English FA Cup

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Semifinals

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  • 2': Rico Lewis
  • 51': Josko Gvardiol

Man City beat Nottingham Forest to reach third straight FA Cup final

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday to reach their third straight FA Cup final, with goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 6': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 12': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 12': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
  • 24': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 25': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 29': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 33': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 33': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 35': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 43': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
  • 43': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  • 47': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 47': Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 48': Hand ball by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matz Sels.
  • 51': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 53': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 55': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 55': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
  • 58': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
  • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Murillo.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matz Sels.
  • 65': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross following a fast break.
  • 65': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 65': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 70': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
  • 70': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  • 70': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
  • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Elliot Anderson.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 72': Offside, Manchester City. Savinho is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
  • 78': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 78': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
  • 80': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Savinho.
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Zach Abbott because of an injury.
  • 85': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
  • 87': Stefan Ortega (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest).
  • 88': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+3': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 72,976

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)

No. Name
26 Matz Sels (GK)
5 Murillo
31 Nikola Milenkovic
15 Harry Toffolo
44 Zach Abbott
28 Danilo Santos
16 Nicolás Domínguez
8 Elliot Anderson
10 Morgan Gibbs-White Yellow Card
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
11 Chris Wood

MNC Manchester City (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
18 Stefan Ortega (GK) Yellow Card
24 Josko Gvardiol
3 Rúben Dias
75 Nico O'Reilly Yellow Card
27 Matheus Nunes
8 Mateo Kovacic
20 Bernardo Silva
7 Omar Marmoush
26 Sávio
10 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
82 Rico Lewis

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