Nottingham Forest Hand Manchester City Their Ninth Defeat

In one of the marquee fixtures of the 28th round of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest claimed a crucial victory over defending champions Manchester City. This result marks the ninth loss of the season for the reigning titleholders.

The first half saw Manchester City dominate possession, as is their trademark style. However, they fashioned only one genuine chance: Erling Haaland latched onto a loose ball after Chris Wood lost possession near the edge of the box and fired just wide of the far post.

Little changed after the break, aside from Manchester City appearing even more toothless in attack. The decisive moment arose from a moment of brilliance by Morgan Gibbs-White, who delivered a pinpoint diagonal pass to Callum Hudson-Odoi on the right flank. Hudson-Odoi burst into the box at pace and surprised everyone by slotting the ball into the near-bottom corner.

Thanks to this victory, Nottingham Forest solidify their place in third position in the Premier League standings. Meanwhile, Manchester City now risk dropping further down if Chelsea secure a result against Leicester on Sunday.

2024-25, England - Premier League

Nottingham Forest - Manchester City 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Hudson-Odoi, 83 (1:0)

Nottingham Forest: Sels; Murillo; Williams N.; Milenković; Aina; Anderson E.; Gibbs-White; Hudson-Odoi (Morato F., 87); Dominguez N. (Yates, 69); Wood C. (Awoniyi, 87); Elanga (Sangaré I., 80)
Bench: Hennessey; Alex Moreno; Boly; Danilo; Jota Silva
Yellow Cards: Gibbs-White 27; Yates 76; Hudson-Odoi 84

Manchester City: Ederson; Dias R.; Gvardiol; Khusanov; Nico González (Kovacic M., 62); Bernardo Silva; Matheus Nunes (Lewis R., 61); Foden (De Bruyne, 69); Sávio Moreira (Marmoush, 69); Håland E.; Doku J.
Bench: Ortega S.; Vitor Reis; Grealish; Gundogan; O'Reilly
Yellow Cards: Nico González 32; Matheus Nunes 56