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Premier League Matchweek 18
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Nottingham Forest

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

12Premier League Matchweek 18

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Manchester City

Official XI

Out 0 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

27 Dec 2025, 12:30 UTC

Venue

The City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance

30,778 official

Referee

Robert Jones

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City finished 1-2. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

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Nottingham Forest

Official XI
  1. John Victor
  2. Neco Williams
  3. Murillo
  4. Nikola Milenkovic
  5. Nicolò Savona
  6. Callum Hudson-Odoi
    • 92'Callum Hudson-Odoi off 92'
  7. Elliot Anderson
    • 43'Elliot Anderson booked 43'
  8. Morgan Gibbs-White
  9. Nicolás Domínguez
    • 87'Nicolás Domínguez off 87'
  10. Omari Hutchinson
    • 54'Omari Hutchinson scored 54'
  11. Igor Jesus

Team news only

Manchester City

Official XI
Manchester City11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
3 Rúben Dias24 Josko Gvardiol27 Matheus Nunes33 Nico O'Reilly
MID
4 Tijjani Reijnders10 Rayan Cherki14 Nico González20 Bernardo Silva47 Phil Foden
ATT
9 Erling Haaland

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 26M. SelsGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench31 apps
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
    • 87'Taiwo Awoniyi on 87'
  4. D. LuizMidfield
    Bench9 apps
  5. A. KalimuendoForward
    Bench
  6. 24J. McAteeMidfield No. 24
    Bench10 apps
  7. 29D. BakwaForward No. 29
    Bench14 apps
    • 92'Dilane Bakwa on 92'
  8. O. ZinchenkoDefence
    Bench
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps
Manchester City11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
3 Rúben Dias24 Josko Gvardiol27 Matheus Nunes33 Nico O'Reilly
MID
4 Tijjani Reijnders10 Rayan Cherki14 Nico González20 Bernardo Silva47 Phil Foden
ATT
9 Erling Haaland

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. 1J. TraffordGoalkeeper No. 1
    Bench4 apps
  2. 6N. AkéDefence No. 6
    Bench18 apps
    • 89'Nathan Aké on 89'
  3. 16RodriMidfield No. 16
    Bench21 apps
  4. 26SavinhoForward No. 26
    Bench24 apps
    • 73'Savinho on 73'
  5. 45A. KhusanovDefence No. 45
    Bench21 apps
  6. 56R. McAidooForward No. 56
    Bench0 apps
  7. D. MukasaMidfield
    Bench
  8. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
  9. 92R. HeskeyForward No. 92
    Bench0 apps

Home • Official XI

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
7.3929.0 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Manchester City

4-3-2-1
7.3430.7 apps
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-3-2-1.

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 26M. SelsGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench31 apps
  2. 4MoratoDefence No. 4
    Bench21 apps
  3. 9T. AwoniyiForward No. 9
    Bench17 apps
    • 87'Taiwo Awoniyi on 87'
  4. D. LuizMidfield
    Bench9 apps
  5. A. KalimuendoForward
    Bench
  6. 24J. McAteeMidfield No. 24
    Bench10 apps
  7. 29D. BakwaForward No. 29
    Bench14 apps
    • 92'Dilane Bakwa on 92'
  8. O. ZinchenkoDefence
    Bench
  9. 44Z. AbbottDefence No. 44
    Bench3 apps

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. 1J. TraffordGoalkeeper No. 1
    Bench4 apps
  2. 6N. AkéDefence No. 6
    Bench18 apps
    • 89'Nathan Aké on 89'
  3. 16RodriMidfield No. 16
    Bench21 apps
  4. 26SavinhoForward No. 26
    Bench24 apps
    • 73'Savinho on 73'
  5. 45A. KhusanovDefence No. 45
    Bench21 apps
  6. 56R. McAidooForward No. 56
    Bench0 apps
  7. D. MukasaMidfield
    Bench
  8. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
  9. 92R. HeskeyForward No. 92
    Bench0 apps

Events

Timeline

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  1. 36'
    Away
    Rúben Dias booked

    Manchester City.

  2. 43'
    Home
    Elliot Anderson booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  3. 48'
    Away0-1
    Tijjani Reijnders scored

    Manchester City. Assist Rayan Cherki.

  4. 54'
    Home1-1
    Omari Hutchinson scored

    Nottingham Forest. Assist Igor Jesus.

  5. 59'
    Away
    Nico O'Reilly booked

    Manchester City.

  6. 73'
    Away
    Savinho on

    Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders off.

  7. 83'
    Away1-2
    Rayan Cherki scored

    Manchester City. Assist Josko Gvardiol.

  8. 87'
    Home
    Taiwo Awoniyi on

    Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez off.

  9. 89'
    Away
    Nathan Aké on

    Manchester City. Rayan Cherki off.

  10. 92'
    Home
    Dilane Bakwa on

    Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi off.

  11. FT
    Final 1-2

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 0.55
    AttackxG
    1.45
  2. 7
    AttackTotal Shots
    16
  3. 293
    PassingTotal Passes
    595
  4. 12
    DefendingTackles Won
    8
  5. 17
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    21

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 179 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:58 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Chris WoodSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Jérémy DokuSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.