Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Premier League 8 Mar 2025, 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Manchester City
Manchester City
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 C. Kavanagh Round 28

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Manchester City 1-0 in the Premier League on 8 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Manchester City dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 14 shots to Nottingham Forest's 9.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 9 - 14 On target 4 - 3 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Joško Gvardiol 96 passes (90% accurate)
8 Jérémy Doku captained the side
7 Matz Sels 3 saves
7 Ola Aina captained the side
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 7–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–2
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 1–0 2–2
Attacks 39–52 35–62
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
15 Throw In 17
8 Free Kick 10
12 Goal Kick 6
4 Substitution 4
74 Attacks 114
39 Dangerous Attacks 83
4 On Target 3
5 Off Target 11
9 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 8
9 Fouls 7
3 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
31% Ball Possession 69%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
263 Passes Total 604
211 Passes Accurate 542
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
26 M. Sels
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 7 N. Williams
16 N. Domínguez 8 E. Anderson
21 A. Elanga 10 M. Gibbs-White 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
11 C. Wood
Manchester City · 4-1-4-1
31 Ederson
27 M. Nunes 45 A. Khusanov 3 R. Dias 24 J. Gvardiol
14 N. González
26 Savinho 20 B. Silva 47 P. Foden 11 J. Doku
9 E. Haaland
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 6 Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 4 Morato
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 13 Wayne Hennessey
  • 19 Álex Moreno
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 28 Danilo
  • 20 Jota Silva
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 82 Rico Lewis
  • 8 Mateo Kovačić
  • 17 Kevin De Bruyne
  • 7 Omar Marmoush
  • 18 Stefan Ortega
  • 22 Vitor Reis
  • 10 Jack Grealish
  • 19 İlkay Gündoğan
  • 75 Nico O'Reilly
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ R. Lewis ↓ Matheus Nunes Manchester City
  • 61' ↑ M. Kovačić ↓ Nico González Manchester City
  • 69' ↑ R. Yates ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ K. De Bruyne ↓ P. Foden Manchester City
  • 69' ↑ Omar Marmoush ↓ Savinho Manchester City
  • 80' ↑ I. Sangaré ↓ A. Elanga Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ Morato ↓ C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ T. Awoniyi ↓ C. Wood Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 27' M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
  • 32' Nico Manchester City
  • 56' M. Nunes Manchester City
  • 76' R. Yates Nottingham Forest
  • 84' C. Hudson-Odoi 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 won 1-0 against Manchester City on 8 March 2025.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
Nottingham Forest won the match 1-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
Manchester City had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.