The City Ground

FOREST 1 - 2 MANCHESTER CITY - Sat Dec 27, 2025 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 27, 2025 (12:30 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester City
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Nottingham Forest Official Site (Link)
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Season:: 2025-26
Referee:: Rob Jones
Sponsor:: Bally's
Attendance:: 30,778
League Week:: 18 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 17 17
Opp Before/After:: 2 2

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Manchester City:: Mar 04, 2026

GAME COUNT:
League:: 5063 (of 5069)
League Tier 1:: 2315 (of 2321)
Competitive:: 5793 (of 5802)
Total:: 7588 (of 7597)
Played:: 1 month, 7 days ago

Review
We did pretty well today but the buildup was all about John Robertson who died two days ago.A minute of applause for him was held before kick-off and and the owner announed that a stand was to be named after him and that gave us a bit of a boost today after the drab loss to Fulham. A first goal for Omari Hutchinson brought us level in the second half but City got their winner with 6 minutes to go.

FOREST
Manager: Sean Dyche
Prior form: WLWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Omari Hutchinson (54') - Omari Hutchinson first goal

MANCHESTER CITY
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Prior form: LWWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tijjani Reijnders (48')
Rayan Cherki (83')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
13	GK	29	John Victor
3	D	24	Neco Williams
5	D	23	Murillo
31	D	28	Nikola Milenkovic
37	D	22	Nicol� Savona
8	M	23	Elliot Anderson 43
10	M	25	Morgan Gibbs-White
16	M	27	Nicol�s Dom�nguez off for Taiwo Awoniyi (87')
21	M	22	Omari Hutchinson (54')
7	M	25	Callum Hudson-Odoi off for Dilane Bakwa (92')
19	F	24	Igor Jesus
Subs
9	F	28	Taiwo Awoniyi on for Nicol�s Dom�nguez (87')
29	M	23	Dilane Bakwa on for Callum Hudson-Odoi (92')
26	GK	33	Matz Sels
44	D	19	Zach Abbott
4	D	24	Morato
35	D	29	Oleksandr Zinchenko
24	M	23	James McAtee
12	M	27	Douglas Luiz
15	F	23	Arnaud Kalimuendo

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
13	GK	29	John Victor	21		5	1
3	D	24	Neco Williams	140	3	5	1
5	D	23	Murillo	93	3	5	1
31	D	28	Nikola Milenkovic	64	6	5	1
37	D	22	Nicol� Savona	19	2	5	1
8	M	23	Elliot Anderson 43	65	3	5	1
10	M	25	Morgan Gibbs-White	141	22	5	1
16	M	27	Nicol�s Dom�nguez off for Taiwo Awoniyi (87')	95	3	5	1
21	M	22	Omari Hutchinson (54')	16		5	1
7	M	25	Callum Hudson-Odoi off for Dilane Bakwa (92')	94	16	5	1
19	F	24	Igor Jesus	22	7	5	1
Subs
9	F	28	Taiwo Awoniyi on for Nicol�s Dom�nguez (87')	101	19	5	1
29	M	23	Dilane Bakwa on for Callum Hudson-Odoi (92')	10		83	15
26	GK	33	Matz Sels	80
44	D	19	Zach Abbott	26
4	D	24	Morato	63
35	D	29	Oleksandr Zinchenko	9
24	M	23	James McAtee	21
12	M	27	Douglas Luiz	13
15	F	23	Arnaud Kalimuendo	21	2

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
25	GK	Gianluigi Donnarumma
3	D	R�ben Dias 36
24	D	Jo�ko Gvardiol
27	D	Matheus Nunes
33	D	Nico O'Reilly 59
4	M	Tijjani Reijnders (73')
10	M	Rayan Cherki (89')
14	M	Nico Gonz�lez
20	M	Bernardo Silva
47	F	Phil Foden
9	F	Erling Haaland
Subs
26		S�vinho (73')
6		Nathan Ak� (89')
1		James Trafford
45		Abduqodir Khusanov
82		Rico Lewis
16		Rodri
63		Divine Mukasa
92		Reigan Heskey
56		Ryan McAidoo (0')

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 27, 2025)

Home	Score	Away
Arsenal	2-1	Brighton and Hove Albion
Brentford	4-1	Bournemouth
Burnley	0-0	Everton
Chelsea	1-2	Aston Villa
Liverpool	2-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest	1-2	Manchester City
West Ham United	0-1	Fulham

