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Premier League · Round 18 · Saturday, Dec 27 2025

Nottingham Forest
1 · 2
Full time

Manchester City
Pass Map & Player Stats →
City Ground, Nottingham
Events 3 goals · 4 cards · 4 subs
36'
R. Dias
Yellow card
43'
E. Anderson
Yellow card
48'
⚽
T. Reijnders 0 - 1
54'
⚽
O. Hutchinson 1 - 1
59'
N. O’Reilly
Yellow card
73'
⇄
↑ Savinho
↓ T. Reijnders
83'
⚽
R. Cherki 1 - 2
87'
⇄
↑ T. Awoniyi
↓ N. Domínguez
89'
⇄
↑ N. Aké
↓ R. Cherki
90'
⇄
↑ D. Bakwa
↓ C. Hudson-Odoi
Post
Unknown
Yellow card
FT 1 - 2
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
34%
Ball possession
66%
0.55
Expected goals (xG)
1.45
7
Total shots
16
1
Big chances
1
Team form
Nottingham Forest 3W · 0D · 2L
@ Fulham 0–1
vs Tottenham Hotspur 3–0
@ FC Utrecht 2–1
@ Everton 0–3
@ Wolverhampton 1–0
Manchester City 5W · 0D · 0L
vs West Ham United 3–0
vs Brentford 2–0
@ Crystal Palace 3–0
@ Real Madrid 2–1
vs Sunderland 3–0
Top Players
Nottingham Forest
O. Hutchinson
M · ⚽ 1
7.5
E. Anderson
M
7.4
Murillo
D
7.3
Manchester City
R. Cherki
M · ⚽ 1 · 🅰 1
8.4
J. Gvardiol
D · 🅰 1
7.5
M. Nunes
D
7.2
Head to Head
1
Nottingham Forest
2
Draws
5
Manchester City
Last 8 meetings · 2.9 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumCity Ground · Nottingham
Capacity30445
CountryEngland
KickoffSat, Dec 27 2025 · 16:30 UTC
Round18
CompetitionPremier League
Model Predictions #predict
✓ Hit · Top pick
Over 1.5 goals
90%
confidence
Both Teams to Score
● BTTS Yes · 49% 51% · BTTS No
Total Goals 1.5 PICK
● Over 1.5 goals · 90% 10% · Under 1.5 goals
Total Goals 2.5
● Over 2.5 goals · 68% 32% · Under 2.5 goals
Total Goals 3.5
Over 3.5 goals · 35% 65% · Under 3.5 goals ●
Head Coaches
Vitor Pereira
Vitor Pereira
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing46%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play⚖ Overload-to-Isolate
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola
4-1-4-1 High
Pressing51%
⚽ Ball Dominant🎨 Tiki-Taka♟ Positional Play
Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
13 John
G
6.5
37 N. Savona
D · 90'
6.4
31 N. Milenković
D · 90'
6.9
5 Murillo
D · 90'
7.3
3 N. Williams
D · 90'
6.2
8 E. Anderson
M · 90'
7.4
16 N. Domínguez ↓ 87'
M · 87'
6.9
21 O. Hutchinson ⚽
M · 90'
7.5
10 M. Gibbs-White
M · 90'
6.7
7 C. Hudson-Odoi ↓ 90'
M
6.4
19 I. Jesus
F · 90'
6.6
Substitutes (9)
9 T. Awoniyi ↑ 87'
F
6.4
29 D. Bakwa ↑ 90'
M
26 M. Sels
G
4 F. Morato
D
12 D. Luiz
M
15 A. Kalimuendo
F
24 J. McAtee
M
35 O. Zinchenko
D
44 Z. Abbott
D
Manchester City 4-3-2-1
Starting XI
25 G. Donnarumma
G · 90'
6.1
27 M. Nunes
D · 90'
7.2
3 R. Dias
D · 90'
7.1
24 J. Gvardiol
D · 90'
7.5
33 N. O’Reilly
D · 90'
6.3
20 B. Silva
M · 90'
6.8
14 N. González
M · 90'
6.9
4 T. Reijnders ⚽ ↓ 73'
M · 73'
7.0
10 R. Cherki ⚽ ↓ 89'
M · 89'
8.4
47 P. Foden
M · 90'
5.9
9 E. Haaland
F · 90'
6.4
Substitutes (9)
26 Savinho ↑ 73'
M
6.4
6 N. Aké ↑ 89'
D
1 J. Trafford
G
16 Rodri
M
82 R. Lewis
D
63 D. Mukasa
M
56 R. McAidoo
M
45 A. Khusanov
D
92 R. Heskey
F
Match stats Final
Top stats
34%
Ball possession
66%
0.55
Expected goals (xG)
1.45
7
Total shots
16
2
Shots on target
5
1
Big chances
1
219
Accurate passes
536
5
Fouls
13
5
Corners
5
Expected goals
0.6
Total xG
1.45
0.5
xG open play
1.31
0.09
xG set play
0.14
0.6
Non-penalty xG
1.45
0.58
xG on target (xGOT)
1.46
Shots
7
Total shots
16
2
Shots off target
4
2
Shots on target
5
3
Blocked shots
7
0
Hit woodwork
1
5
Shots inside box
9
2
Shots outside box
7
Passes
293
Passes
595
219
Accurate passes
536
33/67 (49%)
Long balls
15/32 (47%)
4/22 (18%)
Crosses
3/18 (17%)
17
Throws
16
12
Touches in opp. box
33
1
Offsides
1
Defense
15
Tackles
14
8
Interceptions
4
3
Blocks
7
22
Clearances
37
3
Keeper saves
1
Duels
52
Duels
48
34/63 (54%)
Ground duels won
29/63 (46%)
12/25 (48%)
Aerial duels won
13/25 (52%)
6/17 (35%)
Successful dribbles
11/21 (52%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 23
10' Off target
R. Cherki
Right foot · Throw-in
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
18' Blocked
I. Jesus
Header · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
20' Blocked
E. Haaland
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
26' Off target
N. Domínguez
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
35' Blocked
P. Foden
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
40' Blocked
P. Foden
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.1
xGOT
—
40' Blocked
M. Nunes
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
40' Blocked
R. Cherki
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
48' Goal
T. Reijnders
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.41
xGOT
0.39
51' Saved
R. Cherki
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.09
xGOT
0.56
54' Goal
O. Hutchinson
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.3
xGOT
0.27
56' Off target
T. Reijnders
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
58' Blocked
P. Foden
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
62' Blocked
I. Jesus
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
66' Off target
N. Savona
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
66' Saved
N. Williams
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.32
72' Off target
E. Haaland
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
73' Saved
P. Foden
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.24
xGOT
0.18
76' Blocked
N. Milenković
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
77' Off target
N. González
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
83' Goal
R. Cherki
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.08
xGOT
0.29
90'+1 Blocked
P. Foden
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
90'+1 Saved
Savinho
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.04
Player stats
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City · Last 8 meetings
1
Nottingham Forest
2
Draws
5
Manchester City
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-03-04 Manchester City 2 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest 1 – 2 Manchester City
2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest 1 – 0 Manchester City
2024-12-04 Manchester City 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest
2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest 0 – 2 Manchester City
2023-09-23 Manchester City 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest
2023-02-18 Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Manchester City
2022-08-31 Manchester City 6 – 0 Nottingham Forest
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