Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Live Update
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Full time: Forest 0-2 Man City
Gvardiol’s first-half header and a second-half strike by substitute Haaland have handed City a win over Forest.
Forest looked dangerous in attack, especially in the second half, but they lacked the composure to finish off the chances.
7m ago
(17:23 GMT)City close to victory
City’s players are just trying to keep the ball as they try to see out the added time.
90+2 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
10m ago
(17:21 GMT)Five minutes added on
Can City hold on to their lead and clean sheet?
90 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
10m ago
(17:21 GMT)Penalty appeal
Forest players appeal for a penalty for a foul by Alvarez on Murillo, but the referee is not interested.
Meanwhile, Guardiola makes two more changes as Nunes and Bobb come on for Alvarez and De Bruyne.
87 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
Forest players make a penalty appeal against Alvarez’s foul on Morillo in the box, but the referee is not interested.
Meanwhile, Guardiola makes two more changes as Nunes and Bobb come on for Alvarez and De Bruyne.
87 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
4m ago
(17:17 GMT)City dominating possession
City are totally dominating possession now. So much so, that Forest can’t even make the substitution, they’re due with City keeping the ball in play.
After some delay, Forest finally bring on Ibrahim Sangare to replace Boly.
84 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
6m ago
(17:16 GMT)City just a point behind leaders Arsenal
City, on the other hand, are closing the gap on league leaders Arsenal.
If the score remains this way, Guardiola’s side will be in the second spot with 79 points – one point behind Arsenal.
The difference, though, is that City have a game in hand! If they win the title this season, it will be their fourth successive league triumph.
9m ago
(17:13 GMT)Forest just above relegation zone
If the score remains this way, Forest will remain in the 17th spot with 26 points. They are above relegation-threatened Luton Town by a margin of just one point, with three games remaining in the season.
83 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
Forest have made three changes since conceding the goal, with Ryan Yates, Giovanni Reyna and Andrew Omobamidele coming.
73 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
7m ago
(17:01 GMT)GOAL!
Haaland has put City 2-0 up! Just nine minutes after coming off the bench, the Norwegian has scored.
De Bruyne slipped through the ball for Haaland, who came in from the right and got the better of his marker Murillo before shooting with his right foot underneath Sels at the near post.
71 mins: Forest 0-2 Man City
9m ago
(16:59 GMT)SAVE!
Forest keeper Sels makes an acrobatic towards his right to save a shot from De Bruyne from nearly 30 yards.
Earlier, Forest had a chance to score from a cross by Elanga, but neither Wood nor Hudson-Odoi could get on the end of it.
68 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
12m ago
(16:56 GMT)Grealish’s substitution
Grealish is sat on the bench with ice strapped around his right knee. Looks like that was the reason he was subbed off.
the reason he was subbed off.
64 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
5m ago
(16:54 GMT)Alvarez shoots wide
De Bruyne slips through a ball forward for Alvarez, whose shot off his weaker foot flies over the bar!
62 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
7m ago
(16:52 GMT)Haaland comes on
Haaland, who missed City’s last two games through injury, has been brought on by Guardiola. He will replace Grealish, who looks surprised by his change!
61 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
11m ago
(16:47 GMT)Aina on fire!
Aina dispossesses Silva in his own box and then gets all the way forward to the City area! His run is blocked by a wall of white shirts but the home crowd are loving what they are seeing from him!
54 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
14m ago
(16:44 GMT)Elanga offside!
Morillo, from defence, finds Elanga ahead with a brilliant aerial ball, but the speeding forward is found to be offside as he tries to go one-on-one with the City keeper!
50 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
15m ago
(16:43 GMT)Gibbs-White fires wide
Forest charge forward once again, pilling pressure on the visitors, as Wood finds Gibbs-White outside the box. Gibbs-White takes a shot from distance, but it flies wide!
48 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
20m ago
(16:38 GMT)Wood misses again!
Oh, no! Wood has once again missed the net from close range.
Elanga found Wood in front of the goal with a lovely cross, but the Forest forward shot straight at Ortega, who blocked the shot with his legs.
