Premier League · Matchweek 29 · Mar 4

Manchester City - Nottingham Forest

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 29). Goals: A. Semenyo 31'; Rodri 62'; M. Gibbs-White 56'; E. Anderson 76'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium Manchester 👤 Referee: D. England
Key events
31' ⚽ A. Semenyo(1 - 0) · Assist: R. Cherki Manchester C
45+1' 🟨 I. SangareYellow card Nottingham F
56' ⚽ M. Gibbs-White(1 - 1) · Assist: Igor Jesus Nottingham F
60' 🟨 MurilloYellow card Nottingham F
62' ⚽ Rodri(2 - 1) · Assist: R. Ait-Nouri Manchester C
63' 🟨 N. MilenkovicYellow card Nottingham F
76' ⚽ E. Anderson(2 - 2) · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham F
90+4' 🟨 M. SelsYellow card Nottingham F
Quick stats
%70 Possession %30
2.44 Expected goals (xG) 0.98
1.86 Pre-match xG 1.27
18 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside box 6
5 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
A. Semenyo(1 - 0) · Assist: R. Cherki⚽
31'
45+1'
🟨I. SangareYellow card
HT 1 - 0
56'
⚽M. Gibbs-White(1 - 1) · Assist: Igor Jesus
60'
🟨MurilloYellow card
Rodri(2 - 1) · Assist: R. Ait-Nouri⚽
62'
63'
🟨N. MilenkovicYellow card
63'
🔁N. Dominguez ↔ C. Hudson-OdoiSubstitution
76'
⚽E. Anderson(2 - 2) · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
R. Ait-Nouri ↔ A. KhusanovSubstitution🔁
77'
P. Foden ↔ J. DokuSubstitution🔁
77'
79'
🔁Igor Jesus ↔ T. AwoniyiSubstitution
R. Cherki ↔ SavinhoSubstitution🔁
82'
90'
🔁N. Williams ↔ MoratoSubstitution
90'
🔁M. Gibbs-White ↔ R. YatesSubstitution
90+4'
🟨M. SelsYellow card
FT 2 - 2
Match statsManchester City · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%70 Possession %30
2.44 Expected goals (xG) 0.98
1.86 Pre-match xG 1.27
Shots
18 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside box 6
5 Shots outside box 3
2 Saves 3
Attacking
158 Attacks 67
96 Dangerous attacks 17
Passing
768 Total passes 326
708 Accurate passes 266
%92 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 1
1 Offsides 3
10 Fouls 6
6 Free kicks 10
17 Throw-ins 6
2 Goal kicks 13
Cards
0 Yellow cards 4
0 1st-half cards 1
0 2nd-half cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
1 1st-half corners 0
5 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Manchester City▼ Nottingham Forest90'
LineupsManchester City 4-1-3-2Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest · Bench
Coach: Vitor Pereira
Shot map30 shots
Elliot Anderson 1' · xG 0.04 Morgan Gibbs-White 1' · xG 0.09 Antoine Semenyo 7' · xG 0.04 Bernardo Silva 19' · xG 0.05 Phil Foden 22' · xG 0.02 Bernardo Silva 23' · xG 0.03 Phil Foden 23' · xG 0.03 Morgan Gibbs-White 26' · xG 0.25 Antoine Semenyo 31' · xG 0.13 Igor Jesus 34' · xG 0.03 Erling Haaland 43' · xG 0.07 Bernardo Silva 49' · xG 0.04 Rodri 50' · xG 0.01 Rayan Cherki 52' · xG 0.10 Morgan Gibbs-White 56' · xG 0.33 Bernardo Silva 58' · xG 0.02 Rayan Cherki 58' · xG 0.20 Igor Jesus 59' · xG 0.02 Erling Haaland 61' · xG 0.03 Rodri 62' · xG 0.27 Elliot Anderson 76' · xG 0.04 Elliot Anderson 81' · xG 0.06 Jérémy Doku 82' · xG 0.04 Marc Guéhi 85' · xG 0.24 Ryan Yates 90' · xG 0.11 Rodri 90' · xG 0.10 Antoine Semenyo 90' · xG 0.06 Bernardo Silva 90' · xG 0.14 Savinho 90' · xG 0.14 Savinho 90' · xG 0.40
Manchester City Nottingham Forest Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2022–2025
Manchester City 6
Aug 31who was on topDec 27
Nottingham Forest 1
6 Manchester City 1 draw 1 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.6goals / match
18–3total goals
5/1clean sheets
6-0Manchester City best win · Aug 31
1-0Nottingham Forest best win · Mar 8
%88 Over 1.5 7/8
%38 Over 2.5 3/8
%12 Over 3.5 1/8
%25 BTTS 2/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home3 matches
3W 0D 0L 11:0
Nottingham Forest at home5 matches
1W 1D 3L 3:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
2.60 2.40 Points per game
11 13 Goals scored
5 6 Goals conceded
2.33 1.10 xG average
1.04 1.63 xGA average
%40 %40 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %80 Over 2.5
10.0 3.8 Corners
0.8 1.6 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
2.00 2.30 Points per game
19 21 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
2.05 1.35 xG average
1.11 1.53 xGA average
%40 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 5.0 Corners
1.5 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Manchester Cityin the table78pts
38matches 23-9-6W-D-L 77:35goals +42diff
LDWWD
16Nottingham Forestin the table44pts
38matches 11-11-16W-D-L 48:51goals -3diff
DLDWW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 1.04 Points per game
1.68 1.41 xG average
1.14 1.46 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%48 %40 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 5.5 Corners
