Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League 23 Sep 2023, 14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 A. Taylor Round 6

Match report

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Premier League on 23 September 2023.

Nottingham Forest had 10 shots to Manchester City's 7.

Rodri was sent off in the 46th minute.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with A. Taylor in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 7 - 10 On target 4 - 3 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 5 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 11
8
Player of the match
Phil Foden
Manchester City · 1 goal
8 Ederson 3 saves
8 Josko Gvardiol 73 passes (85% accurate)
7 Erling Haaland 1 goal
7 Kyle Walker 1 assist
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 1–9
Shots On Goal 4–0 0–3
Ball Possession 77–23 —
Corners 4–1 2–5
Match statistics
7 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 4
4 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 5
5 Fouls 17
6 Corners 6
0 Offsides 3
58% Ball Possession 42%
3 Yellow Cards 7
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2
564 Passes Total 402
503 Passes Accurate 342
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
31 Ederson
2 K. Walker 25 M. Akanji 3 R. Dias 24 J. Gvardiol
27 M. Nunes 16 Rodri
47 P. Foden 19 J. Álvarez 11 J. Doku
9 E. Haaland
Nottingham Forest · 5-4-1
1 M. Turner
43 O. Aina 24 S. Aurier 30 W. Boly 19 M. Niakhaté 3 N. Tavares
10 M. Gibbs-White 6 I. Sangaré 5 O. Mangala 16 N. Domínguez
9 T. Awoniyi
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 4 Kalvin Phillips
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 10 Jack Grealish
  • 33 Scott Carson
  • 18 Stefan Ortega
  • 82 Rico Lewis
  • 52 Oscar Bobb
  • 21 Sergio Gómez
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Cooper
Substitutes
  • 29 Gonzalo Montiel
  • 14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 21 Anthony Elanga
  • 11 Chris Wood
  • 27 Divock Origi
  • 23 Odysseas Vlachodimos
  • 4 Joe Worrall
  • 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 22 Ryan Yates
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ G. Montiel ↓ Nuno Tavares Nottingham Forest
  • 51' ↑ K. Phillips ↓ J. Doku Manchester City
  • 56' ↑ C. Hudson-Odoi ↓ S. Aurier Nottingham Forest
  • 56' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ I. Sangaré Nottingham Forest
  • 57' ↑ N. Aké ↓ J. Álvarez Manchester City
  • 75' ↑ D. Origi ↓ O. Aina Nottingham Forest
  • 75' ↑ C. Wood ↓ T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ J. Grealish ↓ P. Foden Manchester City
Cards
  • 46' Rodri Manchester City
  • 18' M. Akanji Manchester City
  • 19' P. Guardiola Manchester City
  • 21' N. Tavares Nottingham Forest
  • 45+1' I. Sangare Nottingham Forest
  • 46' M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
  • 58' T. Awoniyi Nottingham Forest
  • 58' Ederson Manchester City
  • 77' O. Mangala Nottingham Forest
  • 81' D. Origi Nottingham Forest
  • 90+3' G. Montiel Nottingham Forest
  • 90+3' J. Grealish Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 6 2 draws 1 Nottingham Forest
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
Manchester City D D D D W
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest?
Manchester City won 2-0 against Nottingham Forest on 23 September 2023.
Who won Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest?
Manchester City won the match 2-0.
Where was Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest?
Manchester City had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.