Nott'm Forest vs Man City

27 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Omari Hutchinson 54’
  • Tijjani Reijnders 48’
  • Mathis Cherki 83’

Match summary

Man City took a 2-1 win at Nott'm Forest. It was goalless at half-time.

Tijjani Reijnders put Man City ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Mathis Cherki, Omari Hutchinson equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Igor Jesus, and Mathis Cherki won it from a corner in the 83rd minute, set up by Josko Gvardiol.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.60 from 7.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
7 Shots 16
2 Shots on target 5
5 Corners 5
83 Attacks 112
33 Dangerous attacks 58
293 Passes 595
75% Pass accuracy 90%
15 Tackles 14
5 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Nott'm Forest Man City
Kick-off
36’
Rúben Dias Argument
Elliot AndersonFoul
43’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
48’
Tijjani ReijndersLeft foot shot0-1 (Man City)
51’
Mathis CherkiShot on target
Omari Hutchinson Left foot shot1-1 (Nott'm Forest)
54’
59’
Nico O'ReillyFoul
Neco WilliamsShot on target
66’
73’
SavinhoTijjani Reijnders
73’
Phil FodenShot on target
75’
Pep Guardiola
83’
Rayan CherkiRight foot shot1-2 (Man City)
Taiwo Awoniyi Nicolás Domínguez
87’
89’
Nathan AkéRayan Cherki
90+1’
SávioShot on target
Dilane BakwaCallum Hudson-Odoi
90+2’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 1.47 48’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-1 48’ 54’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), 1-1 54’ 83’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), 1-2 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 1.47 48’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), 0-1 Reijnders 48’ 54’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), 1-1 Hutchinson 54’ 83’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), 1-2 Cherki 83’
Nott'm Forest 0.60 xGMan City 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Nott'm Forest attacking 
48’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 54’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 73’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 51’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 20’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 48’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 73’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 51’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 20’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sávio (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Mathis Cherki (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Tijjani Reijnders (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Neco Williams (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Nico González (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nott'm Forest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Victor
Savona
Milenković
Murillo
Williams
Anderson
Domínguez 87’
Hutchinson
Gibbs-White
Hudson-Odoi 90’
Jesus
Man City 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Donnarumma
O'Reilly
Gvardiol
Dias
Nunes
Reijnders 73’
González
Silva
Foden
Cherki 89’
Haaland

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
John Victor GK900 0.000.000
Nicolò Savona DEF901 0.040.081
Murillo DEF900 0.000.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF901 0.030.000
Neco Williams DEF901 0.020.000
Elliot Anderson MID900 0.000.041
Nicolás Domínguez MID881 0.020.000
Omari Hutchinson MID9011 0.360.000
Morgan Gibbs-White MID900 0.000.021
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID900 0.000.000
Igor Jesus FWD9012 0.120.361
Taiwo Awoniyi Sub20 0.000.000
Dilane Bakwa Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nott'm Forest win 18% Avg odds 5.17
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.16
Man City win 59% Avg odds 1.61

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Man City, 08 Mar 25 Next meeting: Man City 2-2 Nott'm Forest, 04 Mar 26  All Nott'm Forest vs Man City meetings

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