Premier League · Matchweek 5 · Aug 31

Manchester City - Nottingham Forest

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 6-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 5). Goals: E. Haaland 12', 23', 38'; João Cancelo 50'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: P. Tierney
Key events
12' E. Haaland(1 - 0) Manchester C
23' E. Haaland(2 - 0) Manchester C
38' E. Haaland(3 - 0) · Assist: J. Stones Manchester C
50' João Cancelo(4 - 0) · Assist: Bernardo Silva Manchester C
65' J. Álvarez(5 - 0) Manchester C
76' 🟨 Emmanuel DennisYellow card Nottingham F
87' J. Álvarez(6 - 0) Manchester C
Quick stats
%75 Possession %25
17 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside box 4
5 Shots outside box 4
1 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
E. Haaland(1 - 0)
12'
E. Haaland(2 - 0)
23'
E. Haaland(3 - 0) · Assist: J. Stones
38'
HT 3 - 0
João Cancelo(4 - 0) · Assist: Bernardo Silva
50'
P. Foden ↔ C. PalmerSubstitution🔁
55'
Rodri ↔ R. MahrezSubstitution🔁
55'
58'
🔁M. Gibbs-White ↔ E. DennisSubstitution
58'
🔁B. Johnson ↔ T. AwoniyiSubstitution
J. Álvarez(5 - 0)
65'
João Cancelo ↔ Sergio GómezSubstitution🔁
68'
69'
🔁Renan Lodi ↔ H. ToffoloSubstitution
69'
🔁R. Yates ↔ J. ColbackSubstitution
E. Haaland ↔ K. De BruyneSubstitution🔁
69'
J. Stones ↔ R. LewisSubstitution🔁
75'
76'
🟨Emmanuel DennisYellow card
78'
🔁C. Kouyaté ↔ G. BianconeSubstitution
J. Álvarez(6 - 0)
87'
FT 6 - 0
Match statsManchester City · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%75 Possession %25
Shots
17 Total shots 8
9 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside box 4
5 Shots outside box 4
1 Saves 3
Passing
785 Total passes 261
720 Accurate passes 192
%92 Pass accuracy %74
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 1
2 Offsides 2
9 Fouls 7
Cards
0 Yellow cards 1
By half
3 1st-half goals 0
3 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsManchester City 4-2-3-1Nottingham Forest 5-3-2
Manchester City · Bench
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Nottingham Forest · Bench
Coach: S. Cooper
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2023–2026
Manchester City 5
Feb 18who was on topMar 4
Nottingham Forest 1
5 Manchester City 2 draw 1 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.4goals / match
145total goals
4/1clean sheets
3-0Manchester City best win · Dec 4
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
%38 BTTS 3/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home3 matches
2W 1D 0L 7:2
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
1Manchester Cityin the table89pts
38matches 28-5-5W-D-L 94:33goals +61diff
LDWWW
16Nottingham Forestin the table38pts
38matches 9-11-18W-D-L 38:68goals -30diff
DWDWL
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
Mar 4 Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
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
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