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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester City
Unlucky Forest
1m ago
(16:35 GMT)Arsenal moved four points clear with the win against Tottenham
2m ago
(16:35 GMT)Ederson off as City make two changes at the break
Ederson, struggling with a shoulder problem, will not play the second half. Ortega will stand between the sticks.
Elsewhere, Doku is replaced by Kovacic.
5m ago
(16:31 GMT)Fight talk from Arsenal
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in our first game of the day to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Bukayo Saka said afterwards that the Gunners are “ready” for their final three games.
16m ago
(16:21 GMT)Half time: Forest 0-1 Man City
Gvardiol’s header in the 32nd minute keeps City in the lead at the break at The City Ground.
Though they are trailing, Forest have looked dangerous in attack, causing City’s defenders a lot of problems.
16m ago
(16:20 GMT)CLOSE!
Morillo misses the goal from close range!
Forest have a corner kick and as the ball is swung towards the near post, Ederson comes out to collect it. He drops the ball, allowing Morillo a chance but the Forest player flicks it over the bar.
45+3 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
Nottingham Forest’s Callum Hudson-Odoi takes a corner kick [Molly Darlington/Reuters] 21m ago
(16:15 GMT)Intent on show from Forest
Forest have had two big chances in the game so far – one from Wood and Williams.
Can they find the equaliser in this first half? We will have four minutes of added time.
45 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
28m ago
(16:09 GMT)Wood scuffs chance!
Montiel, who came on for the injured Williams, does well to find an unmarked Wood inside the City box, a few yards out from the goal, but Wood fails to tap it home!
Forest manager Nuno seems to be fuming after that miss.
39 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
30m ago
(16:07 GMT)City within a point of Arsenal
Gvardiol’s goal puts City on 79 points, a point behind leaders Arsenal, who have played a match more.
36 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
34m ago
(16:02 GMT)GOAL!
Gvardiol finds the net from a corner kick to put City 1-0 up! He ran away from Gibbs-White and guided the header inside the near post.
Forest conceded just as they were down to 10 players. Williams had limped off to receive medical attention after injuring himself while blocking a cross.
32 mins: Forest 0-1 Man City
Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates [Molly Darlington/Reuters] 36m ago
(16:01 GMT)Forest’s attacking threat
The stadium is buzzing!
Forest go forward yet again as Aina finds Williams on the right with a brilliant cross from the left wing.
Williams passes to Gibbs-White who swings it in for Wood, but his header flies over the bar.
28 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
41m ago
(15:55 GMT)End-to-end action
Now on the other hand, Hudson-Odoi gave a scare to the City defenders with an excellent run into the box before Ake tracked back to clear the danger.
End-to-end action in this match!
24 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
43m ago
(15:53 GMT)Gvardiol shoots over
Grealish and De Bruyne combine to release Gvardiol on the left, but he fires his way over the bar!
22 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
46m ago
(15:50 GMT)Ederson collides with Boly
Ederson falls to the ground after a collision with Boly. He seems to have hurt his shoulder but gets up soon enough to continue in the game.
18 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
Manchester City’s Ederson receives medical attention after sustaining an injury [Molly Darlington/Reuters] 50m ago
(15:46 GMT)CHANCE!
Forest are piling pressure on Man City here.
From the right side, Williams makes a run towards goal and takes a shot from distance. Ederson, who dived full stretch to his left side, makes the save to clear it for a corner kick.
16 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
51m ago
(15:45 GMT)Doku fires wide for Manchester City
Wood loses possession inside his own half, allowing Doku to pounce on the ball. The City forward takes a shot from a long-range, but he fires it wide of the target!
Earlier, City were awarded a corner kick but Forest did well to block out any danger.
15 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
54m ago
(15:42 GMT)Gibbs-White’s freekick goes over
Gibbs-White’s free-kick flies over the bar! Looks like the Forest player was trying to aim for the top corner, but didn’t succeed.
The set-piece was earned by Aina after a foul from Doku.
