Premier League · Wed, 4 Mar 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest — 2 - 2
Etihad Stadium · Referee: D. England
Match report
Manchester City and Nottingham Forest share the points in 2-2 draw
Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 in Premier League matchday 29 on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at Etihad Stadium. A. Semenyo (31') and Rodri (62') scored for Manchester City, while M. Gibbs-White (56') and E. Anderson (76') found the net for Nottingham Forest. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 70% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 9 (4 on target). Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 7 Nov 2026, Nottingham Forest – Manchester City
Match events
- 31'goalA. SemenyoAssist: R. Cherki
- 45+1'yellow cardIbrahim SangaréYellow Card
- 56'goalM. Gibbs-WhiteAssist: Igor Jesus
- 60'yellow cardMurilloYellow Card
- 62'goalRodriAssist: R. Ait-Nouri
- 63'yellow cardNikola MilenkovićYellow Card
- 63'substitutionN. DominguezOff: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 76'goalE. AndersonAssist: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 77'substitutionP. FodenOff: J. Doku
- 77'substitutionR. Ait-NouriOff: A. Khusanov
- 79'substitutionIgor JesusOff: T. Awoniyi
- 82'substitutionR. CherkiOff: Savinho
- 90'substitutionM. Gibbs-WhiteOff: R. Yates
- 90'substitutionN. WilliamsOff: Morato
- 90+4'yellow cardMatz SelsYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-1-3-2 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 15M. GuehiD
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 16RodriM
- 47P. FodenM
- 20B. SilvaM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 42A. SemenyoF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 11J. DokuF
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkeD
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 14NicoM
- 26SavinhoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Nottingham Forest
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 34O. AinaD
- 23CunhaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 16N. DominguezM
- 6I. SangareM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
- 18A. GunnG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 22R. YatesM
- 25L. NetzD
- 24J. McAteeM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 14D. NdoyeF
- 4MoratoD
- 21O. HutchinsonF
Match statistics
- 70%Possession30%
- 2.12Expected goals (xG)0.97
- 21Total shots9
- 7Shots on target4
- 8Shots off target2
- 6Blocked shots3
- 16Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners1
- 1Offsides3
- 10Fouls6
- 0Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 774Passes329
- 714Accurate passes269
- 92%Pass accuracy82%
- -0.48Goals prevented-0.48
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 77 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 82 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 16RodriM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 20Bernardo SilvaMTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoF | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 5John StonesD | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | – | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | – | – | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | – | – | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | – | – | ||
| 11Jérémy DokuF | 13 | 7.0 | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 8 | 6.9 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23JairD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 34Ola AinaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 63 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 19Igor JesusF | 79 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 18Angus GunnG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | 9 | 7.5 | ||
| 25Luca NetzD | – | – | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF | 27 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Dan NdoyeF | – | – | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonF | – | – |