NOTTINGHAM. Nottingham Forest overcomes Manchester City 1-0 after C. Hudson-Odoi scored just 1 goal (83′). Manchester City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 30,252 spectators. The referee was Chris Kavanagh assisted by Lee Betts and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 15.42 degrees Celsius or 59.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 74 Attack 114
- 39 Dangerous attack 83
- 71 Ball safe 78
- 8 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 69% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Nottingham Forest was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Nottingham Forest shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ryan Yates). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Nico González and Matheus Nunes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Nottingham Forest has 51 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Manchester City stays with 47 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away with Ipswich Town on the 15th of March with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (8 draws).
Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 15th of March with a 13-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
27'
87'
83'
Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Ola Aina , Nikola Milenković , Murillo , Neco Williams , Nicolás Domínguez , Elliot Anderson , Anthony Elanga , Morgan Gibbs-White , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Yates , Felipe Morato, Ibrahim Sangaré , Taiwo Awoniyi, Wayne Hennessey, Álex Moreno, Jota Silva, Danilo and Willy Boly.
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (69′), Anthony Elanga for Ibrahim Sangaré (80′), Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi (87′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Felipe Morato (87′).
Player of the match: Callum Hudson-Odoi
The player that probably impressed the most for Nottingham Forest was Callum Hudson-Odoi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Matheus Nunes , Abdukodir Khusanov , Rúben Dias , Joško Gvardiol , Nico González , Sávio , Bernardo Silva , Phil Foden , Jérémy Doku and Erling Haaland .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Omar Marmoush , Mateo Kovačić , Rico Lewis , Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne , Stefan Ortega, İlkay Gündoğan, Vitor Reis and Nico O’Reilly.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 4 changes: Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis (61′), Nico González for Mateo Kovačić (62′), Phil Foden for Kevin De Bruyne (69′) and Sávio for Omar Marmoush (69′).
Player of the match: Jérémy Doku
The most impressive player for Manchester City was Jérémy Doku.
His rating is with 45 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
