Premier League · Sat, 27 Dec 2025 ·
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City — 1 - 2
City Ground · Referee: R. Jones
Match report
R. Cherki’s 83' winner gives Manchester City 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest
Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Premier League matchday 18 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 at City Ground. O. Hutchinson (54') scored for Nottingham Forest, while T. Reijnders (48') and R. Cherki (83') found the net for Manchester City. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Nottingham Forest had 34% of the ball and 7 shots (2 on target) against Manchester City’s 16 (5 on target). Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Nottingham Forest 13th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Manchester City 1st on 15.
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: Wed, 4 Mar 2026, Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 36'yellow cardRúben DiasYellow Card
- 43'yellow cardElliot AndersonYellow Card
- 48'goalT. ReijndersAssist: R. Cherki
- 54'goalO. HutchinsonAssist: Igor Jesus
- 59'yellow cardNico O'ReillyYellow Card
- 73'substitutionT. ReijndersOff: Savinho
- 83'goalR. CherkiAssist: J. Gvardiol
- 87'substitutionN. DominguezOff: T. Awoniyi
- 89'substitutionR. CherkiOff: N. Ake
- 90+2'substitutionC. Hudson-OdoiOff: D. Bakwa
Lineups
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 13John VictorG
- 37N. SavonaD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 5MurilloD
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 8E. AndersonM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiM
- 19Igor JesusF
Substitutes
- 26M. SelsG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 12Douglas LuizM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 35O. ZinchenkoD
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 4MoratoD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Manchester City
Formation 4-3-2-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 14NicoM
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 47P. FodenM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 16RodriM
- 82R. LewisD
- 56R. McAidooF
- 92R. HeskeyF
- 6N. AkeD
- 26SavinhoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 63D. MukasaM
Match statistics
- 34%Possession66%
- 0.55Expected goals (xG)1.45
- 7Total shots16
- 2Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots7
- 5Shots inside the box9
- 2Shots outside the box7
- 5Corners5
- 1Offsides1
- 5Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 293Passes595
- 219Accurate passes536
- 75%Pass accuracy90%
- -0.42Goals prevented-0.42
Player statistics
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13John VictorG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5MurilloD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Nicolò SavonaD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 87 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 19Igor JesusF | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 26Matz SelsG | – | – | ||
| 4MoratoD | – | – | ||
| 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoD | – | – | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | – | – | ||
| 12Douglas LuizM | – | – | ||
| 24James McAteeM | – | – | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Arnaud KalimuendoF | – | – | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | 1 | – |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | 73 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 10Rayan CherkiMTop rated | 89 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkéD | 1 | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 16RodriM | – | – | ||
| 63Divine MukasaM | – | – | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 56Ryan McAidooF | – | – | ||
| 92Reigan HeskeyF | – | – |