Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

FA Cup - Semi-finals 27 Apr 2025, 15:30
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Manchester City
Manchester City
🏟 Wembley Stadium (London) 👤 M. Oliver Round Semi-finals

Match report

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the FA Cup - Semi-finals on 27 April 2025.

Manchester City dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 14 shots to Nottingham Forest's 8.

The match was played at Wembley Stadium (London), with M. Oliver in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 8 - 14 On target 1 - 6 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Joško Gvardiol
Manchester City · 1 goal
8 Rúben Dias 95 passes (96% accurate)
8 Mateo Kovačić 1 assist
8 Omar Marmoush 1 assist
7 Rico Lewis 1 goal
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 0 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–6 8–8
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–5
Ball Possession 25–75 —
Corners 0–2 2–4
Attacks 25–63 33–54
Match statistics
2 Corners 6
16 Throw In 21
10 Free Kick 14
6 Goal Kick 4
5 Substitution 4
58 Attacks 117
30 Dangerous Attacks 56
1 On Target 6
7 Off Target 8
8 Shots Total 14
1 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 10
0 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 8
2 Corners 6
4 Offsides 2
33% Ball Possession 67%
2 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 1
303 Passes Total 634
245 Passes Accurate 568
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-4-2
26 M. Sels
44 Z. Abbott 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 15 H. Toffolo
10 M. Gibbs-White 16 N. Domínguez 28 Danilo 8 E. Anderson
11 C. Wood 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
Manchester City · 4-3-1-2
18 S. Ortega
27 M. Nunes 3 R. Dias 24 J. Gvardiol 75 N. O'Reilly
82 R. Lewis 20 B. Silva 8 M. Kovačić
10 J. Grealish
26 Savinho 7 O. Marmoush
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 21 Anthony Elanga
  • 6 Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 20 Jota Silva
  • 24 Ramón Sosa
  • 33 Carlos Miguel
  • 4 Morato
  • 19 Álex Moreno
  • 30 Willy Boly
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 19 İlkay Gündoğan
  • 47 Phil Foden
  • 11 Jérémy Doku
  • 14 Nico González
  • 31 Ederson
  • 22 Vitor Reis
  • 25 Manuel Akanji
  • 45 Abdukodir Khusanov
  • 17 Kevin De Bruyne
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ Danilo Nottingham Forest
  • 71' ↑ T. Awoniyi ↓ C. Wood Nottingham Forest
  • 71' ↑ I. Sangaré ↓ E. Anderson Nottingham Forest
  • 71' ↑ İ. Gündoğan ↓ J. Grealish Manchester City
  • 81' ↑ P. Foden ↓ Savinho Manchester City
  • 81' ↑ J. Doku ↓ Omar Marmoush Manchester City
  • 82' ↑ Jota Silva ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 83' ↑ R. Sosa ↓ Z. Abbott Nottingham Forest
  • 89' ↑ Nico González ↓ M. Kovačić Manchester City
Cards
  • 55' J. Grealish Manchester City
  • 65' M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
  • 78' N. O'Reilly Manchester City
  • 87' S. Ortega Manchester City
  • 90+3' R. Sosa Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 1 2 draws 6 Manchester City
2026-03-04 Manchester City vs Nottingham 2 - 2
2025-12-27 Nottingham vs Manchester City 1 - 2
2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 0 - 2
2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 1 - 0
2024-12-04 Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 0
2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 0 - 2
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Manchester City W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
Nottingham Forest lost 0-2 against Manchester City on 27 April 2025.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
Manchester City won the match 2-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City played?
The match was played at Wembley Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
Manchester City had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.