1.8 1.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Dec 27 Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City Premier League
Apr 27 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City FA Cup
Mar 8 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Dec 4 Manchester City 3-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Apr 28 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City Premier League
Sep 23 Manchester City 2-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Feb 18 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City Premier League
Aug 31 Manchester City 6-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Manchester City2 gol · 2.44 xG -0.44
Nottingham Forest2 gol · 0.98 xG +1.02
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Manchester City dominated the ball70% possession
Manchester City took more shots18 - 9
Nottingham Forest struggled to stay disciplined4 yellow
Manchester City committed more fouls10 - 6
THE REFEREE33 matches on record
Darren England
Strictness44 TEMPO37
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 44.1 -0.1
Fouls 1621.0 -5.0
Goals 42.5 +1.5
Corners 68.6 -2.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.02.0
Shots 18.014.5 +3.5
On target 5.05.2 -0.2
Possession %70%60 +9.6
Corners 5.06.1 -1.1
Cards 0.01.0 -1.0
Conceded 2.00.9 +1.1
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 9.012.0 -3.0
On target 4.03.9 +0.1
Possession %30%47 -17.1
Corners 1.05.0 -4.0
Cards 4.02.0 +2.0
Conceded 2.01.3 +0.7
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Rayan Cherki 8.30
Starting XI
10 Rayan Cherki M · 82' 8.30
Assist1Key pass3Dribbles3/4Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls1Offside1Passes86 · %78
16 Rodri M · 88' 7.90
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Tackles1Duels won1/6Fouls1Passes99 · %96
20 Bernardo Silva M · 88' · K 7.90
On target2/2Key pass3Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes99 · %94
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri D · 77' 7.30
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles4/5Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won8/13Fouls won1Fouls3Passes77 · %76
42 Antoine Semenyo F · 88' 7.30
Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Tackles1Blocks2Duels won3/9Fouls1Passes24 · %21
47 Phil Foden M · 77' 7.00
On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/4Fouls won1Passes63 · %55
3 Rúben Dias D · 88' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won2/5Passes79 · %74
15 Marc Guéhi D · 88' 6.60
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won6/9Fouls1Passes85 · %79
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma G · 88' 6.50
Saves2Passes15 · %15
27 Matheus Nunes D · 88' 6.30
Key pass2Dribbles3/4Tackles2Duels won6/11Fouls1Passes76 · %67
9 Erling Haaland F · 88' 6.20
Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes7 · %5
Substitutes
11 Jérémy Doku F · 11' 6.60
Duels won2/2Fouls won2Passes3 · %3
45 Abdukodir Khusanov D · 11' 6.50
Passes7 · %6
26 Savinho F · 6'
Passes2 · %2
Unused: John StonesNathan AkéTijjani ReijndersNico GonzálezOmar MarmoushJames Trafford
Starting XI
8 Elliot Anderson M · 88' 7.90
Goals1On target1/2Dribbles2/4Tackles5Interceptions1Duels won11/20Fouls won2Fouls1Passes43 · %38
10 Morgan Gibbs-White F · 88' · K 7.50
Goals1On target2/2Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won4/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes23 · %21
16 Nicolás Domínguez M · 63' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won7/12Fouls won3Passes25 · %21
26 Matz Sels G · 88' 6.90
Saves3Passes32 · %24
19 Igor Jesus F · 79' 6.60
Assist1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/6Offside1Passes13 · %10
3 Neco Williams D · 88' 6.50
Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won4/8Fouls1Offside2Passes24 · %20
6 Ibrahim Sangaré M · 88' 6.50
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes26 · %24
34 Ola Aina D · 88' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Passes17 · %12
5 Murillo D · 88' 6.30
Interceptions1Blocks3Fouls1Passes32 · %26
23 Jair D · 88' 6.20
Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes31 · %23
31 Nikola Milenković D · 88' 6.00
Blocks1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes39 · %34
Substitutes
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi F · 25' 6.60
Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes9 · %9
9 Taiwo Awoniyi F · 9' 6.30
Unused: James McAteeAngus GunnMoratoLuca NetzOmari HutchinsonRyan YatesDan Ndoye
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%78) ✗
Manchester City %78 Draw %13 Nottingham Forest %9
2.47Manchester City xPuan
0.40Nottingham Forest xPuan
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