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NOTTINGHAM. Manchester City had a surprising win over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Gvardiol (32′) and a goal from E. Haaland (71′). Manchester City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 29,677 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.82 degrees Celsius or 40.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 95 Attack 113
- 53 Dangerous attack 51
- 70 Ball safe 81
- 7 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 67% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nottingham Forest was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Manchester City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nottingham Forest shot 14 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nottingham Forest stays with 26 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Manchester City will has 79 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away against Sheffield United on the 4th of May with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Manchester City will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 4th of May with a 13-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
74'
Nottingham Forest started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Neco Williams , Willy Boly , Murillo , Moussa Niakhaté , Ola Aina , Anthony Elanga , Danilo , Morgan Gibbs-White , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Yates , Matt Turner, Ibrahim Sangaré , Harry Toffolo, Giovanni Reyna , Divock Origi, Gonzalo Montiel , Andrew Omobamidele and Rodrigo Ribeiro.
Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Gonzalo Montiel (injured) and Andrew Omobamidele (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Neco Williams for Gonzalo Montiel (35′), Murillo for Andrew Omobamidele (74′), Anthony Elanga for Giovanni Reyna (74′), Danilo for Ryan Yates (74′) and Willy Boly for Ibrahim Sangaré (84′).
Player of the match: Ola Aina
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Ola Aina.
His rating is with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
32'
Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Rúben Dias, Phil Foden, Ederson , Kyle Walker , Manuel Akanji , Nathan Aké , Josko Gvardiol , Rodri , Jérémy Doku , Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva , Jack Grealish , Julián Álvarez .
They had on the bench: John Stones, Mateo Kovacic , Erling Haaland , Stefan Ortega , Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis.
Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Stefan Ortega (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: Jack Grealish for Erling Haaland (62′), Jérémy Doku for Mateo Kovacic (46′), Ederson for Stefan Ortega (46′), Kevin De Bruyne for Matheus Nunes (89′) and Julián Álvarez for Oscar Bobb (89′).
Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal – 2-3
- Nottingham Forest – Manchester City – 0-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-0
