Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest result and stats
Win probability: home 70%, draw 19%, away 11%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersManchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2–2 in the Premier League on Wednesday 4 March 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Manchester City 70%, the draw 19% and Nottingham Forest 11%, so a draw had a 19% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
MCNF
21Shots9
7On target4
6Corners1
10Fouls6
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: D England
Recent form
Manchester City
W @ Leeds1–0 · 28 Feb
W v Newcastle United2–1 · 21 Feb
W v Fulham3–0 · 11 Feb
W @ Liverpool2–1 · 8 Feb
D @ Tottenham2–2 · 1 Feb
Nottingham Forest
L @ Brighton1–2 · 1 Mar
L v Liverpool0–1 · 22 Feb
D v Wolves0–0 · 11 Feb
L @ Leeds1–3 · 6 Feb
D v Crystal Palace1–1 · 1 Feb
Head to head
In 7 league meetings since 2022, Manchester City won 5, Nottingham Forest won 1 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 27 Dec 2025, finished Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City, a win for Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City27 Dec 2025
Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester City8 Mar 2025
Manchester City 3–0 Nottingham Forest4 Dec 2024
Nottingham Forest 0–2 Manchester City28 Apr 2024
Manchester City 2–0 Nottingham Forest23 Sep 2023
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Manchester City18 Feb 2023