Updated 27 December 2025, after full time.
Forest 1-2 Man City in the Premier League at The City Ground, Nottingham on 27 December 2025. Scorers: Omari Hutchinson for Forest; Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki for Man City. In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 1, Man City 4, with 1 draw.
Forest 1-2 Man City was the final score in the Premier League on Saturday 27 December 2025 at The City Ground. Scorers: Omari Hutchinson for Forest; Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki for Man City. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Forest vs Man City was played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 27 December 2025, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. It finished Forest 1-2 Man City in the Premier League, with kick-off at 12:30 UK time.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Man City have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 8, with results reading W W W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat at home to Brighton in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 1, Man City have won 4 and 1 was drawn, with Forest scoring 3 goals to Man City's 11. The most recent was Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest on 4 March 2026 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Erling Haaland leads Man City with 9 goals across their last 10 games, 0.9 a game, the most of any Man City player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Man City player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Robert Jones refereed Forest vs Man City, averaging 27.2 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest | 2-2 |
| 27 Apr 2025 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | 0-2 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | 1-0 |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest | 3-0 |
| 28 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | 0-2 |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest | 2-0 |
| Stat | Forest | Man City |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 34% | 66% |
| Shots | 7 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 5 |
| Corners | 5 | 5 |
| Fouls | 5 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 |
| Passes | 293 | 595 |
Forest: O. Hutchinson 54'. Man City: T. Reijnders 48', R. Cherki 83'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.2 | 2 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.1 | 8 of 20 |
| Shots | 15.3 | 6 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.6 | 2 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 20 |
| Tackles | 13.2 | 17 of 20 |
| Passes | 622.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 of 20 |