Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26

Nottingham Forest FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sat 27 Dec 2025 · 12:30 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

  • Nottingham Forest FC 35 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
  • Manchester City FC 34 games · 71 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Arsenal FC	35	76
  2	Manchester City FC	34	71
  3	Manchester United FC	35	64
  4	Liverpool FC	35	58
  5	Aston Villa FC	35	58
  6	AFC Bournemouth	35	52
  7	Brentford FC	35	51
  8	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	50
  9	Chelsea FC	35	48
  10	Everton FC	35	48
  11	Fulham FC	35	48
  12	Sunderland AFC	35	47
  13	Newcastle United FC	35	45
  14	Leeds United FC	35	43
  15	Crystal Palace FC	34	43
  16	Nottingham Forest FC	35	42
  17	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	37
  18	West Ham United FC	35	36
  19	Burnley FC	35	20
  20	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	18

  Head-to-Head

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  Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC

  Recent Form

  Nottingham Forest FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  27 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
  22 Dec	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L
  14 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	3–0	W
  11 Dec	FC Utrecht	A	2–1	W
  06 Dec	Everton FC	A	0–3	L
  03 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W

  Manchester City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  27 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
  20 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
  14 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	3–0	W
  10 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	2–1	W
  06 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	3–0	W
  02 Dec	Fulham FC	A	5–4	W

  Season Stats

  Nottingham Forest FC		Manchester City FC
  #16	Position	#2
  42	Points	71
  35	Played	34
  11 / 9 / 15	W / D / L	21 / 8 / 5
  44	Scored	69
  46	Conceded	32
  -2	GD	+37
  1.20	PPG	2.09
  31%	Win %	62%

  Key Stats

  33% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (9 games)

  44% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  26% Clean Sheets
  Nottingham Forest FC this season

  41% Clean Sheets
  Manchester City FC this season

  Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (42 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (71 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

• Nottingham Forest FC

  Manchester City FC

• Head to Head

  2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC

  Nottingham Forest FC Form

  2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-12-22 Fulham FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-12-11 FC Utrecht 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-12-06 Everton FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

  Manchester City FC Form

  2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-10 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-06 Manchester City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-12-02 Fulham FC 4–5 Manchester City FC W