MANCHESTER. Manchester City prevails over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Foden (7′) and a goal from E. Haaland (14′). Manchester City made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

Manchester City remained in players after Rodri received a red card in the 46′. Anyhow, Manchester City still was able to win this contest competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.93 degrees Celsius or 58.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

2 - 0

Nottingham Forest

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 87
  • 38 Dangerous attack 54
  • 66 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 58% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Manchester City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Manchester City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 4 yellow cards (Ederson, Jack Grealish, Josep Guardiola i Sala and Manuel Akanji). Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 7 yellow cards (Morgan Gibbs-White, Gonzalo Montiel, Nuno Tavares, Divock Origi, Taiwo Awoniyi, Orel Mangala and Ibrahim Sangaré).

(Manchester City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (46′).

Match Timeline

Phil Foden(goal)Kyle Walker
7'
Erling Haaland(goal)Matheus Nunes
14'
Manuel Akanji- Yellow
18'
21'
Nuno Tavares- Yellow
39'
Gonzalo Montiel- sub ->Nuno Tavares
45'
Ibrahim Sangaré - Yellow
Rodri- Red
46'
46'
Morgan Gibbs-White- Yellow
51'
56'
Anthony Elanga- sub ->Ibrahim Sangaré
56'
Callum Hudson-Odoi- sub ->Serge Aurier
Nathan Aké - sub ->Julián Álvarez
57'
58'
Taiwo Awoniyi- Yellow
Ederson- Yellow
58'
75'
Divock Origi- sub ->Ola Aina
75'
Chris Wood- sub ->Taiwo Awoniyi
77'
81'
Divock Origi- Yellow
Jack Grealish- sub ->Phil Foden
87'
Jack Grealish- Yellow
90'
90'
Gonzalo Montiel- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Manchester City will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 7 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Nottingham Forest will host Luton Town on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
8.1
58'
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
7.1
18'
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
7.3
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.3
D
Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia
8.2
M
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
7.5
51'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
6.4
46'
M
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
7.0
57'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
7.3
M
Phil Foden 47.England
8.4
87' 7'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.5
14'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
G
Scott Carson 33.England
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
7.0
57'
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
6.3
51'
M
Jack Grealish 10.England
6.8
87' 90'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (8.1), Kyle Walker (7.3), Manuel Akanji (7.1), Rúben Dias (7.3), Joško Gvardiol (8.2), Matheus Nunes (7.3), Rodri (6.4), Phil Foden (8.4), Julián Álvarez (7.0), Jeremy Doku (7.5) and Erling Haaland (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Kalvin Phillips (6.3), Nathan Aké (7.0), Jack Grealish (6.8), Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez, Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis.

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Jack Grealish (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: Jeremy Doku for Kalvin Phillips (51′), Julián Álvarez for Nathan Aké (57′) and Phil Foden for Jack Grealish (87′).

Best player: Phil Foden​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Phil Foden.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 51 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
6.6
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.7
D
Serge Aurier 24.Ivory Coast
6.6
56'
D
Willy Boly 30.France
7.5
D
Nuno Tavares 3.Portugal
6.3
39' 21'
D
S. McKenna 26.Scotland
D
Ola Aina 43.Nigeria
6.8
75'
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
7.3
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
6.8
77'
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
6.3
56' 45'
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
6.7
46'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
6.4
75' 58'
Substitutes
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
7.5
39' 90'
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
6.4
75'
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
7.0
56'
F
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
7.3
56'
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium
6.6
75' 81'

Nottingham Forest started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Steve Cooper played with: Scott McKenna, Matt Turner (6.6), Ola Aina (6.8), Serge Aurier (6.6), Willy Boly (7.5), Moussa Niakhaté (6.7), Nuno Tavares (6.3), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.7), Ibrahim Sangaré (6.3), Orel Mangala (6.8) and Nicolás Domínguez (7.3), Taiwo Awoniyi (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Worrall, Ryan Yates, Gonzalo Montiel (7.5), Cheikhou Kouyaté, Chris Wood (6.4), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.0), Anthony Elanga (7.3), Odysseas Vlachodimos and Divock Origi (6.6).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Nuno Tavares for Gonzalo Montiel (39′), Ibrahim Sangaré for Anthony Elanga (56′), Serge Aurier for Callum Hudson-Odoi (56′), Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood (75′) and Ola Aina for Divock Origi (75′).

Best player: Willy Boly​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Willy Boly.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​