12 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White shoots at goal from a free kick [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters] 56m ago
(15:40 GMT)SAVE!
Forest keeper Sels keeps out a shot from De Bruyne!
The City playmaker made his way into the Forest box and took a shot from a tight angle before the ball took a deflection, which forced Sels to make a save.
9 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
59m ago
(15:37 GMT)De Bruyne’s pass rolls out of play
City try to create chances from the left and the centre as they pass the ball around. Just at the edge of the box, a pass is played towards De Bruyne, who sends the ball forward but it rolls out of play with no one ahead to tap it home.
5 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
1h ago
(15:33 GMT)CHANCE!
Forest have the first chance of the game as Aina pinged a ball into the box for an unmarked Williams, but he couldn’t make contact with the ball.
2 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
- (15:40 GMT)
SAVE!
Forest keeper Sels keeps out a shot from De Bruyne!
The City playmaker made his way into the Forest box and took a shot from a tight angle before the ball took a deflection, which forced Sels to make a save.
9 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
9m ago
(15:37 GMT)De Bruyne’s pass rolls out of play
City try to create chances from the left and the centre as they pass the ball around. Just at the edge of the box, a pass is played towards De Bruyne, who sends the ball forward but it rolls out of play with no one ahead to tap it home.
5 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
13m ago
(15:33 GMT)CHANCE!
Forest have the first chance of the game as Aina pinged a ball into the box for an unmarked Williams, but he couldn’t make contact with the ball.
2 mins: Forest 0-0 Man City
Kickoff up next!
Both teams have made their way to the field.
Kickoff will be in just about three minutes!
7m ago
(15:24 GMT)Last season at the City Ground for Manchester City
This fixture last season ended in a 1-1 draw at the City Ground in February.
Bernardo Silva gave City a first-half leave with Chris Wood equalising six minutes from time.
Man City can ill afford to drop points at the City Ground this season – will the sheriffs of Nottingham rob some useful points for Arsenal?
11m ago
(15:20 GMT)Stat attack – Manchester City
Manchester City are now unbeaten in 30 games in all competitions, winning 24 of those.
They are only the third side in English top-flight history to reach 30 games undefeated.
Manchester rivals twice did so in the 1990s with their hosts, Forest, reaching 40 games undefeated in 1978.
22m ago
(15:08 GMT)The atmosphere builds!
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo arrives at the stadium before the match [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters] 
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola arrives at the stadium [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters] 
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters] Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland [Jason Cairnduff/Reuters] 29m ago
(15:01 GMT)Arsenal beat Spurs 3-2 in North London derby
Arsenal have won the north London derby, beating their cross-town rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.
The result moves Arsenal four points clear at the top of the table. They have 80 points after 35 games, while City have 76 points after 33 games.
43m ago
(14:48 GMT)How the teams formations line up
City have lined up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with Alvarez as the lone striker up top. He is supported by a midfield featuring Grealish, De Bruyne, Silva and Doku.
Forest, on the other hand, have opted for a 5-4-1 shape with Wood as the lone striker. Their midfield includes Elanga, Danilo, Gibbs-White and Hudson-Odoi.
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48m ago
(14:43 GMT)Foden, Dias ruled out due to illness
British media is reporting that Foden and Dias are missing the game because of illness.
51m ago
(14:39 GMT)Forest make two changes as Reyna benched
Forest have made two changes from their last game with Gio Reyna dropping to the bench and Nicolas Dominguez not included in the squad.
Boly and Elanga are named in the starting lineup.
53m ago
(14:38 GMT)Foden not in City’s squad, Haaland on bench
Foden, who scored two goals in their last game, is absent from the squad, while Haaland is named on the bench after missing the last two games due to an injury.
Grealish and Doku are in the starting line-up, with Kovacic dropping to the bench and Ruben Dias also missing in the squad.
57m ago
(14:34 GMT)Nottingham Forest’s lineup
Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Moussa Niakhate, Anthony Elanga, Danillo, Willy Boly, Murillo, Ola Aina.
