Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 21
Manchester City
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Nottingham Forest
Etihad Stadium

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Recent form Last 5 matches
Manchester City
W Manchester City Sunderland 5–3 5 3 W Manchester United Manchester City 0–1 0 1 W Manchester City Coventry City 1–0 1 0 W Crystal Palace Manchester City 1–4 1 4 W Manchester City Bournemouth 2–1 2 1
Goals scored 13 2.6 per match
Goals conceded 5 1 per match
Clean sheets 2 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 0 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 6 1.2 per match
Corners 31 6.2 per match
Both teams scored 60% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% matches with 3+ goals
Nottingham Forest
L Nottingham Forest Coventry City 0–1 0 1 W Aston Villa Nottingham Forest 1–2 1 2 D Nottingham Forest Tottenham 0–0 0 0 D Liverpool Nottingham Forest 2–2 2 2 L Nottingham Forest Leeds 0–1 0 1
Goals scored 4 0.8 per match
Goals conceded 5 1 per match
Clean sheets 1 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 3 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 13 2.6 per match
Corners 17 3.4 per match
Both teams scored 40% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
Head to head Last 5 meetings
Manchester City wins
Draws
Nottingham Forest wins
3
1
1
60%
20%
20%
Total goals 13 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.6 2.6 per match
Manchester City goals 9 1.8 per match
Nottingham Forest goals 4 0.8 per match
Both teams scored 40% 2/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Avg corners per match 8.2 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 3.8 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 2
Manchester City 2–2 2 2 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 1–2 1 2 Manchester City
Nottingham Forest 1–0 1 0 Manchester City
Manchester City 3–0 3 0 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–2 0 2 Manchester City

See full Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest history & stats

League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 5 5 0 0 13 5 +8 15
13 Nottingham Forest 5 1 2 2 4 5 -1 5
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 10 points

Full Premier League standings

Season stats compared Premier League · 2026/2027
Manchester City Nottingham Forest
5 Matches played 5
2.6 13 total Goals scored / match 0.8 4 total
1 5 total Goals conceded / match 1 5 total
63.2% Average possession / match 47.2%
60% 3 matches Both teams to score (BTTS) 40% 2 matches
60% 3 matches Over 2.5 goals 40% 2 matches
6.2 Corners / match 3.4
1 Yellow cards / match 2.6
2 Clean sheet matches 1
Key player battle Premier League · 2026/2027
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
Morgan Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest · Attacker
Goals 5
Assists 0
Minutes per goal 90'
Pass accuracy 68.8%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 450
Goals 1
Assists 2
Minutes per goal 450'
Pass accuracy 85.1%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 450

About the match

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest will be played on 16 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester City are 1st in the Premier League standings, while Nottingham Forest are 13th.

Head-to-head

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have met 8 times in the available head-to-head data.

Manchester City won 5 times, while Nottingham Forest won once, with 2 meetings ending in draws.