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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2. Goals: A. Semenyo (31'), M. Gibbs-White (56'), Rodri (62'), E. Anderson (76'). Manchester City had 70% possession against Nottingham Forest's 30%. Shots on target: 7-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 29

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Manchester CityManchester City

2 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

Referee: Darren England, England

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-1-3-2
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
M. Guehi15M. GuehiD
R. Ait-Nouri21R. Ait-NouriD
Rodri16RodriM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF
A. Semenyo42A. SemenyoF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
4T. ReijndersM
5J. StonesD
6N. AkeD
7O. MarmoushF
11J. DokuF
14NicoM
26SavinhoF
45A. KhusanovD
Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest5-3-2
M. Sels26M. SelsG
O. Aina34O. AinaD
Cunha23CunhaD
N. Milenkovic31N. MilenkovicD
Murillo5MurilloD
N. Williams3N. WilliamsD
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
I. Sangare6I. SangareM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
4MoratoD
7C. Hudson-OdoiF
9T. AwoniyiF
14D. NdoyeF
21O. HutchinsonF
22R. YatesM
24J. McAteeM
25L. NetzD

Match Events

31'G

A. Semenyo

Assist: R. Cherki

45'+1Y

I. Sangaré

56'G

M. Gibbs-White

Assist: Igor Jesus

60'Y

Murillo

62'G

Rodri

Assist: R. Aït-Nouri

63'Y

N. Milenković

63'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 1

76'G

E. Anderson

Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi

77'S

P. Foden

Substitution 1

77'S

R. Aït-Nouri

Substitution 2

79'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 2

82'S

R. Cherki

Substitution 3

90'+4Y

M. Sels

90'S

N. Williams

Substitution 3

90'S

M. Gibbs-White

Substitution 4

Statistics

Manchester City
70%30%
Nottingham Forest
2.12Expected Goals (xG)0.97
21Total Shots9
7Shots on Target4
6Corners1
10Fouls6
1Offsides3
92Pass Accuracy (%)82
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, 4 March 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 2nd in the table; Nottingham Forest sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester City have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Nottingham Forest have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 27 Dec 2025: Manchester City 2-1 Nottingham Forest; 8 Mar 2025: Manchester City 0-1 Nottingham Forest; 4 Dec 2024: Manchester City 3-0 Nottingham Forest. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2. Manchester City scored through A. Semenyo 31', Rodri 62'. Nottingham Forest replied with M. Gibbs-White 56', E. Anderson 76'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 76 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 70% of the ball against 30% for Nottingham Forest. Shots on target finished 7-4. Expected goals read 2.12 for Manchester City, 0.97 for Nottingham Forest.

Verdict

The 2-2 draw gives both clubs a single point. Manchester City sat 2nd and Nottingham Forest 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.