Nottingham ForestvManchester City
Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 2:00 am AEDT
The City Ground
Season comparison
| Nottingham Forest | 2026-27 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 | Won | 3 |
| 2 | Drawn | 0 |
| 1 | Lost | 0 |
| 2 | Goals for | 7 |
| 3 | Goals against | 2 |
| DDL | Last 5 | WWW |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Nottingham Forest 0.5, Manchester City 0.5. The score at the break.
- 1.46xG2.41
xG: Nottingham Forest 1.46, Manchester City 2.41. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.20Non-penalty xG2.41
Non-penalty xG: Nottingham Forest 1.20, Manchester City 2.41. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 12Shots15.3
Shots: Nottingham Forest 12, Manchester City 15.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 2.3On target6.3
On target: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Manchester City 6.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 0.7Big chances3.3
Big chances: Nottingham Forest 0.7, Manchester City 3.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 4Corners7
Corners: Nottingham Forest 4, Manchester City 7. Corners won.
- 2Shots from corners3.3
Shots from corners: Nottingham Forest 2, Manchester City 3.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.3From free kicks0
From free kicks: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Manchester City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 2.3Headed shots3
Headed shots: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Manchester City 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0.3Penalties0
Penalties: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Manchester City 0. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 169.3Passes in their third432.3
Passes in their third: Nottingham Forest 169.3, Manchester City 432.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 6Deep completions10.3
Deep completions: Nottingham Forest 6, Manchester City 10.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 12.5Fouls11
Fouls: Nottingham Forest 12.5, Manchester City 11. Fouls conceded.
- 2.3Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Manchester City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 12.6PPDA7.0
PPDA: Nottingham Forest 12.6, Manchester City 7.0. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.60Expected points2.30
Expected points: Nottingham Forest 1.60, Manchester City 2.30. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
1 Nottingham Forest · 2 drawn · 5 Manchester City8 meetings on record, 2.9 goals a game
- Manchester City2–2Nottingham Forest2025-26 · 5 Mar
- Nottingham Forest1–2Manchester City2025-26 · 27 Dec
- Nottingham Forest1–0Manchester City2024-25 · 8 Mar
- Manchester City3–0Nottingham Forest2024-25 · 5 Dec
- Nottingham Forest0–2Manchester City2023-24 · 29 Apr
- Manchester City2–0Nottingham Forest2023-24 · 24 Sept
- Nottingham Forest1–1Manchester City2022-23 · 19 Feb
- Manchester City6–0Nottingham Forest2022-23 · 1 Sept
Last time out
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept
- Matz SelsGK
- James McAteeMC
- Nikola MilenkovićDC
- Xaver SchlagerMC
- Dan NdoyeAMC
- Liam DelapFW
- JairDC
- MurilloDC
- Gibbs-WhiteAMC
- Neco WilliamsDML
- Ola AinaDMR
Substitutes used (4)
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- EnzoDMC
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Marc GuéhiDC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- RúbenDC
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Nottingham Forest
- Dan Ndoye1Goals
- Gibbs-White1Assists
- Gibbs-White7Shots
- Igor Jesus2Shots on target
- James McAtee9Key passes
- Igor Jesus1Big chances
- Gibbs-White1.34Expected goals
- Dan Ndoye0.94Expected assists
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 1.00v0.331st/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.337th/2nd | 0.00v0.007th/8th |
| Shots | 2.7v1.07th/19th | 4.7v3.01st/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.37th/13th | 2.3v0.31st/13th |
| Key passes | 1.3v0.72nd/13th | 0.3v0.317th/18th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.3310th/11th | 1.00v0.672nd/5th |
| xG | 0.48v0.2710th/18th | 0.82v0.471st/8th |
| Attacking mid | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.337th/9th | 0.67v0.337th/9th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.006th/14th | 2.33v0.671st/4th |
| Shots | 3.3v3.315th/15th | 6.3v2.77th/19th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v1.716th/8th | 1.7v1.09th/16th |
| Key passes | 1.0v3.319th/12th | 8.0v2.71st/15th |
| Big chances | 0.33v1.0013th/6th | 1.33v0.003rd/18th |
| xG | 0.66v0.569th/12th | 1.04v0.145th/20th |
| Midfielders | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.33v0.335th/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 3.7v1.74th/16th | 2.7v2.310th/11th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.07th/16th | 0.7v0.37th/10th |
| Key passes | 5.7v1.71st/15th | 1.7v1.717th/15th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/9th | 0.33v0.005th/9th |
| xG | 0.24v0.109th/13th | 0.30v0.088th/16th |
| Defenders | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.003rd/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.33v0.003rd/10th |
| Shots | 2.0v2.39th/9th | 1.3v3.316th/4th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.317th/11th | 1.0v0.34th/11th |
| Key passes | 0.7v1.019th/16th | 2.0v2.79th/5th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.333rd/6th |
| xG | 0.13v0.0811th/14th | 0.28v0.327th/5th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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