 D · 2 L
2023/2024: 5 recorded matches, goals 7–7; before 23 Sep 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Timeline
38 events
2'
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shotJulián ÁlvarezMCI xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 77.2%, 53.2%
6'
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shotPhil FodenMCI assist Kyle Walker xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.9%, 40.5%
70'
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shotAnthony ElangaNOT xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.9%, 30.8%
74'
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shotMorgan Gibbs-WhiteNOT xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 52.1%
75'
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SubDivock OrigiNOT on for Ola Aina
75'
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SubChris WoodNOT on for Taiwo Awoniyi
77'
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shotErling HaalandMCI assist Nathan Aké xG 0.57 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.6%, 47.4%
77'YellowOrel MangalaNOT Yellow card
81'YellowDivock OrigiNOT Yellow card
83'
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shotDivock OrigiNOT assist Anthony Elanga xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.1%, 51.2%
87'
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SubJack GrealishMCI on for Phil Foden
90+3'YellowGonzalo MontielNOT Yellow card
90+3'YellowJack GrealishMCI Yellow card
94'
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shotAnthony ElangaNOT assist Chris Wood xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.4%, 68.4%
94'
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shotWilly BolyNOT xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 80.3%, 54.1%
Shot map
17 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Manchester City7 shots · 1.34 xG · 2 goals
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Nottingham Forest10 shots · 0.73 xG · 0 goals
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AttemptGoalMarker size = xG
Head-to-head
Meetings: 7
Manchester City leads the last 7 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 04 Mar 2026 · Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest · 2 - 2.
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (23 Sep 2023). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.