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Arsenal	17	12	3	2	31	10	7	1	0	20	3	5	2	2	11	7	21	39	WDWLWW
2	Manchester City	17	12	1	4	41	16	8	0	1	25	6	4	1	3	16	10	25	37	LWWWWW
3	Aston Villa	17	11	3	3	27	18	7	1	1	15	7	4	2	2	12	11	9	36	WWWWWW
4	Chelsea	17	8	5	4	29	17	4	2	2	12	7	4	3	2	17	10	12	29	WDLDWD
5	Manchester United	18	8	5	5	32	28	5	2	2	17	12	3	3	3	15	16	4	29	WDWDLW
6	Liverpool	17	9	2	6	26	23	5	1	2	13	9	4	1	4	13	14	3	29	LWDDWW
7	Sunderland	17	7	6	4	19	17	5	3	0	15	7	2	3	4	4	10	2	27	LWDLWD
8	Crystal Palace	17	7	5	5	21	19	2	4	2	9	10	5	1	3	12	9	2	26	WLWWLL
9	Brighton and Hove Albion	17	6	6	5	25	23	4	4	1	16	11	2	2	4	9	12	2	24	WWLDLD
10	Everton	17	7	3	7	18	20	4	2	3	11	10	3	1	4	7	10	-2	24	WLWWLL
11	Newcastle United	18	6	5	7	23	23	5	2	2	16	12	1	3	5	7	11	0	23	WDWLDL
12	Brentford	17	7	2	8	24	25	5	2	1	16	9	2	0	7	8	16	-1	23	LWLLDW
13	Fulham	17	7	2	8	24	26	5	1	3	15	10	2	1	5	9	16	-2	23	WWLLWW
14	Tottenham Hotspur	17	6	4	7	26	23	2	2	5	11	11	4	2	2	15	12	3	22	LLDWLL
15	Bournemouth	17	5	7	5	26	29	4	4	1	11	6	1	3	4	15	23	-3	22	DLLDDD
16	Leeds United	17	5	4	8	22	29	4	3	2	15	10	1	1	6	7	19	-7	19	LLWDDW
17	Nottingham Forest	17	5	3	9	17	26	3	1	4	11	13	2	2	5	6	13	-9	18	WLWLWL
18	West Ham United	17	3	4	10	19	35	2	0	6	10	20	1	4	4	9	15	-16	13	DLDDLL
19	Burnley	17	3	2	12	19	34	2	1	5	7	10	1	1	7	12	24	-15	11	LLLLLD
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	0	2	15	9	37	0	1	8	7	23	0	1	7	2	14	-28	2	LLLLLL

Table after:

	PREMIER LEAGUE								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Arsenal	18	13	3	2	33	11	8	1	0	22	4	5	2	2	11	7	22	42	DWLWWW		2-1
	2	Manchester City	18	13	1	4	43	17	8	0	1	25	6	5	1	3	18	11	26	40	WWWWWW		2-1
	3	Aston Villa	18	12	3	3	29	19	7	1	1	15	7	5	2	2	14	12	10	39	WWWWWW		2-1
2	4	Liverpool	18	10	2	6	28	24	6	1	2	15	10	4	1	4	13	14	4	32	WDDWWW		2-1
1	5	Chelsea	18	8	5	5	30	19	4	2	3	13	9	4	3	2	17	10	11	29	DLDWDL		1-2
1	6	Manchester United	18	8	5	5	32	28	5	2	2	17	12	3	3	3	15	16	4	29	WDWDLW
	7	Sunderland	17	7	6	4	19	17	5	3	0	15	7	2	3	4	4	10	2	27	LWDLWD
4	8	Brentford	18	8	2	8	28	26	6	2	1	20	10	2	0	7	8	16	2	26	WLLDWW		4-1
1	9	Crystal Palace	17	7	5	5	21	19	2	4	2	9	10	5	1	3	12	9	2	26	WLWWLL
3	10	Fulham	18	8	2	8	25	26	5	1	3	15	10	3	1	5	10	16	-1	26	WLLWWW		1-0
1	11	Everton	18	7	4	7	18	20	4	2	3	11	10	3	2	4	7	10	-2	25	LWWLLD		0-0
3	12	Brighton and Hove Albion	18	6	6	6	26	25	4	4	1	16	11	2	2	5	10	14	1	24	WLDLDL		1-2
2	13	Newcastle United	18	6	5	7	23	23	5	2	2	16	12	1	3	5	7	11	0	23	WDWLDL
	14	Tottenham Hotspur	17	6	4	7	26	23	2	2	5	11	11	4	2	2	15	12	3	22	LLDWLL
	15	Bournemouth	18	5	7	6	27	33	4	4	1	11	6	1	3	5	16	27	-6	22	LLDDDL		1-4
	16	Leeds United	17	5	4	8	22	29	4	3	2	15	10	1	1	6	7	19	-7	19	LLWDDW
	17	Nottingham Forest	18	5	3	10	18	28	3	1	5	12	15	2	2	5	6	13	-10	18	LWLWLL		1-2
	18	West Ham United	18	3	4	11	19	36	2	0	7	10	21	1	4	4	9	15	-17	13	LDDLLL		0-1
	19	Burnley	18	3	3	12	19	34	2	2	5	7	10	1	1	7	12	24	-15	12	LLLLDD		0-0
	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	0	2	16	10	39	0	1	8	7	23	0	1	8	3	16	-29	2	LLLLLL		1-2