Manchester City v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Manchester City 2–0 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Nottingham Forest

Manchester City 2–0 Nottingham Forest — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 23 September. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Philip Foden (7’, assisted by Kyle Walker) and Erling Haaland (14’, assisted by Matheus Nunes). Rodri (46’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Manchester City 1.33, Nottingham Forest 1.03, from 7 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Taylor showed 10 yellow cards and one red — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Manuel Akanji (18’), Ederson (58’) and Jack Grealish (90+3’); Nottingham Forest: Nuno Tavares (21’), Ibrahim Sangaré (45+1’), Morgan Gibbs-White (46’), Taiwo Awoniyi (58’), Orel Mangala (77’), D. Origi (81’) and G. Montiel (90+3’).

What it changes

Manchester City have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 8.2, Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) 5.2 and Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 2–0 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester City 1 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L

Manchester City 2–0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.67 / 3.38

Corners

against 2.67 / 7.13 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

10 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 2.67 / 4 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1 / 2.88

Cards

against 2.83 / 2.75 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.67 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.38 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	23.83 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	10 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.17 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Oscar Bobb n 3	4.7	6.4 1/0	6.4 1/0	—
K. Phillips n 8	29.3	2.3 4/2	0.8 2/0	—
Rodri n 8	85.8	1.7 7/4	0.8 4/2	O. Mangala
J. Grealish n 8	80.8	1.3 5/2	3.3 8/7	—
Bernardo Silva n 8	71	1.3 4/2	1.3 3/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Oscar Bobb n 3	4.7	6.4 1/0	6.4 1/0
E. Haaland n 8	89.3	4 7/6	2.4 7/6
Julián Alvarez n 8	79.9	3 7/4	1.5 5/2
Rodri n 8	85.8	2.1 5/4	1.3 5/4
J. McAtee n 8	60.3	2.1 5/5	1.5 5/3

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	89.3	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
Julián Alvarez n 8	79.9	0.6 3/1	0.4 2/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	58.5	0.2 1/0	0.8 2/2
Rodri n 8	85.8	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
P. Foden n 8	72.5	0 0/0	0.6 4/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Oscar Bobb n 3	4.7	6.4 1/0
Rodri n 8	85.8	2.6 8/6
M. Akanji n 8	83.4	1.8 6/5
J. Doku n 8	66.9	1.7 6/3
Rúben Dias n 8	89.1	1.5 6/4

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Yates n 8	72.5	3.3 7/7	1.9 7/4	—
Andrey Santos n 8	73.3	2.5 8/4	1.2 6/1	—
C. Kouyaté n 8	21.6	2.1 2/1	2.6 3/2	—
O. Mangala n 8	73.3	1.8 8/3	1.2 5/2	Rodri
Renan Lodi n 8	92.5	1.7 6/4	1.1 4/2	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Elanga n 8	37.5	1.8 4/1	1.5 3/1
T. Awoniyi n 8	65	1.6 6/2	0.9 5/0
C. Kouyaté n 8	21.6	1.6 2/1	0 0/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	81	1.1 5/3	0.4 3/0
W. Boly n 8	65.1	1 4/2	0.9 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Awoniyi n 8	65	0.9 5/0	0.3 2/0
A. Elanga n 8	37.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
I. Sangaré n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Danilo n 8	78.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Wood n 8	29.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kouyaté n 8	21.6	4.2 5/2
R. Yates n 8	72.5	2.9 7/5
Felipe n 8	88.3	2.8 7/7
N. Williams n 8	75.4	2.7 6/6
O. Aina n 8	54	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Nottingham Forest
57%	Possession	43%
1.33	Expected goals (xG)	1.03
7	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	6
0	Offsides	3
5	Fouls	17
3	Yellow cards	7
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
570	Passes	414
89%	Pass accuracy	86%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.9
K. Walker	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Akanji	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Gvardiol	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8
Matheus Nunes	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
E. Haaland	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
P. Foden	87	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8.2
Julián Alvarez	57	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.9
J. Doku	51	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
Rodri	46	0	0	0	0	1	0	R	6.3
K. Phillips sub	39	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
N. Aké sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Grealish sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matt Turner	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Boly	90	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
M. Niakhaté	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
O. Mangala	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
N. Domínguez	90	1	0	0	5	0	7.2
O. Aina	75	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
T. Awoniyi	75	1	0	1	1	Y	6.3
S. Aurier	56	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
I. Sangaré	56	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
Nuno Tavares	39	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
G. Montiel sub	51	0	0	2	2	Y	7.3
C. Hudson-Odoi sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Elanga sub	34	2	2	1	0	0	7.2
C. Wood sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
D. Origi sub	15	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester City 1 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 0 · 4 goals/game

2023-02-18 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Manchester City
2022-08-31 Manchester City 6–0 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos91 pts38 pl+62 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos32 pts38 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.53

Nottingham Forest scored1.29

Manchester City conceded0.89

Nottingham Forest conceded1.76

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 2 meetings, Manchester City won 1, Nottingham Forest won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Manchester City 5W 0D 0L; Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L.

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