Man City vs Nottm Forest 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester City

7': Phil Foden
14': Erling Haaland
46': Rodri

FT
2 - 0

Nottingham Forest

Man City ease past Forest, stay perfect despite Rodri red card

Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, making it six wins out of six despite losing midfielder Rodri to a red card early in the second half.

Match Commentary

7': Goal! Manchester City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
14': Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
18': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nuno Tavares because of an injury.
45'+1': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
46': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
46': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
51': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Jérémy Doku.
56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Sèrge Aurier.
57': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Julián Álvarez.
58': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
58': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi replaces Ola Aina.
77': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
90'+3': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,413

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		MNC
17	Fouls	5
7	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	3
42.6	Possession	57.4
10	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
354	Accurate Passes	509
414	Passes	570
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	1
17	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.1
30	Long Balls	53
21	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	6
12	Effective Clearances	23
12	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
3	Rúben Dias
25	Manuel Akanji
24	Josko Gvardiol
2	Kyle Walker
19	Julián Álvarez
16	Rodri
27	Matheus Nunes
9	Erling Haaland
11	Jérémy Doku
47	Phil Foden

Substitutes:

Scott Carson, Oscar Bobb, Sergio Gómez, Nathan Aké, Rico Lewis, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega.

Nottingham Forest (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Turner (GK)
30	Willy Boly
19	Moussa Niakhaté
24	Sèrge Aurier
3	Nuno Tavares
43	Ola Aina
5	Orel Mangala
6	Ibrahim Sangaré
16	Nicolás Domínguez
10	Morgan Gibbs-White
9	Taiwo Awoniyi