Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City result - Hudson-Odoi scores late winner to boost Premier League top four hopes
Premier League / Matchday 28
City Ground / 08.03.2025
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- C. Hudson-Odoi(83')
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Updated 08/03/2025 at 15:09 GMT
39'
GIBBS-WHITE GETS IT ALL WRONG
The ball falls to Gibbs-White who fires his effort on the volley high and wide of the target.
37'
SAVINHO RUNS IT OUT
Savinho finds space in the box with the ball but takes it to the byline under pressure from Gibbs-White and runs the ball out of play.
35'
OVER THE BAR FROM BERNARDO!
That is the best chance of the match so far. Foden cuts the ball across to Bernado Silva who hits his effort first time, but he leans back too much and skies it over the bar.
33'
EXCELLENT DEFENDING
Elanga swings in a free kick post looking for Gibbs-White but Gvardiol does just enough to get in front of him and see the ball out for a goal kick.
32'
Manchester City
YELLOW CARD - MANCHESTER CITY
Nico Gonzalez is booked.
30'
AWAITING THE FIRST SHOT ON TARGET
Just under 30 minutes into this one at the City Ground and neither team has been able to really penetrate and threaten the opposition goal. Forest are yet to register a shot of any kind, whilst City have attempted four shots without finding the target yet.
27'
Nottingham Forest
YELLOW CARD - NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Morgan Gibbs-White is booked.
26'
DOKU BROUGHT DOWN
Jeremy Doku skips past Gibbs-White with ease and is brought down.
22'
NO SPACES
Forest are set up really rigid here and frustrating City. Guardiola's side are, as expected, having a lot of the ball but are only being allowed to move it side to side, with no space being given in behind for City to explooit.
20'
GUARDIOLA WILLING TO FIGHT 'UNTIL THE LAST SECOND'
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he and his side will fight 'until the last second' in pursuit of a UEFA Champions League place.
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‘Until the last second’ – Guardiola insists Man City will fight to finish in top four
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18'
MOVING THE BALL
City are moving the ball patiently as they look to get in behind the Forest defence. Nuno's side are defending well so far, staying in their usual solid shape and looking to nick the ball when they can.
15'
TIDY FROM FOREST
Forest play a nice give and go on the left-hand side which is cleared away and they now have a throw in.
11'
FOREST FREE KICK
Hudson-Odoi has been fouled and Forest have a chance to calm things down and keep the ball.
10'
CITY PRESSURE
City are trying to ramp up the pressure now. A succession of crosses have went into the box which Forest have dealt well with thus far.
7'
A FRACTION WIDE FROM HAALAND!
Chris Wood miskicks the ball which falls to Erling Haaland who fires an effort which flies just past the post. It looked to have taken a slight deflection which the referee hadn't spotted and it's a City goal kick.
4'
Nottingham Forest
NUNO HOPES 'FANTASTIC' CITY GROUND ATMOSPHERE CAN PUSH FOREST IN TOP FOUR BATTLE
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo believes the 'fantastic' atmosphere at the City Ground can be a key factor in Forest's hunt for a Champions League place.
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Nuno hopes ‘fantastic’ City Ground atmosphere can push Forest in top four battle
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3'
CORNER TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Forest have won an early corner here following an error from City.
2'
HEADED AWAY BY MURILLO
Phil Foden does well to find space on the left-hand side before firing in a cross which is headed away by Murillo.
1'
WE ARE UNDERWAY!
The ball is rolling at the City Ground.
12:20
10 MINUTES TO GO!
Kick off is just 10 minutes away at the City Ground between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
12:17
Nottingham Forest
CITY GROUND THE FORTRESS
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in each of their last seven Premier League matches at the City Ground (W5 D2) and have lost just one of their last 10 here, winning seven of those (D2 L1), beating the likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham, Brighton as well as holding Liverpool and Arsenal to draws.
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