Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

In Premier League action, Nottingham Forest met Manchester City on December 27. Manchester City came out on top, securing a 1-2 win.

The match came alive on the 48th minute when Tijjani Reijnders found the net, tipping the balance in Manchester City's favor. Omari Hutchinson and Rayan Cherki added to the score, setting the final scoreline at 1-2.

8 months after their last meeting in FA Cup, the spotlight turns to the field where Nottingham Forest and Manchester City meet again. In their last encounter, Manchester City secured a 0-2 win. Following a recent loss to Fulham on December 22, Nottingham Forest aim to regroup and turn things around in this upcoming clash.

Manchester City, in contrast to their opponent's recent struggles, enter the match on a positive note, having secured seven victories in a row against West Ham United, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Real Madrid, Sunderland, Fulham and Leeds in their last seven outings. Their recent form at the back has been strong, with three consecutive clean sheets.

This Premier League encounter highlights the attacking players who have stood out for Nottingham Forest and Manchester City throughout the campaign, even in challenging moments. Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White have been pivotal for Nottingham Forest’s attack, with Sean Dyche at the helm, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Gibbs-White leads Nottingham Forest’s scoring charts in Premier League this season with three goals, with Sangare topping their assist tally in the competition with two. Adding further support are Dan Ndoye, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood, who have combined to deliver key goals and assists for the team.

Meanwhile, Manchester City’s leading scorer Erling Haaland and Phil Foden have played significant roles in the team’s attack, with Pep Guardiola steering the side, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Haaland has already scored nineteen goals in Premier League this season, with Cherki leading their creative tally in the league with seven assists. Manchester City’s offense has also been strengthened by Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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AI Prediction

Our AI kicks off with a pre-match prediction for Nottingham Forest–Manchester City, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. Here, our system’s pre-game call was right, favoring Manchester City's win. The forecast, generated from pre-game data, showed Manchester City’s victory leads the probabilities with 60%, while a draw was at 26% and Nottingham Forest’s victory was at 14%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Nottingham Forest - Manchester City in real time.

Nottingham Forest kicked off the game with John Victor, Neco Williams, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Nicolo Savona, Nicolas Dominguez who got substituted by Taiwo Awoniyi on the 87th minute, Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi who got substituted by Dilane Bakwa on the 90th minute, Morgan Gibbs-White, Omari Hutchinson and Igor Jesus as starters, with Matz Sels, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Morato, Zach Abbott, James Mcatee, Douglas Luiz, Dilane Bakwa, Taiwo Awoniyi and Arnaud Kalimuendo on the bench.

Manchester City's starting eleven were Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nico OReilly, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes, Tijjani Reijnders who got substituted by Savinho on the 73rd minute, Nicolas Gonzalez, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki who got substituted by Nathan Ake on the 89th minute and Erling Haaland, with James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Nathan Ake, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri, Savinho, Divine Mukasa, Reigan Heskey and Ryan McAidoo on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 0.57 - 1.35
• Ball Possession: 34 - 66
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 1
• Total Attempts: 7 - 16
• Shots On Target: 2 - 5
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 7
• Shots in the Box: 5 - 9
• Shots from Outside the Box: 2 - 7
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 1
• Fouls: 5 - 13
• Corners: 5 - 5
• Throw-Ins: 17 - 16
• Saves: 3 - 1
• Free Kicks: 13 - 5
• Offsides: 1 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 95 - 188
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 63 - 158
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 13 - 32
• Tackles: 15 - 13
• Completed Tackles: 11 - 8
• Total Crosses: 22 - 18
• Successful Crosses: 4 - 3
• Interceptions: 8 - 4
• Clearances: 24 - 37

Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. Ruben Dias, Elliot Anderson and Nico OReilly were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since September 2023, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Nottingham Forest have one win to their name while Manchester City have four. The most recent match between them was on April 27, 2025, in the FA Cup of England, where Manchester City secured a 0-2 victory. Nottingham Forest have scored one goal across these five encounters, while Manchester City have scored nine. As things stand, Manchester City have a superior head-to-head record against Nottingham Forest in their recent encounters.

In Premier League, Nottingham Forest have played eighteen matches, winning five, drawing three and losing ten, scoring eighteen goals at an average of 1.00 per match and conceding 28 at a rate of 1.56 per match. In Premier League, Manchester City have played eighteen matches, winning thirteen, drawing one and losing four, netting 43 goals (2.39 per match) and conceding seventeen (0.94 per match).

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest's most recent outing ended in a loss against Fulham, while Manchester City's recent form includes seven consecutive wins, with victories against West Ham United, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Real Madrid, Sunderland, Fulham and Leeds in their last seven matches. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Nottingham Forest have recorded seven wins, nine losses, and four draws, while Manchester City have won sixteen of their last twenty matches, losing three and drawing one.

Live Standings

As always, England Premier League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Nottingham Forest hold 17th place with eighteen points after eighteen matches, while Manchester City occupy 2nd spot with 40 points in eighteen matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City in real time. You can watch the goals by Tijjani Reijnders, Omari Hutchinson and Rayan Cherki as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Nottingham Forest - Manchester City are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.