Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City result and stats
Win probability: home 17%, draw 21%, away 62%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersManchester City won 2–1 away at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday 27 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Nottingham Forest 17%, the draw 21% and Manchester City 62%, so an away win had a 62% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
NFMC
7Shots16
2On target5
5Corners5
5Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Referee: R Jones
Recent form
Nottingham Forest
L @ Fulham0–1 · 22 Dec
W v Tottenham3–0 · 14 Dec
L @ Everton0–3 · 6 Dec
W @ Wolves1–0 · 3 Dec
L v Brighton0–2 · 30 Nov
Manchester City
W v West Ham3–0 · 20 Dec
W @ Crystal Palace3–0 · 14 Dec
W v Sunderland3–0 · 6 Dec
W @ Fulham5–4 · 2 Dec
W v Leeds3–2 · 29 Nov
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2022, Nottingham Forest won 1, Manchester City won 4 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 8 Mar 2025, finished Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester City, a win for Nottingham Forest.
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
Manchester City 6–0 Nottingham Forest31 Aug 2022