1h ago
(14:31 GMT)Manchester City’s lineup
Manchester City: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, Julian Alvarez.
1h ago
(14:30 GMT)Last up for Manchester City
Manchester City stormed to a 4-0 win on the south coast at Brighton on Thursday.
Phil Foden bagged two goals, while Kevin De Bruyne and Julian Alvarez also chipped in.
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(14:26 GMT)Last up for Nottingham Forest
Forest suffered a 2-0 defeat at then-relegation rivals Everton in their last match.
Idrissa Gueye and Dwight Gayle netted for the Toffees.
1h ago
(14:23 GMT)Early Manchester City team news
Manchester City are still sweating on the fitness of Erling Haaland, who has missed the last two matches.
The striker’s injury has not been revealed but the Norwegian could return for the trip to the City Ground.
John Stones and Ruben Dias were rested in midweek for the win at Brighton but could return.
1h ago
(14:19 GMT)Early Nottingham Forest team news
Defender Willy Boly is Nottingham Forest’s only definite absentee.
However, forward Taiwo Awoniyi remains a doubt with a knock.
1h ago
(14:15 GMT)Team news coming up next
The line-ups will be out in about 15 minutes.
City are looking to complete their first league double over Forest since 1999-2000. Guardiola’s side won 2-0 at home in their first meeting with Forest this season in September.
1h ago
(14:08 GMT)300 up for Guardiola at Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be taking charge of his 300th Premier League game at the City Ground.
The 53-year-old Spaniard was appointed as City boss on July 1, 2016.
Of the 466 games that he has managed in total at City, Guardiola has won 338 and lost only 62.
1h ago
(13:56 GMT)Manchester City take note – Arsenal lead 3-0 at the break at Tottenham
Kai Havertz has added to the Bukayo Saka brace and the Gunners look to have matter wrapped up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
1h ago
(13:46 GMT)Arsenal double their lead at Tottenham
1h ago
(13:40 GMT)Arsenal lay down the gauntlet to Manchester City
Arsenal have taken the lead in at Tottenham in the north London but it looks like quite the match.
1h ago
(13:32 GMT)Forest celebrate a birthday
Rodrigo Ribeiro celebrates his 19th birthday on Sunday.
The Portuguese forward is currently on loan at the City Ground from Sporting Lisbon.
2h ago
(13:16 GMT)As it stands for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool
Two points separate the top three entering the day’s action but that could all look very differently by the close of play on Sunday.
Liverpool’s slide to third is even more costly given they’ve played 35 games.
2h ago
(13:01 GMT)Klopp’s long Liverpool goodbye starts to stall
Liverpool lost further ground in the Premier League title race with a 2-2 draw at West Ham on Saturday.
The Reds 2-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday already felt like a hammer blow to Jurgen Klopp’s hopes of topping the table in his final season as manager of the Anfield club.
2h ago
(12:46 GMT)How Saturday shaped up in the Premier League
Newcastle United’s 5-1 win against Sheffield United was the most eye-catching victory in the Premier League on Saturday.
The result relegated the Blades from the Premier League.
There was also frustration for Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United, who all dropped vital points
3h ago
(12:31 GMT)Also in Premier League action on Sunday
There’s another game on Sunday as Bournemouth entertain Brighton.
That game kicks off at the same time as the Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal match.
3h ago
(12:16 GMT)Tottenham and Arsenal play the first Premier League game of the day
Our live coverage of the North London derby is already under way.
It’s a 13:30 GMT kickoff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
3h ago
(12:01 GMT)Welcome to our live coverage
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Nottingham Forest against Manchester City in the Premier League.
Defending champions City start the day one point behind leaders Arsenal but with a game in hand.
The Gunners could be four points clear by the time City kick off as they travel to Tottenham Hotspur for the 13:00 GMT kickoff.
Forest hope to boost their survival bid as they start the day one point clear of the relegation zone with one game in hand.
I’m Manasi Pathak and I’ll be bringing you all the build-up, team news and text commentary of the 15:30 GMT kickoff at the City Ground.
