English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Manchester City WWWWW 2
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Etihad Stadium · 51,965 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Manchester City stumble in title chase with Forest draw

Manchester City dropped two crucial points in the title race as relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest twice came from behind twice to rescue a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
30.1
Possession
69.9
9
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
714
329
Passes
774
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
36
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
6
27
Effective Clearances
6
27
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:00 Nicol not surprised by Man City's defensive lapses in Forest draw Watch on ESPN 02:26 Did Manchester City deserve a penalty vs. Nottingham Forest? Watch on ESPN 02:22 Laurens: Anderson is an outstanding talent Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 16RodriSW
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM
  8. 10Rayan CherkiLM
  9. 47Phil FodenRM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoCF-L
  11. 9Erling HaalandCF-R

NFO · 5-3-2

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD
  3. 5MurilloCD-L
  4. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  5. 3Neco WilliamsLB
  6. 34Ola AinaRB
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréCM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonCM-L
  9. 16Nicolás DomínguezCM-R
  10. 19Igor JesusCF-L
  11. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Manchester City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  2. 45'+1' Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Goal! Manchester City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Igor Jesus with a headed pass following a fast break.
  4. 60' Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Rodri (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross following a corner.
  6. 63' Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 63' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  8. 76' Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  9. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  10. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Phil Foden.
  11. 79' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus.
  12. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
  13. 90' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morato replaces Neco Williams.
  14. 90' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  15. 90'+4' Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.

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